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Electric vehicle giant Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has often been a favorite of short sellers. These investors may have lost big if they continued to bet against the Elon Musk-led company ahead of and after the 2024 presidential election. What Happened: Investors betting against Tesla have lost big...

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ:DJT) have surged over the past month, with new data indicating the potential for a short squeeze leading up to the 2024 presidential election. What Happened: Since going public after a long-awaited SPAC merger, Trump Media & Technology shares...

Shares of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) soared on Tuesday after the company beat consensus estimates for second-quarter deliveries. The news could be good for investors and bad for short sellers. What Happened: Tesla continues to be a popular stock to short for investors, with some betting against a...

Chip stock NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) continues to hit new all-time highs and recently became the most valuable company in the world. While that move was short lived with a recent pullback, investors betting against Nvidia over the last year or year-to-date in 2024 are down big. What Happened...

The return of Keith Gill, aka Roaring Kitty, to social media has prompted increased interest in AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) and GameStop Corporation (NYSE:GME), which are often labeled as meme stocks. The increased interest may have also led to more attention from short sellers. A short...

Shares of video game retailer GameStop Corporation (NYSE:GME) rallied on Monday with retail traders excited by the return to social media by Keith Gill, aka Roaring Kitty, a central character in the previous rally of shares in 2021. Investors betting against GameStop by shorting the stock are now...

The public debut of Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ:DJT) has been one of the bigger storylines of 2024 and the company is now warning of potential stock manipulation. A new report said investors shorting the newly public stock have made millions of dollars. What Happened: After a long...

Former President Donald Trump's media company Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ:DJT) made its public debut Tuesday after a SPAC merger was approved by shareholders last week. The stock surged in its Wall Street debut, seeing strong interest from traders. Going forward, questions surround...

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...

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) holds the distinction of being the most shorted stock among mega-caps, and a recent report suggests that it has also inflicted the most significant losses on short sellers throughout this year. What Happened: Short sellers have incurred staggering losses of $178...

Short selling has become vastly unprofitable since the broad stock market rally began in late October, according to data compiled on short positions in global exchange traded funds (ETFs). Data from S3 Partners published on Thursday shows that U.S. equity ETFs were the most exposed, and the SPDR S...

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...

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares have been mired in a slump since the electric vehicle pioneer’s third-quarter results were unveiled in mid-October. Data from S3 Partners Managing Director Ihor Dusaniwsky indicates that bearish bets on the stock have been on the...

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...

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares have been on a dream run this year, having nearly doubled this year. After starting 2023 on a solid note and rallying through mid-February, the stock's upward momentum faltered slightly. Since the start of May, Tesla has found its mojo back, much to the delight of...