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An Epic Short Squeeze: ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Is Back; But Their Victory May Be Short Lived. Share Share “Never short a trend.” Michael Sheimo (# 10 in my “List of 15 Nevers”, p. 218, “Maxims of Wall Street”) Many analysts, including yours truly, believe the Fed’s low-interest rate policy has created a bubble on Wall Street. Government spending is out of control (the national debt is approaching $28 trillion and rising fast). Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve has pushed interest rates down to almost zero again. The money supply (M2) rose 26% last year, its fastest rate in a hundred years. But, Ludwig von Mises, the great Austrian economist, warned that easy money is not neutral. It creates an artificial boom, a bubble economy and potential chaos on Wall Street. ....