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It’s been a brutal past six months for cannabis investors, with the ETF MANAGERS TR/TIERRA XP LATIN AME (NYSE: MJ) down another 5.9% this week following a big earnings miss from Tilray Inc (NASDAQ: TLRY). Tilray carries one of the largest short positions in the cannabis group, but Tilray...

Cannabis stocks bounced back on Friday, trading higher in sympathy with a big earnings beat and 35% gain from Aphria Inc (NYSE: APHA). After a hot start to the year, most cannabis stocks limped into second-quarter earnings season on an extended losing streak, and financial analytics firm S3...

Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) has been one of the hottest IPOs in recent memory, with shares surging more than 800% from a $25 IPO price in less than three months. Earlier this week, Beyond Meat announced a new partnership with Dunkin Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ: DNKN) to supply plant-based meat...

It’s been a brutal year for Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) investors, with the stock down another 15% this week following a big earnings miss in the second quarter. Tesla carries one of the largest short positions in the market, however, and Tesla short sellers are having a very good week....

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) share tanked 11% following a big second-quarter miss on international subscriber growth. While Netflix longs are feeling the pain on Thursday, Netflix short sellers are sitting on huge gains. What To Know Netflix is the third most heavily shorted U.S. stock, according...

There are several key differences between shorting a stock and going long a stock. One of the major differences is that buying and holding a stock is free outside of the commission paid on the trades. Shorting a stock requires paying a borrowing fee, which can be extremely expensive if the stock is...

Twilio Inc (NASDAQ: TWLO) shares have been on fire in the past year, gaining more than 147%. However, financial analytics firm S3 Partners said Tuesday short sellers are extremely skeptical of the Twilio rally. What Happened The cloud communications platform is up more than 50% so far in 2019 on...

Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) has been one of the hottest IPOs in recent memory, with shares surging more than 500% from a $25 IPO price in less than two months. Despite the huge rally, short sellers have piled into Beyond Meat in recent weeks, and investor sentiment remains extremely bearish. At...

Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) shares rocketed higher by another 20 percent on Monday and are now up 66 percent from last Thursday’s closing price. Despite a better-than-expected earnings report last Thursday, the 500-percent rally off of Beyond Meat’s $25 IPO price in just over a month...

It’s been a brutal month for Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) investors, with the stock down 15.3 percent on concerns about demand for Tesla vehicles and the company’s ongoing cash burn. Tesla carries one of the largest short positions in the market, however, and Tesla short sellers are...

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares on Monday tumbled below $200 for the first time since 2016, and there’s little for technical traders to like in the Tesla chart at the moment. Tesla is one of the most heavily shorted stocks in the U.S. market, and short sellers have been on the winning side...

Roughly a month after short sellers took massive positions after the IPO of Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT), the latest numbers from financial analytics firm S3 Partners suggests short sellers are already focusing their attention on Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER). Shorts Digging In S3 analyst Ihor...

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) short sellers may have dodged a bullet Thursday after the company followed up a big first-quarter earning beat by disclosing it received another subpoena from the state of California last year related to foodborne illness outbreaks dating back to 2016....

After dipping as low as $66.10 per share earlier this week, Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) roared back above the IPO price on Friday, rising 4.4 percent to around $75 per share. Following reports of extreme short selling in Lyft this week, the stock may have ironically gotten a boost from one of Wall...

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares were bouncing back a bit Friday after an 8.2-percent drop Thursday following a major first-quarter deliveries miss. Tesla is one of the biggest battleground stocks on Wall Street, but Tesla short sellers certainly came out on top this week. Tesla’s 31-...