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Below are the largest short positions and changes in short positions for stocks traded on the NYSE. The data for January is as of January 12, 2007 as compared to December 12, 2006.

Largest Short Positions

Ford Motor (F)     175 million shares      up 30 million

Qwest (Q)           130 million shares       up 17 million

TimeWarn TWX)      86 million shares       up 7 million

LSI (LSI)                65 million shares       up 14 million

GM (GM)               58 million shares      up 7 million

Exxon (XOM)         50 million shares      down 8 million

Pfizer  (PFE)          45 million shares      down 6 million

AT&T (T)                44 million shares      down 115 million

Disney (DIS)          44 million shares      down 1 million

Rite Aid (RAD)        42 million shares      up 3 million

Halliburton (HAL)     41 million shares      down 3 million

Interpublic (IPG)      39 million shares      up 3 million

EMC (EMC)            38 million shares      flat

Verizon  (VZ)          38 million shares      down 4 million

Merck  (MRK)         35 million shares      up 3 million

Wal-Mart (WMT)     35 million shares      up 3 million

Hewltt-Pckrd (HPQ)  35 million shares     up 5 million

Largest Changes Up

Ford  (F)   up 30 million

Qwest (Q)  up 17 million

LSI (LSI)   up 14 million

TimeW  (TWX)  up 8 million

GM  (GM)   up 7 million

Hewltt-Pckrd (HPQ)   up 5 million

Largest Changes Down

AT&T (T)  down 115 million

Exxon  (XOM)  down 8 million

CVS  (CVS)   down 7 million

Pfizer  (PFE)  down 6 million

Sprint  (S)  down 5 million

Data from Barron’s and NYSE

Douglas A. McIntyre