The markets managed to overcome some profit taking during the morning after two days of solid gains.
But while rumors pushed many stocks sharply higher, the market managed only a small gain over all.
A buy-in is unsuccessful if the market does not manage to find the total size to cover the short sale.
Today's markets manage the last of the three exceptionally well.
The market managed to rise anyway on Friday.
Europe's major markets, he noted, have managed to maintain an uneasy power balance for the last few years.
"Coupled with options expirations, the market managed to maintain its tone."
Still the market overcame the effects of the housing data yesterday and managed to close on an uptick.
The market alone will not manage successfully to solve this problem.
Later in the day, however, the markets managed to recover.