Because spam exists, it must work in some way. One of the new products being spammed are stock symbols. Sharp critical thinkers might say, "That can't work. Nobody is dumb enough to by stock based on a spam message." Slightly less sharp creative people might say, "Well, if it exists and thrives, then it must work in some way." Others might do the actual research because both stock activity and spam are some of the most accesssable kinds of information in the world. Are people making money by buying stocks, then spamming their symbols and then selling their stock? Here is a list of stocks and how far they fell after their symbols were spammed. If stocks that are spammed often fall in price soon after, can you short spammed stocks?