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Occidental 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...

After 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...

After 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...

The 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...

Cryptocurrency 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...

Bed 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...

The 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...

It’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...

A new report shows high short interest in software company MicroStrategy Inc (NASDAQ: MSTR), which is run by Michael Saylor and is among the largest holders of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Here’s the latest data and how Saylor may have egged short sellers on. What Happened: Short interest in...

Consumer discretionary stocks are often hit particularly hard when the U.S. economy slips into a recession. Short sellers were hoping rising interest rates, persistently elevated inflation and two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth would keep the S&P 500 trending lower in the second...

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has been known to share cryptic messages with his more than 100 million Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) followers. A recent post may be a dig at investors betting against electric vehicle company Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA). What Happened: On Friday night, Elon Musk...

It’s been a rough year for Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) investors, with the stock down more than 22% year to date overall even after a big 9.8% gain on Thursday following a second-quarter earnings beat. While Tesla bulls celebrate the long-awaited good news, Tesla short sellers are...

One of the most powerful tradable market events is a short squeeze, so traders are always on the lookout for the next short squeeze candidate. S3 Partners analyst Ihor Dusaniwsky has just released a list of potential short squeeze stocks based on S3's proprietary Squeeze Score rating The...

Tech stocks once again led the market lower on Wednesday as the difficult 2022 for Wall Street continued. But bad news in the market for ETF investors is good news for ETF short sellers. There is currently $241 billion in aggregate ETF short interest in the U.S. market, according to S3 Partners. S3...

On Monday, Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) announced it would be suspending the sale and issuance of two popular exchange-traded notes (ETNs) due to capacity constraints. After trading in tandem throughout most of 2022, the Barclays iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (BATS: VXX) and the...