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Q: Hi 5i,

This is a general question but I listed Tesla as an example. I am curious about the influence of shorts on a company's stock movement. I have a friend who says that the price of, say Tesla, is held back by a large number of outstanding short positions. And, ... if the shorts start to be removed, Tesla stock will take off. My own belief is that there are many significant factors on what a stock moves up or down, and I would say, shorts play only a minor role in the price movement. So my question, how significant are the short positions in price movement ?
Read Answer Asked by Jim on May 09, 2018
Q: As many of your customers, we hold a goodly amount of covalon...my question is regarding stops after a large gain such as we have seen in COV...are there any rules that Peter would have used when he was running a fund that would put some light on this subject as 5i investors have had many of such run ups and have profited greatly from your vast experience and this would add to that experience...thanks for a great service...Eugene
Read Answer Asked by gene on May 09, 2018