The most likely reality is that OP made a fat finger trade and accidentally typed 21,100 instead of 2,100 or simply clicked buy when they meant sell and is now blaming the system to avoid the consequences. Brokerage logs are incredibly precise; they track every click, IP address, and device ID. If the logs show the buy order originated from the OP's device, the "glitch" defense evaporates. OP claims they saw a six-figure lossand "force closed" the position. If it was a glitch, why would a user "force close" a position they knew was fake? Most experienced traders would immediately call the trade desk to have the trade "busted" (canceled) rather than executing more trades against a phantom position. Selling shares you don't own creates a short. If they sold 21,100 shares they didn't think they had, they were intentionally entering a massive short-sell gamble. Claiming they were "forced" to buy back in because the stock rebounded sounds like a classic case of revenge trading gone wrong. Either OP is regarded or lying or both, but I am not buying it.  OP, to recover from this, take every cent you have left, even ask for a loan from your wife's bf, and throw it into deep-out-of-the-money Wendy's calls expiring this Friday afternoon, specifically betting on a surge Pricing squeeze where the stock moons every time there is a rumor of a return of the sponge bib marketing tie in that is somehow tied to the invasion of Iran happening this Friday after markets close. 

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Yes I suspect there are records for this including IP address of the order even if it did show up as an order. I can't speak for E-Trade but I know amazon as tons of bugs so anything is possible but If this really did happen id probably try and fix it by speaking to a manager first then asking reddit. 

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They sold out your name and IP address a long time ago 😂

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Fellow bag and booze abuser here for around the same time, well for alcohol it was much longer then 4 years but i ended ip sending myself somewhere for a bit to get help then i went fully sober for awhile. It got my head right, now i do meditation and got back in the gym hard, track my diet and health markers vigorously. Now I drink and rip bag maybe 1-2 times a month for special occasions and maybe molly once every 3-6 months for special occasions as well. balance is the key to life.

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