Think a bit about the situation. The short sellers are in deep shit, because no matter how hard they try, it's pretty much impossible for them to get their hands on enough shares to get out of this unscathed. What they are trying to do now is to scare as many people as possible into selling so they can minimize the impact that covering will have. Remember that pronounced dip before the VW short squeeze? Remember also that Hedge Funds aren't dumb. They're waiting for that tipping point in which covering is the optimal strategy. There will be a time when that point is reached, and only those who held their shares will fully benefit from the squeeze. Those who sold will basically accelerate the squeeze at their own cost.