In theory I don't see why saying you are shorting a stock is any different to someone saying they are buying a stock, which would not be considered out of place in a thread. Making up facts to get a reaction is a little different. Happy holder here, last buy in the 8 something's, never really considered the recent froth to be in the bank but I'm confident we'll get back into the teens in due course. I'm trying to keep away from tax on trading so not worrying about short term trends.