"One thing I am sure of is that if we sold shares this quarter we are plenty liquid."
yes, the company has money...shareholders dont, but the company wont go broke...they diluted shareholder value to make sure of that....wouldnt it be nice if Few could figure out how to turn a profit with the company instead of begging for money from Exxon and the fed gov?...or borrowing money creating a debt burden...or stealing from shareholders?...
what if the earnings report isnt as rosy as you hope?...what if its actually kinda bad?...what if the economy takes a downturn?...what if hydrogen isnt the big thing some think it is?...what if nothing is going to happen with hydrogen for years?...you KNOW the next step for this 85 cent company is a reverse split...
"I also see the relentless shorting as a psychological and external threat from company(ies) bigger than us who would benefit themselves with our technology."
fcel cant seem to benefit themselves with their technology...why would any else be eager about it?...large companies wont pay a million for a tech that hasnt proved itself...but they will pay a billion for one that has...
" the way to fight the short strangle hold is to buy whatever you can afford and hold for as long as you can."
that does absolutely nothing to shorts...and there is nothing shareholders can do to prevent shorts from borrowing shares...
" If you have ever been short squeezed you know it is a serious threat to the shorter, particularly at these low levels of stock price with a company that is liquid."
fcel has been shorted for a very long time...most of the shorts have made a ton of money shorting fcel...if fcel manages to turn itself around, shorts will simply cash in their huge profits and then go long...i know unsophisticated investors love to talk about shorts "burning" and other such nonsense...but the fact is, shorts at some point may cover and reap great profits...and then will profit again as they go long the company...
"Psychologically the game is to get you to believe you will lose your money if you hold."
shorters short the company, not shareholders...they couldnt care less what shareholders do...they welcome anyone who wants to lose money to simply hold tight to their shares and ride the drop all the way down....its the company failing to perform that drops the pps...of course knowledgeable investors will always book their profits when the tide starts to turn...they know they can always buy back later after the price bottoms out...hell, brokerages dont even charge a commission on buys and sells anymore!...
"Then you sell and give more shares back for the shorters to use."
thats not even how it works...
"Keep the faith."
this has no place in investing...
