Yes, it did. BUT here's the thing -> Nikola was first a SPAC and by the time it filed its first filing as Nikola, the Hidenburg report was already out so its not a true example of our algorithms preceding short reports. Our algos did beat Hidenburg to the punch on a number of other companies though.
A bit outdated but check this out - https://bedrock.substack.com/p/bedrock-ai-vs-activist-shorts