short interest

Shipping stocks were trading notably higher on Friday on minimal news. The only notable news release that would affect the group was a press release by Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), in which the global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels entered into a time charter...

Short interest in many of the leading biotech stocks shrank in the most recent period. Two stocks in particular stood out among the few that bucked the trend in those two weeks. Shares of one of those two stocks slumped more than 22 percent during the period. Short sellers shied away from many of...

Short interest in many of the leading biotech stocks shrank in the most recent period. Two stocks in particular stood out as leaders of that trend in those two weeks. Shares of one of those two stocks rose while the other slumped during the period. Short sellers moved on only a few of the leading...

The biggest debate on Wall Street in 2016 has been whether or not global economic weakness will push the U.S. into a recession in 2016 and lead stocks into a new bear market. According to the most recent NYSE short interest numbers, a growing number of traders are betting on a market downfall in...

Sungard's Astec Analytics delivers valuable market information to financials institutions involved in securities borrowing, lending and short selling. Here is a list of 6 'hot stocks' Sungard's Karl Loomes highlighted. Top Pick: Fitbit According to Loomes, there is no "...

Speaking to Benzinga, Karl Loomes, Market Analyst at SunGard's Astec Analytics said that his firm's data shows borrowing volumes for shares of Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN) have been climbing since the start of February. According to Loomes, the number of Groupon shares being borrowed have risen 16...

SunGard’s Astec Analytics measures real time security lending, which correlates extremely well with short interest. In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, Tim Smith discussed Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) change over the past several days and months. “There are about 20 million shares outstanding...

The battle over Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) has raged for months now, with hedge fund titans battling it out over the future of this stock. Notably, Carl Icahn of Icahn Enterprises (NYSE: IEP) has bought over 16 percent of the stock while Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital has taken a large short...

Short interest on stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NYX) rose the fastest in over 19 months in the two weeks ended June 28 as fears over central bank tightening sent shares lower. Although the data is slightly backward looking, it shows that the market could be ripe for a short...

According to the latest data released by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), short sellers, who sell un-owned shares believing that they can buy them at a lower price later and keep the difference, have raised their bets against Citigroup (NYSE: C) in the first half of June. Recent statistics show...