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Stock Of The Day: Is The Sunrun Short Squeeze Over?
Monday, May 19, 2025 - 1:54pm | 470Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:RUN) continues to head lower Monday. This follows Friday's loss of more than 4.5% after recent gains. There is a good chance the move lower will continue. A recent move higher was probably due to a short squeeze. Stocks can drop significantly when a short squeeze ends. This is...
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Jim Cramer Says Pre-Market Slide Driven By Profit-Takers: 'Shorts Are Trying To Figure Whether To Operate On Nvidia, AVGO, AAPL'
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 7:10am | 1003CNBC’s Jim Cramer has weighed in on pre-market decline, attributing downward pressure to the “profit-takers” who bought the dip amid the ongoing selloff. What Happened: In a recent post on X, the host of “Mad Money” also shed light on the crucial decision facing short...
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This Is How Much Those Who Shorted June's Bitcoin Dip Have Earned
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - 10:28am | 257Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) experienced a severe flash crash this past month, causing it to drop over 70% below its all-time high. Following Terra’s (CRYPTO: LUNA) black-swan event, CPI data on inflation, and the US Federal Reserve hiking interest rates, turbulent market conditions have...
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Is This The Right Time To Start Short-Selling Stocks?
Monday, January 24, 2022 - 3:43pm | 719By the end of 2021, the stock market showed similarities to the dot-com bubble burst. Still, the extent of the latest down-movement was anything else but expected by market participants. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY: NYSE) fell from its all-time highs of $479.98 (January 4, 2022) to $...
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5 Short Squeeze Candidates To Watch: Support.com, Lightning eMotors, ATIF Holdings And More
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 - 10:33am | 928Potential short squeeze plays have gained steam in 2021 with new retail traders looking for the next huge move. GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) are two high-profile examples of short squeezes earlier this year. A short squeeze can occur when a heavily...
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When Is The Right Time To Short Tesla?
Monday, July 19, 2021 - 6:22pm | 543Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) appears to have tremendous short potential still. It might pay to wait for the Company’s stock to fall below $560 per share, though. On at least two occasions in 2021, buyers have been waiting at this price point to scoop up shares, significantly countering any...
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Globalstar Shorts Could Get Slammed
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 10:56am | 638Globalstar Inc (NYSE: GSAT) shot up 44% on Monday and Tuesday after B. Riley initiated coverage on the stock and announced a price target of $3.25. Globalstar, a Covington, Louisiana-based satellite communications company, has not traded above $3 since April 2015 and until 2021 had spent the...
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How Long Do You Typically Hold A Stock For?
Sunday, February 28, 2021 - 1:04pm | 425Every week, Benzinga conducts a survey to collect data on investing trends, such as what traders look for in a stock and how they get their trading funds. This week, we asked the following question to over 500 traders and investors concerning their trading timeframe: How long do you typically hold...
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Ripster Makes The Case For Cyclacel On Benzinga's 'Power Hour'
Friday, February 5, 2021 - 3:12pm | 291Bio & Tech Trading Founder Ripy Ghuman — Ripster — explained on Benzinga's "Power Hour" Friday why shares of Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: CYCC) were trading higher. The Case For Cyclacel: Cyclacel is a biopharmaceutical company that develops...
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Volatility Triggers Restrictions From Brokerages On Trading: What You Need To Know
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 4:54pm | 403Brokerage firms were taking steps Wednesday morning and afternoon to restrict trading in highly volatile names, especially GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC). Government And Regulators On Volatility: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden...
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Why BofA Says GameStop In 'Weaker' Place, Sees Downside To $10
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 11:55am | 349Video game retailer GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) traded above $350 per share Wednesday amid a massive short-covering bonanza, but the company is in a "weaker" place than it was before the rally, according to BofA Securities. The GameStop Analyst: Curtis Nagle maintains an...
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Jim Chanos Talks Latest Major Short Win And How To Find New Opportunities
Thursday, April 2, 2020 - 1:59pm | 786Kynikos Associates founder Jim Chanos was a guest on CNBC to share some of his "favorite" short positions and to discuss his most recent major win in Luckin Coffee Inc (NASDAQ: LK) Avoid Chinese Stocks 'Like The Plague' Investors need to simply avoid Chinese stocks "like the...
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Applied Optoelectronics, Helios And Matheson Among The Top Stocks With Short Sellers
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 - 1:55pm | 669The hottest stock among short sellers is Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI), according to data compiled by FIS Astec Analytics. Applied Optoelectronics moves up to the hottest short stock from the number two spot last week after the stock's short interest volume rose above 90 percent of...
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Roku, Snap The Top Stocks Among Short Sellers
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - 2:09pm | 650Recent IPO Roku Inc (NASDAQ: ROKU) ranks as the top stock among short sellers, according to FIS Astec Analytics. Roku's stock soared nearly 70 percent on its first day, but as is typically the case with newly issued stocks, short sellers "rush to take advantage of any price bubbles that...
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Under Armour, Tesla Among The Most Notable Stocks For Short Sellers
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - 2:22pm | 708Astec Analytics is a provider of timely and accurate intra-day short-selling data and information, which helps investors better understand changes in investor sentiment. This week's report includes a few of the same companies that were highlighted in the prior report along with new entrants. Top...