It would not surprise me one little bit, if whoever put that short on - and got it wrong - is now working their "magic" to ensure they get out without losing anything.
But it does appear to be across the board, you're right. They all seem to load up at roughly the same time.
That I don't know. But it's tanking on not much volume. You've got the sell-on-news bunch. Plus ii shenanigan's - at a guess. Looks like it's bottoming, anyhoo.
Saved me a fortune when they predicted an ODX placing bailout and I sold out in the nick of time. Interestingly one of their current "projects" it SYME.
I'm sure we get the RNS about 36 hours after the price starts moving. As least it seems that way. See if the volume kicks on; would suggest news spreading?! Or not.