The NASDAQ stocks which fit this bill are as follows: Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADX); Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND); Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA); Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMEX); Pacer International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACR); MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ: MNKD); Wave Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: WAVX); Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENER); NutriSystem Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRI); and Zix Corporation (NASDAQ: ZIXI).
The NYSE stocks which fit this bill, except for one, are as follows: Mindray Medical International (NYSE: MR); Sealy Corporation (NYSE: ZZ); Rogers Communication, Inc. (NYSE: RCI); The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI); HHGregg, Inc. (NYSE: HGG); American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM); Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (NYSE: BPI); and Life Time Fitness (NYSE: LTM).
We only looked at companies with an average volume of more than 250,000 shares and have added some loose color on these if applicable.
NASDAQ SHORT INTEREST DATA:
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADX) saw a 1% gain in the short interest to 13,754,125 shares with nearly 40% of its float short and a days to cover ratio of 52.92 days.
Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND) saw a 1% gain in the short interest to 8,406,601 shares with some 39% of its float short and its days to cover ratio was 32.48 days.
Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) saw a 2% rise in its short interest to 21,189,149 shares with some 43% of its float short and its days to cover is 30.76 days.
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMEX) saw almost a 1% gain in the short interest to 11,491,304 shares with almost 17% of its float short and with a days to cover ratio of 29.9 days.
Pacer International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACR) saw nearly a 2% rise in the short interest to 6,476,410 shares with almost 19% of its float short and with a 28.21 days to cover ratio.
MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ: MNKD) is a perpetually highly-shorted name for its inhalable diabetes treatment. That is more than 31% of its float short and days to cover is 27.44 days. That is the highest short interest in more than a year but it is not the highest days to cover ratio at all.
Wave Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: WAVX) saw a 3% gain in the short interest to 8,648,927 shares, which is 10.5% of its float and it has a days to cover ratio of about 25.36 days.
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENER) is surprising to see such a small gain considering its past in alternative energy. It had a gain of 0.6% in the short interest to 14,309,334 shares. This comes to 27.3% of its float short but was a big jump in the days to cover ratio to 24.56 days.
NutriSystem Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRI) is usually heavily bet against as it is a diet stock that is down massively from its old highs. There was almost a 3% gain in the short interest to 6,534,480 shares. This comes to 25.6% of its float and the days to cover was the highest since February at 24.03 days.
Zix Corporation (NASDAQ: ZIXI) saw a 2.1% rise in the short interest to 7,641,433 shares. Zix had about 12% of its float short and this was also more than a year high by far on the days to cover ratio at 23.69 days.
NYSE SHORT INTEREST DATA:
Mindray Medical International (NYSE: MR) saw some action ahead of its portable ultrasound system. It saw a 3% gain in its short interest to 18,703,580 shares. That comes to about 16% of its share count but it is now listed as a whopping 63.36 days to cover since its average volume has come down so much.
Sealy Corporation (NYSE: ZZ) saw a 1.2% gain in its short interest to 15,098,472 shares at the mattress and bedding company. It currently has nearly 32% of its float short and a days to cover ratio of 58.44 days.
Rogers Communication, Inc. (NYSE: RCI) saw nearly a 2% rise in the short interest to 23,559,864 shares and this is only about 6% of its entire float. Still, this comes to a massive days to cover ratio of 51.74 days.
The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) is one that technically should not have fit the screen because its short interest fell by 0.5%. The new short interest is 26,330,958 shares and it has 44% of its float short and a days to cover ratio of 49.62 days.
HHGregg, Inc. (NYSE: HGG) saw a 3.7% rise in the short interest to 9,544,562 shares with nearly 53% of its float short and a days to cover ratio of over 34 days.
American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) saw a 5.7% gain in the short interest to 8,161,833 shares with over 22% of its float short and a days to cover ratio of 27.5 days.
Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (NYSE: BPI) saw a 0.7% gain in the short interest to 9.25 million shares with over 52% of its float short and a days to cover ratio of 27.24 days.
Life Time Fitness (NYSE: LTM) saw another gain in the short interest of 0.6% to 8,716,129 shares in the short interest. This comes to 22.3% of the float short and a days to cover ratio of 21.64 days.
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JON C. OGG
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