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		josh2600 on March 18, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EA CEO John Riccitiello Steps Down Sorry, how would being heavily shorted drive the stock price up?

tlogan on March 18, 2013 | [–]

Short squeeze (they also call it dead cat bounce) or shorts are just taking their profit off the table. In this case, it is just "dead cat bounce".

emp on March 18, 2013 | [–]

The short are taking their profits - buying to cover their positions.

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