Not to be argumentative but you must look at your question, before you bash the questioned? Do you really think that anyone can precisely predict the date and direction of a stocks price? If we could do that it would only take one purchase and everyone with that ability would be sailing the world. If you are truly interested in finding out more about shorting then first check investopedia or one of the other online sources.
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