I hope you are having a good Holiday, my family's out of town so I used the time to teach my computer a new trick...
I imported all of the short sale data to a database and produced the following report.
I know you are aware of what is going on, but I thought it would be nice to show folks the "year in review" so to speak.
short shares, volume , percent
01/04/2010_EXPH _______1748000_______4477966___ 39%
01/05/2010_EXPH _______1680710_______2425100___ 69%
01/06/2010_EXPH ________703931_______2634731___ 27%
01/07/2010_EXPH ________540494_______2814696___ 19%
01/08/2010_EXPH _______3142561_______7211072___ 44%
01/11/2010_EXPH _________25000________637500___ 4%
01/12/2010_EXPH ________915000_______2820500___ 32%
01/13/2010_EXPH _______3662265_______6292021___ 58%
01/14/2010_EXPH ________755000_______3003850___ 25%
01/15/2010_EXPH ________563500_______2360850___ 24%
01/19/2010_EXPH ________790000_______1712000___ 46%
01/20/2010_EXPH ________103500_______1151602___ 9%
01/21/2010_EXPH ________572650_______1599338___ 36%
01/22/2010_EXPH ________117000_______1089408___ 11%
01/26/2010_EXPH _______1352500_______2637250___ 51%
01/27/2010_EXPH ________485000_______1282600___ 38%
01/28/2010_EXPH ________850000_______3355088___ 25%
01/29/2010_EXPH ________527700_______2823606___ 19%
02/01/2010_EXPH ________160000_______2685697___ 6%
02/02/2010_EXPH _______2021900_______5366900___ 38%
02/03/2010_EXPH _______1405600_______1950800___ 72%
02/04/2010_EXPH _______1806052_______2401500___ 75%
02/05/2010_EXPH _______1192500_______3745000___ 32%
02/08/2010_EXPH ________651565_______3682015___ 18%
02/09/2010_EXPH ________225000_______1171228___ 19%
02/10/2010_EXPH ________565000_______2725000___ 21%
02/11/2010_EXPH _______2497110_______5667857___ 44%
02/12/2010_EXPH _______6022000_______8915949___ 68%
02/16/2010_EXPH _______1585000_______2041000___ 78%
02/17/2010_EXPH ________500000_______2869500___ 17%
02/19/2010_EXPH ________946000_______4735079___ 20%
02/22/2010_EXPH _______3364000_______7869175___ 43%
02/23/2010_EXPH _______1741250_______2931265___ 59%
02/24/2010_EXPH _______3424333_______6437333___ 53%
02/25/2010_EXPH _________63000_______2588000___ 2%
02/26/2010_EXPH ________665750_______2671150___ 25%
03/01/2010_EXPH _______1750000_______8317234___ 21%
03/02/2010_EXPH _______3271223______12193644___ 27%
03/03/2010_EXPH _______3845882_______7604941___ 51%
03/04/2010_EXPH _______1746800_______2958564___ 59%
03/05/2010_EXPH ________500000_______1468800___ 34%
03/08/2010_EXPH _______2226750_______3470353___ 64%
03/09/2010_EXPH _______1383216_______1956247___ 71%
03/10/2010_EXPH ________745000_______1648940___ 45%
03/11/2010_EXPH _______2792039_______5484622___ 51%
03/12/2010_EXPH _______1277630_______3776130___ 34%
03/16/2010_EXPH _______1728623_______5524922___ 31%
03/17/2010_EXPH ________875000_______1954890___ 45%
03/18/2010_EXPH _______2435036_______4903232___ 50%
03/19/2010_EXPH _______3530180_______9563090___ 37%
03/22/2010_EXPH _______2875133_______4955634___ 58%
03/23/2010_EXPH _______5381500_______9251230___ 58%
03/24/2010_EXPH _______1739360_______5396360___ 32%
03/25/2010_EXPH ______15365386______34310481___ 45%
03/26/2010_EXPH _______7690000______13029750___ 59%
03/29/2010_EXPH _______8933714______19390483___ 46%
03/30/2010_EXPH ________995000_______4431583___ 22%
03/31/2010_EXPH _______3753100_______9085170___ 41%
04/01/2010_EXPH ______11206341______21643127___ 52%
04/05/2010_EXPH ______21651869______51581887___ 42%
04/06/2010_EXPH _______9521383______23626623___ 40%
04/07/2010_EXPH ______13567339______27460791___ 49%
04/08/2010_EXPH _______8262408______11741128___ 70%
04/09/2010_EXPH ________804074________899374___ 89%
04/12/2010_EXPH _______8657876______15122630___ 57%
04/13/2010_EXPH _______2326923_______3854697___ 60%
04/14/2010_EXPH _______8544724______14810150___ 58%
04/15/2010_EXPH ______33574825______78875495___ 43%
04/16/2010_EXPH _______9300050______26258627___ 35%
04/19/2010_EXPH _______7219100______10024800___ 72%
04/20/2010_EXPH _______6801500______10701500___ 64%
04/21/2010_EXPH _______2981500______12015400___ 25%
04/22/2010_EXPH ______25861359______34275999___ 75%
04/23/2010_EXPH ______22363274______27966819___ 80%
04/26/2010_EXPH ______10554106______12664106___ 83%
04/27/2010_EXPH _______9828155______41843191___ 23%
04/28/2010_EXPH ______23108725______31967506___ 72%
04/29/2010_EXPH _______5662888_______6172188___ 92%
04/30/2010_EXPH ______26643175______67053517___ 40%
05/03/2010_EXPH ______36061289______52846005___ 68%
05/04/2010_EXPH _______7018525______10443525___ 67%
05/05/2010_EXPH ______14910215______17435165___ 86%
05/06/2010_EXPH _______8839550______33622974___ 26%
05/07/2010_EXPH _______7968250______16444406___ 48%
05/10/2010_EXPH ______17948499______27459005___ 65%
05/11/2010_EXPH ______18579046______26605128___ 70%
05/12/2010_EXPH ______23991281______61175994___ 39%
05/13/2010_EXPH ______15130103______41304230___ 37%
05/14/2010_EXPH ______20381357______58640024___ 35%
05/17/2010_EXPH ______45926563______73141966___ 63%
05/18/2010_EXPH ______12300800______26543554___ 46%
05/19/2010_EXPH _______7020888_______7563888___ 93%
05/20/2010_EXPH ______40040465______68115326___ 59%
05/21/2010_EXPH _______7024920______23949554___ 29%
05/24/2010_EXPH ______24537173______30043772___ 82%
05/25/2010_EXPH _______6616184_______9284851___ 71%
05/26/2010_EXPH ______13560782______42751458___ 32%
05/27/2010_EXPH _______1136428_______2806428___ 40%
05/28/2010_EXPH _______1000000_______7963785___ 13%
06/02/2010_EXPH ______68887221______96678877___ 71%
06/03/2010_EXPH ______23226605______27616998___ 84%
06/04/2010_EXPH ______11011133______20573460___ 54%
06/07/2010_EXPH ________440000_______8051778___ 5%
06/08/2010_EXPH _______6366729______11260038___ 57%
06/09/2010_EXPH _______5718520______10870020___ 53%
06/10/2010_EXPH ______10882003______27860134___ 39%
06/11/2010_EXPH _______8879501______14761250___ 60%
06/14/2010_EXPH _______2622177_______5391917___ 49%
06/15/2010_EXPH _______2620328_______8883628___ 29%
06/16/2010_EXPH _______7596700______16290300___ 47%
06/17/2010_EXPH ______20022000______28709850___ 70%
06/18/2010_EXPH ______36454888______54717043___ 67%
06/21/2010_EXPH _______1867857_______9068857___ 21%
06/22/2010_EXPH _______4258500______32197805___ 13%
06/23/2010_EXPH _______2116500_______4025916___ 53%
06/24/2010_EXPH _______1000000_______4302484___ 23%
06/25/2010_EXPH _______1000000______10367145___ 10%
06/28/2010_EXPH _________12000______24322574___ 0%
06/29/2010_EXPH _______2000000_______5875000___ 34%
06/30/2010_EXPH ________969100______19336500___ 5%
07/01/2010_EXPH ______31474395______39593161___ 79%
07/02/2010_EXPH _______6136000_______7341000___ 84%
07/06/2010_EXPH _______3502975_______8642312___ 41%
07/07/2010_EXPH _______4829110_______5419110___ 89%
07/08/2010_EXPH ______16582000______22278937___ 74%
07/09/2010_EXPH ______36051483______59735300___ 60%
07/12/2010_EXPH _______9365140______10964940___ 85%
07/13/2010_EXPH _______1837000______44205261___ 4%
07/14/2010_EXPH ______23891399______24191399___ 99%
07/15/2010_EXPH ______39667410______41192500___ 96%
07/16/2010_EXPH _______4785000_______6956320___ 69%
07/19/2010_EXPH _______3328550_______5480855___ 61%
07/20/2010_EXPH _______9612316_______9878324___ 97%
07/21/2010_EXPH ______16372918______36997918___ 44%
07/22/2010_EXPH ______26375921______44176754___ 60%
07/23/2010_EXPH ______26834254______30057638___ 89%
07/26/2010_EXPH _______2665000_______3025000___ 88%
07/27/2010_EXPH _______6631058_______7131058___ 93%
07/28/2010_EXPH ________817000_______3417000___ 24%
07/29/2010_EXPH ________125000________140000___ 89%
07/30/2010_EXPH ______14198712______22767174___ 62%
08/02/2010_EXPH _______1754225_______4258025___ 41%
08/03/2010_EXPH _______5000000_______5000000___ 100%
08/04/2010_EXPH _______5898100_______6249600___ 94%
08/05/2010_EXPH ______40455940______70224217___ 58%
08/06/2010_EXPH ______24221350______44453287___ 54%
08/09/2010_EXPH _______9075000______19095438___ 48%
08/10/2010_EXPH _______8177000______17680977___ 46%
08/11/2010_EXPH _______2855675_______4281435___ 67%
08/12/2010_EXPH ______15338325______22973324___ 67%
08/13/2010_EXPH _______6633001______12706499___ 52%
08/16/2010_EXPH _______1235571_______4312759___ 29%
08/17/2010_EXPH _______2630917_______4365217___ 60%
08/18/2010_EXPH _______3125000_______3555750___ 88%
08/19/2010_EXPH ______15791800______36845752___ 43%
08/20/2010_EXPH ______13065199______20776503___ 63%
08/23/2010_EXPH _______8244679______10519761___ 78%
08/24/2010_EXPH ______15280038______25173915___ 61%
08/25/2010_EXPH ______10027999______18471909___ 54%
08/26/2010_EXPH ______34877270______56918943___ 61%
08/27/2010_EXPH ______13811000______28613519___ 48%
08/30/2010_EXPH _______8975601______16258345___ 55%
08/31/2010_EXPH _______7505999______16981217___ 44%
09/01/2010_EXPH _______5002751______11985529___ 42%
09/02/2010_EXPH _______4047100_______7793400___ 52%
09/03/2010_EXPH _______4974523_______6545473___ 76%
09/07/2010_EXPH _______2024249_______5122671___ 40%
09/08/2010_EXPH _______9985985______14878231___ 67%
09/09/2010_EXPH _______8941086______15615828___ 57%
09/10/2010_EXPH ______11100664______16277287___ 68%
09/13/2010_EXPH ______17008639______61648515___ 28%
09/14/2010_EXPH ______10572000______15689313___ 67%
09/15/2010_EXPH ______22995694______36593193___ 63%
09/16/2010_EXPH ______41656046_____108392671___ 38%
09/17/2010_EXPH _______9043987______27557117___ 33%
09/20/2010_EXPH ______26462486______68616541___ 39%
09/21/2010_EXPH ______11735000______21871075___ 54%
09/22/2010_EXPH ________900000_______4282250___ 21%
09/23/2010_EXPH _______1826000_______7310661___ 25%
09/24/2010_EXPH ______25664000______35651144___ 72%
09/27/2010_EXPH _______1044300______25308091___ 4%
09/28/2010_EXPH _______6430000______18413352___ 35%
09/29/2010_EXPH _______9164000______18716967___ 49%
09/30/2010_EXPH _______8577500______19117500___ 45%
10/01/2010_EXPH ______12581534______27875279___ 45%
10/04/2010_EXPH _______1367833_______3442297___ 40%
10/05/2010_EXPH _______2224950_______3509447___ 63%
10/06/2010_EXPH _______2202500_______4382500___ 50%
10/07/2010_EXPH _______3080000_______5285488___ 58%
10/08/2010_EXPH _______1182275_______7552275___ 16%
10/11/2010_EXPH _______3766069_______7580931___ 50%
10/12/2010_EXPH _______1674600_______1901600___ 88%
10/13/2010_EXPH _______4790000______18356358___ 26%
10/14/2010_EXPH _______1220000_______3747672___ 33%
10/15/2010_EXPH _______1350000_______3543000___ 38%
10/19/2010_EXPH _______1636475_______3041475___ 54%
10/20/2010_EXPH _______5486375______15198420___ 36%
10/21/2010_EXPH ________825000_______2918161___ 28%
10/25/2010_EXPH _______8382660______31630416___ 27%
10/26/2010_EXPH ______13361981______21620304___ 62%
10/27/2010_EXPH ______10050001______13628883___ 74%
10/28/2010_EXPH _______8854994______17531993___ 51%
10/29/2010_EXPH ______13841795______30848954___ 45%
11/01/2010_EXPH _______3460000_______4052500___ 85%
11/02/2010_EXPH ______12347828______39940752___ 31%
11/03/2010_EXPH _______6950000______14174926___ 49%
11/04/2010_EXPH _______2299999______17172500___ 13%
11/05/2010_EXPH ______14746100______26069102___ 57%
11/08/2010_EXPH ______45803500______49505797___ 93%
11/09/2010_EXPH ______63344125______66429625___ 95%
11/10/2010_EXPH _______5600000_______6739025___ 83%
11/11/2010_EXPH ______37603424______50290803___ 75%
11/12/2010_EXPH _______2000000_______4130875___ 48%
11/15/2010_EXPH _______1100000_______1462458___ 75%
11/16/2010_EXPH ______23000000______23103300___ 100%
11/17/2010_EXPH _______8385000_______8744000___ 96%
11/18/2010_EXPH ______10000000______11040000___ 91%
11/19/2010_EXPH _______5500876_______8500188___ 65%
11/22/2010_EXPH ________197242________770241___ 26%
11/24/2010_EXPH ______38214348______38822136___ 98%
11/26/2010_EXPH _______2050000_______2050875___ 100%
11/29/2010_EXPH _____141058621_____151590286___ 93%
11/30/2010_EXPH ______17052477______18934477___ 90%
12/01/2010_EXPH ______20807750______44272746___ 47%
12/02/2010_EXPH ________500000_______2080250___ 24%
12/03/2010_EXPH _________25000_________25000___ 100%
12/06/2010_EXPH ______50639011______65066665___ 78%
12/07/2010_EXPH _______7252428______11144928___ 65%
12/08/2010_EXPH _______5429880_______5774500___ 94%
12/09/2010_EXPH ______47902250______48238750___ 99%
12/10/2010_EXPH _____111135999_____180955129___ 61%
12/13/2010_EXPH _______2496840_______3635660___ 69%
12/14/2010_EXPH _______3550000_______4478000___ 79%
12/15/2010_EXPH ________780000______27033976___ 3%
12/16/2010_EXPH _______3125000______14135625___ 22%
12/22/2010_EXPH ______57815000_____244820123___ 24%
12/23/2010_EXPH ______63378237______63678637___ 100%
