the guy at BMO confirmed that they (BMO) wont lend a share out twice to be shorted - therefore the short interest cannot be larger than the float. this means that if some of these stocks have a short interest as large as the float that no more shorting can be done - this is very bullish as the shorts are out of bullets. a short squeeze could be very easily done by someone with the available cash - a relatively few million should do it! george soros where are you? sinclair seems to think that short covering should drive the price of these shares to double current levels - HUI 300 hello! what would the juniors do in that case? zowwee! if even 10% of the owners of the float take delivery (register) of their shares this could ignite a short squeeze - and with momentum players getting on board watch out overhead. of course a rocket ship upwards followed by a bust to the downside wouldnt be good for the golden bull in the long run. you are right that the regulatory authorities SHOULD do something - but what if the authorities are the ones doing this? oh what am i thinking - couldnt happen here! LOL