short selling

Activist short seller, Andrew Left, who is the founder and editor of Citron Research has filed a petition with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission arguing for a stronger protection for free speech in online stock market discussions. What Happened: The petition comes amid Citron’s...

A short squeeze forces investors betting on a stock's decline (short sellers) to buy back shares at a higher price to avoid losses, triggering a price surge. Analyst Faizan Farooque sees this potential in Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ: ACB) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) due to their recent actions...

South Korea extended its short-selling ban on Thursday in an attempt to crack down on illegal “naked shorting” practices. What Happened: South Korea announced it would extend its ban on short selling to the first quarter of 2025, per Fortune. “The ban on short selling will be...

Financial journalist Herb Greenberg expressed skepticism over Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.‘s (NASDAQ:DJT)push for a legislative probe into the short-selling of its shares, terming it a “diversion tactic.” What Happened: Greenberg shared his thoughts on the recent move...

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), recently expressed his dissatisfaction with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Lex Fridman‘s podcast. What Happened: On Tuesday, Musk took to X to agree with a post by @MuskBreaking that highlighted a snippet of his criticism of the...

In an attempt to stabilize the plunging stock market, China’s securities regulators have reportedly reached out to hedge fund managers, advising them to limit short selling in the stock index futures market. What Happened: The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has contacted...

Banking giant Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) was fined $249 million on Jan. 12 for leaking information on trades by some of its top clients. Bloomberg reports that the breach of trust cost companies including Blackstone (NYSE:BX) and Oaktree Capital Management millions of dollars. Federal prosecutors,...

In a year when equity markets rallied strongly, short sellers — traders who position for losses on assets — had an extremely tough time in 2023. Data published on Friday by S3 Partners showed that short sellers in the U.S. and Canada were down $194.9 billion in 2023 — down 20.4% on an average short...

Market veteran Jim Rogers predicts a significant plunge in asset prices and a looming economic disaster, with plans to profit by shorting renowned stocks like Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA). What Happened: Rogers, who co-founded the Quantum Fund and Soros Fund...

The recent equity market rally, which has launched the S&P 500 on course for its best month since July 2022, squeezed hedge fund short sellers to the tune of $43 billion. Data collected by S3 Partners showed that hedge fund short-selling losses between Tuesday and Friday last week — following...

In a surprising turn of events, ExxonMobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) has now overtaken Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) to become the most shorted large-cap stock in the S&P 500, according to a recent report by HazelTree. What Happened: Prior to last month, Tesla had held the title of being ...

Mega-cap stocks have been going through volatility amid the market weakness seen in the past three months. What Happened: Charlie Bilello, chief market strategist of Creative Planning Investor, shared a post on X, regarding the total 2023 returns from eight mega-caps, which he labeled “The...

Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares rallied over 8% on Monday, thanks to positive analysts' commentaries concerning its second-quarter results due on Wednesday. The stock settled Monday's session up 8.47% at $469.67, according to Benzinga Pro data, taking the year-to-date gain to over 221%. What...

Short sellers have faced losses of over $175 billion due to an unforeseen tech stock surge, Business Insider reports. Driven by investor enthusiasm for AI, the tech sector witnessed a rally leading to $175.2 billion mark-to-market losses for short sellers this year, with July accounting for $53.5...

Over the years, the number of people betting against Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Elon Musk has increased. Musk has been silencing many of his doubters since Tesla went public in June 2010, with the stock outperforming expectations. Intriguingly, one of the richest people in the world has been...