The youth did not shrink back, indeed it required great courage, but in this world, courage alone is not enough to guarantee success.
This was a battle of totally unequal strength.
The youth's fate was already sealed!
This was how every stockbroker on Wall Street viewed the situation.
At the moment, some people referred to Wall Street as a game played within a small circle, with the power of discourse firmly in the hands of a few individuals.
Although previously, Donnie had successfully shorted Sinclair Oil Corporation using the media and retail investors, this did not change Wall Street's deep-rooted thinking.
Whether a stock rises or falls is entirely in the hands of Wall Street's brokers; they are the ones who truly control the fate of a stock.