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Biotech stocks are often high-risk, high-reward investments that have binary outcomes based on one or a handful of drug or device candidates in development. Shorting these types of stocks can be very risky due to the potential for unexpected positive testing data, regulatory approvals and buyouts....

The S&P 50o has come roaring back in the past two months, but there are still plenty of skeptics when it comes to the recent rally. There is currently $168.2 billion in aggregate domestic ETF short interest, according to S3 Partners analyst Ihor Dusaniwsky. Over the past month, Dusaniwsky said...

Benzinga’s Take Biotech stocks are often high-risk, high-reward investments that have binary outcomes based on one or a handful of drug or device candidates in development. Shorting these types of stocks can be very risky due to the potential for unexpected positive testing data, regulatory...

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NCLH) shares crashed 22.4% on Tuesday after the company said it now has “serious doubt” it can navigate the coronavirus (COVID-19) shutdown and avoid bankruptcy. Norwegian is now down 80.2% overall in 2020 and has been a home run trade for short...

Airline short sellers have had a huge year in 2020. Airline stocks have crashed and burned in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) travel shutdowns, and news that Warren Buffett completely exited his airline positions has now boosted airline shorts’ year-to-date profits above $4 billion,...

In the past two days, WTI crude oil prices have stabilized after turning negative earlier in the week, and the United States Oil Fund LP (NYSE: USO) was up another 9.9% on Thursday. Oil investors have gotten hammered so far in 2020 as a pricing war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, a sharp drop in...

So far, 2020 has been an extremely difficult year for investors. However, oil stock short sellers have been making a killing thanks to a pricing war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, a global travel shutdown due to COVID-19 and U.S. storage capacity approaching 100%. The Numbers S3 Partners analyst...

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 their high borrow rates. A stock borrow fee is the...

Despite a rising number of U.S. coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and deaths, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) has rallied 12.6% in the past two weeks. The country may not yet be through the worst of the coronavirus outbreak, but investors may already see a light at the end of the tunnel. If...

Luckin Coffee Inc - ADR (NASDAQ: LK) shares dropped another 15% on Monday after the company said last week an internal accounting investigation has revealed COO Jian Liu allegedly fabricated fraudulent transactions to boost the company’s sales. The stock is now down 89% in the past month, and...

Short sellers have had a pretty good run since mid-February, with U.S. stocks down significantly almost across the board. However, a handful of stocks have had big runs in recent weeks, and S3 Partners analyst Ihor Dusaniwsky said some of those stocks could soon be short squeeze candidates. Given...

Short squeezes are one of the most powerful stock market dynamics and can generate huge moves in stocks in a short period of time. Short squeezes happen when short sellers buy a stock to exit their positions all at one. The buying volume from short covering combines with the buying volume from long...

The month of March has been brutal so far for investors, but short sellers are making a killing off on the volatility caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. There is currently $154 billion in aggregate ETF short interest, 90% of which is in U.S. domestic ETFs, according to S3 Partners....

The coronavirus outbreak has rocked the stock market and produced some major losses for investors in recent weeks. Since Feb. 24, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) is down another 12%, but some stocks have taken much larger hits in that time. The only traders that are enjoying the market...

Global markets have suffered their worst slump since the 2008 financial crisis as fear grows over the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.  As the spread of the COVID-19 virus continues to evolve, many travelers have been reconsidering their plans and the best way to prepare and...