[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Michael A.M.E. [@MindandEmotion7](/creator/twitter/MindandEmotion7) on x 20.5K followers Created: 2025-07-18 20:38:51 UTC They are starting to feel the pressure! Why was $XRT green and $GME and $IWM red? You can see market makers borrowing $XRT to push down $GME and it pushes it down for a few minutes and then they both go up shortly after. Right at the beginning of the market open all the XRT borrows vanished, and got drained against right before the force closeout of options XX minutes before market close. We know it is GameStop doing this because it is was just the market making XRT move up then IWM would be moving with it. I think we will see the cost to borrow on XRT continue to rise next week and I think we should hit a breaking point in the first half of the week. The day of the $GME bond offering there was XXX million of trade volume, and those trades still haven't settled yet. After the last bond offering the share price had already recovered to near $XX. This bond offering was larger, but those "new shares" don't exist yet. They wouldn't even work to close short positions because their conversation price is $XX and $XX dollars. The only way that would make sense as a locate for a short is if the short position was place when GameStop was above $32, but even then, why not just buy to close a short at $23? The reality is that the shorts and the nakedshorts are just kicking the can, but the can is getting a lot harder to kick. I think we should see some price recovery soon! Have a great weekend!  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [all the](/topic/all-the) [stocks](/topic/stocks) [amc](/topic/amc) [$iwm](/topic/$iwm) [ame](/topic/ame) [$xrt](/topic/$xrt) [coins depin](/topic/coins-depin) [coins dot](/topic/coins-dot) [Post Link](https://x.com/MindandEmotion7/status/1946308709891924083)
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Michael A.M.E. @MindandEmotion7 on x 20.5K followers
Created: 2025-07-18 20:38:51 UTC
They are starting to feel the pressure!
Why was $XRT green and $GME and $IWM red?
You can see market makers borrowing $XRT to push down $GME and it pushes it down for a few minutes and then they both go up shortly after. Right at the beginning of the market open all the XRT borrows vanished, and got drained against right before the force closeout of options XX minutes before market close. We know it is GameStop doing this because it is was just the market making XRT move up then IWM would be moving with it.
I think we will see the cost to borrow on XRT continue to rise next week and I think we should hit a breaking point in the first half of the week.
The day of the $GME bond offering there was XXX million of trade volume, and those trades still haven't settled yet. After the last bond offering the share price had already recovered to near $XX. This bond offering was larger, but those "new shares" don't exist yet. They wouldn't even work to close short positions because their conversation price is $XX and $XX dollars. The only way that would make sense as a locate for a short is if the short position was place when GameStop was above $32, but even then, why not just buy to close a short at $23?
The reality is that the shorts and the nakedshorts are just kicking the can, but the can is getting a lot harder to kick. I think we should see some price recovery soon! Have a great weekend!
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