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Some Major investments news came out Today
[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/warren-buffett-places-new-bets-on-unitedhealth-and-a-major-homebuilder-sending-their-stocks-soaring-7b49d7f5?mod=home\_lead](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/warren-buffett-places-new-bets-on-unitedhealth-and-a-major-homebuilder-sending-their-stocks-soaring-7b49d7f5?mod=home_lead)
[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/soros-appaloosa-boost-their-holdings-in-this-mag-7-stock-amid-ai-spending-boom-514807d8](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/soros-appaloosa-boost-their-holdings-in-this-mag-7-stock-amid-ai-spending-boom-514807d8)
When such major investors like Berkshire Hathaway(Warren Buffet) and Soros makes a large investments i.e. adding something like $2Billion into 4 or 5stocks, it can create significant market dynamics that impact short sellers in multiple ways:
# Direct Impact on Short Sellers of the Target Stock like UnitedHealth, Nvidia, Home Builder Sector..
**Immediate Price Pressure**: A billion dollar investment typically should drive the specific stock price up substantially, especially if it's concentrated in a short timeframe. UNH is already \~10% in after hours
[https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/unh](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/unh)
But they are only shorted \~2%
Ideally Short sellers might face mounting losses as their positions move against them. As forced to cover their positions to limit losses or meet margin calls. This buying pressure further drives up the price. The more short interest in those stock, the more severe this can become, worse creating a feedback i.e. perfect short squeeze.
# I more interested in the possibility RIPPLE EFFECTS and Cross-Stock Contagion,
**Portfolio Liquidation**: Short sellers facing significant losses on one position often need to raise capital quickly. This can force them to:
* Close profitable long positions in other stocks
* Cover short positions in other stocks, even profitable ones
* Liquidate across their entire portfolio
If the heavily shorted stock is in a particular sector like Builders or Housing in this case, short sellers in similar companies may preemptively cover positions, fearing a broader sector rotation or similar institutional buying.
Overall Liquidity drying for this short sellers.
# ~50%+ Short Position Scenario in stocks [PLCE](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/plce) or [GRPN](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/grpn) or even ~33% shorted [KSS](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/kss)
When short sellers have positions pretty high(30%, 50%) of their portfolio in other stocks, Can the situation become particularly risky for them and a good condition for the Squeeze