I assume you are in for a long wait ;)?
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Those poor buyers from 2.60 to 2.80s must be feeling a bit disheartened tonight. I wonder if shorting is doing more damage to the market than good. Think, if I was starting out and it happened, would probably sell and never return to the market again. But we all know a2m has a sting in its tail on positive news announcements. But now all the shenanigans are over, I hope, lets see what happens tomorrow. I really do think this shorting will damage the market if it carries on. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Some people trade the ups, others trade the downs. Some trade both, it's all perfectly legitimate. ASX and their supporting trading platforms enable you to short stocks, NZX and the trading platforms are so unsophisticated you can't short stocks unless you have a friendly broker who'll lend you shares. Shorting is a fact of life in the markets, especially the ASX in this context. It won't go away and is only beaten by exuberant longs. So go long, burn some shorts, or keep in mind there are traders who work the downside opportunities.
As much as I hate both the concept and result of shorting stocks(If you paid a higher price)apparently it helps create a healthy and efficient market in various ways eg offering a contrarian view and adding liquidity etc etc. Although after today's result I find it hard to believe that the stock is overvalued around the $2.60 level.