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Forget about CVNA, PLCE is the Next Major Short Squeeze Play

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 Back in June, we called out Kerrisdale Capital and its short on Carvana Co. (CVNA) in our piece " Carvana: The Gamma Squeeze is Real, Time to Bankrupt Kerrisdale ". Kerrisdale has a history of calling one bad short after another, creating a squeeze on all of its positions as the firm and its associates face liquidity crises. Kerrisdale is once again on a cold streak as its short on Altimmune, Inc. (ALT) simultaneously blew up just as CVNA headed from $70 to $80 this week.  However, we think CVNA is done for now. Recall that in June after the initial spike to nearly $30, the stock pulled back to $20 before hitting $40 in the next month. People who are riding weekly call options aren't likely to cash in. CVNA looks headed to the mid to low $60's to close the gap that currently exists in the $62 to $66 area before resuming any further rise. Kerrisdale created an artificial short squeeze with its report, but now that both ALT and CVNA have come down from their weekly hig...

PLCE is the new GME and Mithaq Capital is the new Ryan Cohen

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The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) is another retail stock like BBBY or GME that shorts are betting will falter. It looked that way a few days ago when the stock dropped under $9.00 after a poor quarter. However, what has since followed has set up the stock to become an epic short squeeze not seen since GME.  Saudi Arabian firm Mithaq Capital has been buying up PLCE shares at a ridiculous pace, having bought up 6,751,387 shares from February 9th to February 13th as disclosed in several Form 3 and Form 4 SEC filings starting on the 13th . This represents of 54% of all shares outstanding and since this is only up to the 13th, that means the firm could have purchased more shares since then.  This is not some joke like Cohen's BBBY disaster. Mithaq is in the process of taking over Aimia Inc. (AIMFF), but the ferocity of buying on PLCE makes that deal looks like child's play. It has spent nearly $100 million on PLCE shares in three trading days, and counting. Mithaq  plan...