RE: Short positions in Canada 30/6/202412 Jul 2024 10:40
In the most simple terms, Market makers set prices based on supply and demand. If there is more demand for a stock than there is supply, the market maker will increase the price. If there is more supply than there is demand, the market maker will decrease the price. However, market makers routinely take positions in stocks, long and short, and then turn them around for a profit or a loss later in the day. They provide liquidity, too, but they are more focused on capitalizing on your lot of stock by buying it for their own trading accounts and then flipping it to another buyer.
From a casual observation I would suggest that the volume of CUSN shares bought outweighs the volume sold on most days, it would be interesting to look at the volume bought/sold over a period of time to establish the demand. Then the question would be why the drop in SP?
Whatever the reason for the declining SP it is certainly not based on CUSN fundamentals. I'm happy to top up, reduce my average and wait.