While I was reading your post I was thinking about what Wessal's 25% buy means. I'm sure someone has said it before but... It's basically a get out of jail free card for shorters, right? Or, another tool outside of things like share count identification or issuing a dividend to force a short position cover, right?
I'm not saying this was some plan or scheme but it is certainly fortunate for all involved; longs, flippers, shorters, and insiders. It's win-win-win-win... LOL.