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Tesla Short Sellers Have $15B In 2022 Profits, And They Are Still Piling On
Friday, December 23, 2022 - 12:07pm | 776Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares opened lower once again on Friday after making new multi-year lows on Thursday, continuing to be one of the most profitable stocks in the market for short sellers. This week, S3 Partners released an updated report on the most profitable stocks of the year for...
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Investors Are Betting Against Coinbase Stock And Cathie Wood, Here's The Latest Short Percentage
Friday, December 16, 2022 - 2:01pm | 515Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) has seen its share price crater with the volatility of the sector. Investors are increasingly betting against the company as one of the most recognizable investors continues to load up shares. What Happened: Coinbase shares are...
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JPMorgan Chase Is The Most Shorted US Bank Stock, But Short Sellers Like This Canadian Bank Even More
Friday, December 16, 2022 - 11:39am | 510The Invesco KBW Bank ETF (NASDAQ: KBWB) is down 27.8% year-to-date in 2022 as investors grow increasingly concerned the Federal Reserve will be unable to navigate a soft landing for the U.S. economy, and short sellers have made a killing on bank stocks. The Numbers: U.S. and Canadian stocks have $...
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GameStop Short Sellers May Be 'Running Out Of Bullets': Analyst
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 - 1:31pm | 650GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) shares were up another 1.6% on Wednesday following reports that billionaire investor Carl Icahn is still short-selling the stock. Entering 2021 GameStop was one of the most heavily shorted stocks in the market, but short interest in the video game retailer has declined...
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The 10 Most Shorted ETFs: Which Sectors Saw Short Interest Increase?
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 - 1:27pm | 1169Investors often short stocks to hedge positions against long positions or as a way to bet against a particular company. Benzinga provides a look at the most shorted stocks here. Exchange traded funds offer investors a way to get exposure to the overall market, certain sectors or countries by...
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Block Is The Most Shorted Crypto Stock: How Do Coinbase, Microstrategy Compare?
Friday, November 18, 2022 - 4:12pm | 607Block Inc (NASDAQ: SQ) are down 59.8% year-to-date in 2022 amid crypto winter, and short sellers have made a killing betting against the stock. Crypto stock weakness has generated big profits for short sellers overall in 2022, and Block is among many crypto stocks that have been home run trades for...
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Digital World Acquisition Corp Is By Far The Most Shorted SPAC: The Other Top SPACs Short Sellers Are Targeting
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - 1:49pm | 655Digital World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: DWAC) shares plunged 20.1% on Wednesday morning after Republican candidates endorsed by President Donald Trump performed poorly in Tuesday's midterm elections. Digital World shares are now down 56.8% overall year-to-date, and short sellers are betting...
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Occidental Petroleum Is The Most Shorted Stock In The Energy Sector: How Do Exxon Mobil And Chevron Compare?
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - 1:37pm | 563Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY) has been the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 in 2022 and has inflicted major pain on short sellers. Growth stock weakness has generated big profits for short sellers overall in 2022, but Occidental is among many energy sector stocks that have...
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Tesla Tops Auto Stocks For Short Sellers: How Do Ford, Nio, Lucid And Rivian Rank?
Friday, October 14, 2022 - 11:13am | 591After several years of exceptional performance, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock has taken a hard hit in 2022 as rising interest rates have triggered a rotation out of growth stocks. Growth stock weakness has generated big profits for short sellers, and Tesla is among several auto industry stocks...
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ARK Invest Short Sellers Have $2.3B In Profits So Far In 2022
Friday, September 30, 2022 - 4:51pm | 743After a horrible 2021 for Cathie Wood, the ARK Innovation ETF (NYSE: ARKK) is down another 59.1% in 2022. High-growth tech stocks have taken a beating as interest rates have spiked, sending ARK Invest ETFs plummeting. See Also: If You Invested $1,000 In The ARK Innovation ETF One Year Ago, Here...
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Apple Overtakes Tesla As The Most Shorted Stock: Here's Why It Matters — And Why It Doesn't
Friday, September 16, 2022 - 4:26pm | 590The largest publicly traded company in the world is now the most shorted stock by dollars, according to a new report. This doesn’t mean that Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) will see a short squeeze anytime soon. Here’s a look at why it matters — and why it doesn’t. What...
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Crypto Stocks MicroStrategy, Marathon Digital Among Most Heavily Shorted Application Software Stocks
Friday, September 9, 2022 - 3:37pm | 504Cryptocurrency stocks have taken quite a hit so far in 2022 as investors have rotated out of risk assets as interest rates rise. Crypto stock short sellers have done fairly well so far this year, but a new report by S3 Partners analyst Ihor Dusaniwsky suggested short sellers expect more...
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Bed Bath & Beyond Short Sellers May Have Turned $112M In Losses To Profit In Just 3 Days
Friday, September 2, 2022 - 2:18pm | 464Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (NYSE: BBBY) shares were down another 4.7% on Friday after the company's turnaround plan failed to impress Wall Street. Bed Bath & Beyond is one of the most heavily shorted stocks in the market, and short sellers have had a big week of gains as the market has lost...
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Short Sellers Are Ramping Up Their Bets Against Tech Stocks: Analyst Says This May Be A 'Bear Rally'
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 - 3:32pm | 449The technology sector has taken quite a hit so far in 2022 as investors bet that rising interest rates could weigh on tech stock growth rates. Tech short sellers have done fairly well so far this year, but a new report by S3 Partners analyst Ihor Dusaniwsky suggests short sellers expect more...
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Coinbase Short Sellers Take $363M Hit, Making It A 'Certain Squeeze Stock'
Friday, August 5, 2022 - 11:08am | 598It’s been a rough year for Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) investors, with the stock down more than 64% year-to-date overall even after a big 41.2% gain this week following a new cryptocurrency deal with BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK). While Coinbase bulls celebrate the long-awaited good...