short interest

12 ETFs to Avoid a Stock Market Crash in 2019 — and Maybe Even Profit From It!

Posted: August 16, 2019 at 1:00 pm

The current raging bull market may be more than 10 years old, but multiple scares along the way have unnerved many investors. As the fourth quarter of 2018 was a ...
Read Full Story »

8 Biotechs Being Choked by Short Sellers

Posted: August 12, 2019 at 10:55 am

This has been a hard year for biotech. It seems that both Democrats and Republicans are wanting to target drug prices, and fears of universal health care in the years ...
Read Full Story »

Short Sellers Can’t Make Up Their Minds on Cannabis Stocks

Posted: August 12, 2019 at 9:45 am

Cannabis stocks had a huge showing on Wall Street last fall. In fact, most of the news flow surrounding these stocks had investors pouring money into them. Some of the ...
Read Full Story »

Short Sellers Make a Move on Big Biotechs

Posted: August 12, 2019 at 8:50 am

The short interest data are out for the most recent settlement date, July 31. Generally speaking, companies within the biotech industry are considered a riskier group of stocks, with big ...
Read Full Story »

Major Pharma Sees Rising Tide in Short Interest

Posted: August 12, 2019 at 8:40 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 ...
Read Full Story »

Short Sellers Mixed on Solar, Alternative Energy Stocks

Posted: August 12, 2019 at 8:35 am

Short interest moves among solar and alternative energy stocks were mixed during the two-week reporting period that ended on July 31. Of the companies we watch, short interest increased on ...
Read Full Story »

Semiconductor Short Sellers Hike Their Bets

Posted: August 12, 2019 at 8:30 am

Semiconductor trends are considered to be leading indicators of technology and broader electronics demand. In a wider sense, semiconductor and tech stocks are considered to be leading indicators for the ...
Read Full Story »

Short Sellers Pile Into Energy Stocks

Posted: August 12, 2019 at 7:40 am

Crude oil traded around $53.85 a barrel early Monday, down about $2.85 in the past two weeks. Over the past month, the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for ...
Read Full Story »

Pfizer Once Again the Most Shorted Dow Stock

Posted: August 12, 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 ...
Read Full Story »

Short Sellers Mixed on Alternative Energy, Solar Stocks

Posted: July 25, 2019 at 9:40 am

Short interest moves among solar and alternative energy stocks were mixed during the two-week reporting period that ended on July 15. Of the companies we watch, short interest decreased on ...
Read Full Story »

Short Sellers Get Even Higher on Cannabis Stocks

Posted: July 25, 2019 at 9:30 am

Cannabis stocks had a huge showing on Wall Street last fall. In fact, most of the news flow surrounding these stocks had investors pouring money into them. Some of the ...
Read Full Story »

Short Sellers May Be Moving Out of Energy Stocks

Posted: July 25, 2019 at 9:15 am

Crude oil traded around $56.70 a barrel early Thursday. Over the past month, the price of benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for immediate delivery has dipped by about $2.50 a ...
Read Full Story »

Major Biotechs See Rising Tide in Short Interest

Posted: July 25, 2019 at 8:40 am

The short interest data are out for the most recent settlement date, July 15. Generally speaking, companies within the biotech industry are considered a riskier group of stocks, with big ...
Read Full Story »

Short Sellers Up the Ante in Big Pharma

Posted: July 25, 2019 at 8:35 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 ...
Read Full Story »

Are Semiconductor Shorts Signaling New Record Highs?

Posted: July 25, 2019 at 8:20 am

Semiconductor trends are considered to be leading indicators of technology and broader electronics demand. In a wider sense, semiconductor and tech stocks are considered to be leading indicators for the ...
Read Full Story »