RE: ZEN4 Oct 2019 11:40
There are plenty of players whose strategy is to go long a stock like zen and buy actual shares, which is due to announce drill results, with a corresponding short in place as a spread bet to hedge the position. Throw on a 5% guaranteed stop and if zen delivers the long pays and the short closes with a 5% loss. If it doesn't deliver, close the long immediately and let the short run on.
won't affect the share price, though as the short is synthetic, although closing the long will and add to the down ward pressure.
so yes, traders and other shorter term players are to blame for the extent of the drop, however, the result at the well head is responsible for the direction of travel, regarding the SP.