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otcshortreport long ago debunked as short volume.
Same with http://regsho.finra.org/FORFshvol20160119.txt

Those numbers include intraday MM activity for processing orders, not open short positions.

That's why the hoped for short squeezes never occur, because the hope is based on misunderstood numbers.

Example,
MM needs to fill a 10,000,000 buy, but not enough available right then. MM shorts 10,000,000, fills the order, covers the short 5 minutes later .... net zero.

Say that happens 3 times during the day. 30,000,000 "short" during the day, but net zero right afterwards, no open short position.

But the end of the day, the daily report shows 30,000,000 shares, so people mis-read it and claim 30,000,000 shares short, waiting for the big squeeze ......