And that my friend is what gets to the heart of the matter.
As short sellers realize they must desperately cover their positions, they soon discover a large block of shares held tightly by a concentrated small group of investors even as the ranks of those investors grow.
These investors will not sell.
There's a vocabulary word for those who wish to cover at the prices they want, and that word is futility.
No I'm afraid that short sellers have to pay through the nose. But even that is better than a series of penny dividends and ultimate buy out by Total.