Jack
No one is in denial about the problems. The issue is about finding ways to overcome them.
Is this a recovery or a death rally? I don't know.
It doesn't matter if one pays attention to the opportunities.
Your shorting days aren't over even if the stock climbs. Every stock can be shorted with good timing. My day trading days aren't over and I am regaining losses from holding on too long and not exploiting opportunities in a timely manner. I am now exploiting those opportunities. I ain't a gonna get rich doing so, but I wouldn't get rich if this stock climbed all the way back up to it highest level. But I could quite my day job.
So is there a problem here? Sure! However, opportunities abound, unless one doesn't see them. And yes, that means there is the risk of the unexpected. Tomorrow the whole operation could collapse. Who knows.