solentsurfer,
Your question is a bit too direct and it may go unanswered, dc has either closed his position, in which case your question sounds like "have you closed at loss?" or he has a flexible mental stop, in which case he may still be short, but then again, he would not want to give the impression that stops are there to be ignored. You must understand that we exchange opinions here but we do not give trading advice, each trader has their own style and you should never place a trade based on what someone else says.