I don't really understand this stuff @Solvetheriddle. From your read on this, do you think that the SP will become even more volatile????

@Macca571 maybe i should write something on the mechanics behind shorting, there seems to be a lot of interest on SM, my brother-in-law use to work for one of the big prime brokers, so i know a bit about it (not everything). in short yes, means the shorters see downside in the stock but will have to cover it, ie buy back the shorted stock at some stage, if the share price is lower when they do this they make a profit, sell high buy low in that order.