BaronDeMaulignac (not to confuse with the other baron), the scenario you describe with the shorts (like a short squeeze of sorts) would only occur if some fundamental change occurred and the shorts had to cover immediately. I think the shorts are pretty sure at this point the fundamentals aren't going to let the stock past 40 DKP. If the shorts want to cash out, they probably won't do it all at the same time--then that just means the marketmakers need to provide sufficient liquidity for them to close out their positions.
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