"For most stock trades, settlement occurs three business days after the day the order executes. Another way to remember this is through the abbreviation T+3, or trade date plus three days. For example, if you were to execute an order on Monday, it would typically settle on Thursday."
This is when you can sell your shares without penalty. 3 trading days, essentially.
Reading into any potential scenario is just speculation and opinion.
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