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If failed to deliver spikes, it might prompt a visibility problem that results in something being done about it, because the scam is indefensible. They (clearing houses, DTCC, SEC) were betting that it could be resolved before the deep crime got exposed. If this isn't the case and diamond apes hold, massive Failed To Deliver shows, Clearing houses and brokers may run for the door to be the first ones to not be owed a share by the shorting hedgies, getting out before the house of cards of GME share IOUs collapse. It's a potential prisoner's dilemma between them. Recalling shares borrowed and refusing to trade new shares with the short hedgies and brokers they use.
Or we might see clueless but corrupt senators and congressmen who don't know they're not supposed to go after this scam go after this scam to gain popularity, resulting in enough political and public pressure for something to be done about it.
If it also becomes public due to how blatant it is, I imagine the buy pressure will increase and the world will ape together until it's resolved and there won't be the long demoralization and capitulation necessary for the hedgies to get out of this mess for real.
I believe the hedgies strategy was a very short term last ditch effort and contingent on prices plummeting on Monday and Thursday way below current levels along with longs giving up and selling massively all the way down. That's why they did something as risky as this. They knew they had 3 days to fix it, so long as they make longs capitulate. The reduced short % after monday trade makes it seem likely that this way their play.
I'm not 100% confident we won't get massively owned by the goldberg cabal, but I find it probable enough that I am still holding until I see end of week Failed To Deliver numbers. The squeeze would be insane if they are forced to cover how much they truly are short. After they run out of money, Brokers --->Clearing Houses --> DTCC -> Banks all have to buy back GME.