Your post doesn't make sense. Depending on the type of account that the shares are held, one can take a tax loss for this year in anticipation of offsetting future gains from action in Q1. There is sufficient timeline separation for someone to take those actions and benefit from the tax loss selling.
I’m sorry… but did my post note anything about BP partnership or cash upfront? No, it did not… you’re just putting words in my mouth and then getting outraged I said them… when I did nothing of the sort.
Because you can take a tax loss and still not be out of the stock. It takes a little capital to do that although that money is tied up for a very short period of time. Skitahoe laid it out very clearly.
why would anyone sell and take a tax loss couple of months prior?