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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: intercst   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Short Squeeze
Date: 04/20/26 6:22 PM
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I joked to someone last Friday that I'll be disappointed if the stock blows up to $600/share next week.

I had a cost basis of less than $10/share. I acquired it decades ago as a penny stock when Avis was close to bankruptcy. They then did a 10 for 1 reverse split to keep the share price above $1 so they wouldn't get delisted.

Here's Monday's trading action.

Google: Finance Quote CAR:NASDAQ

There's a 54% short interest in the stock.

I think what’s happening here is that the short interest is in the hands of a large hedge fund(s) where the position is a very small percentage of assets. So even if they get to where the cover ratio is 10 to 1 or 20 to 1, they have the financial ability to ride it out.

This could be another DELL for somebody. {{ LOL }}

intercst

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