Pressing down is just wasting time and money, except rapid squeezing. But if so it should be done today, with low market liquidity. So having grabbed the first layers of shorts, the price will push up itself due to short's kerosene.
Fight the crowd and push the price down to raise 1.66B, or drive along with the breeze at the expense of a drove of bears, getting 2.5B minimum? In my opinion the answer is obvious.