short interest

Short Sellers Hike Bets in Major Biotechs

Posted: October 10, 2019 at 10:00 am

The short interest data are out for the most recent settlement date, September 30. Generally speaking, companies within the biotech industry are considered a riskier group of stocks, with big ...
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Cannabis Stocks Spark Short Interest Growth

Posted: October 10, 2019 at 9:50 am

Cannabis stocks had a huge showing on Wall Street last year. In fact, most of the news flow surrounding these stocks had investors pouring money into them. Some of the ...
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Big Pharma Sees Rising Tide in Short Interest

Posted: October 10, 2019 at 9:40 am

Pharmaceutical companies usually are involved in a lengthy process of getting their drug candidates to market through clinical trials. There is a fair amount of risk involved, should a study ...
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Short Sellers Can’t Make Up Their Minds on Major Semiconductors

Posted: October 10, 2019 at 9:15 am

Semiconductor trends are considered to be leading indicators of technology and broader electronics demand. In a wider sense, semiconductor and tech stocks are seen as leading indicators for the markets ...
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Short Sellers Dodge Solar, Pounce on 2 Alt Energy Stocks

Posted: October 10, 2019 at 8:15 am

Short interest moves among solar and alternative energy stocks were mixed during the two-week reporting period that ended on September 30.  Of the companies we watch, short interest increased on ...
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Energy Short Sellers Raise Their Bets Against the Giants

Posted: October 10, 2019 at 7:40 am

Crude oil traded around $52.35 a barrel early Thursday, essentially unchanged in the past week, but far below a high of $62.90 posted on September 16, the first trading day ...
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5 Most Shorted Dow Stocks

Posted: October 10, 2019 at 7:05 am

It takes a certain kind of courage to short sell blue chips, such as the Dow Jones industrial average components. Short sellers are betting on these companies to fail, or ...
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Short Sellers Avoid Solar, Jump on Some Alt Energy Stocks

Posted: September 25, 2019 at 9:46 am

Short interest moves among solar and alternative energy stocks were mixed during the two-week reporting period that ended on September 13.  Of the companies we watch, short interest decreased on ...
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Some Energy Short Sellers Feeling Squeezed

Posted: September 25, 2019 at 9:40 am

Crude oil traded around $56.29 a barrel early Wednesday, up more than $2.00 in the past week, but far below a high of $62.90 posted on September 16, the first ...
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Major Biotechs Scare Off Short Sellers

Posted: September 25, 2019 at 9:30 am

The short interest data are out for the most recent settlement date, September 13. Generally speaking, companies within the biotech industry are considered a riskier group of stocks, with big ...
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Short Sellers Are Hazy on Where to Go With Cannabis Stocks

Posted: September 25, 2019 at 9:25 am

Cannabis stocks had a huge showing on Wall Street last year. In fact, most of the news flow surrounding these stocks had investors pouring money into them. Some of the ...
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Short Sellers Grow More Selective in Big Pharma

Posted: September 25, 2019 at 9:20 am

Pharmaceutical companies usually are involved in a lengthy process of getting their drug candidates to market through clinical trials. There is a fair amount of risk involved, should a study ...
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Is Semiconductor Short Interest Signaling More Market Highs?

Posted: September 25, 2019 at 9:15 am

Semiconductor trends are considered to be leading indicators of technology and broader electronics demand. In a wider sense, semiconductor and tech stocks are seen as leading indicators for the markets ...
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The 6 Most Shorted Dow Stocks

Posted: September 25, 2019 at 6:35 am

It takes a certain kind of courage to short sell blue chips, such as the Dow Jones industrial average components. Short sellers are betting on these companies to fail, or ...
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Bloom Energy Gets Some Backing Against Short-Seller Attack

Posted: September 19, 2019 at 1:45 pm

A scathing report issued Tuesday by short-seller Hindenburg Research shaved nearly a quarter off the shares of fuel-cell maker Bloom Energy Corp. (NYSE: BE). Bloom's stock is bouncing back on ...
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