Short Stocks

Market data provider Astec Analytics releases a weekly list of top shorted stocks. Here's the firm's take on six of this week's most-shorted equities.  Top Pick: Redfin The top short is Redfin Corp (NASDAQ: RDFN), a provider of residential real estate brokerage services. The...

The hottest stock among short sellers is Applied Optoelectronics Inc (NASDAQ: AAOI), according to data compiled by FIS Astec Analytics. Applied Optoelectronics moves up to the hottest short stock from the number two spot last week after the stock's short interest volume rose above 90 percent of...

Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (NASDAQ: HMNY) is becoming one of Wall Street's most talked about stocks after increasing in value ten-fold. The company that offers predictive analytics recently acquired a stake in the online ticketing service MoviePass for $27 million. Reuters reported...

Recent IPO Roku Inc (NASDAQ: ROKU) ranks as the top stock among short sellers, according to FIS Astec Analytics. Roku's stock soared nearly 70 percent on its first day, but as is typically the case with newly issued stocks, short sellers "rush to take advantage of any price bubbles that...

FIS Astec Analytics has released its latest weekly report on the hottest stocks among short sellers from the previous week. Here's a look at last week's report, which includes many of the same names featured in the latest release. Top Pick: JC Penney Holding on to the top spot from last...

Do Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) bears and short sellers know something the rest of the market doesn't? Tesla remains one of the hottest stocks to short, yet at the same time shares are higher by nearly 50 percent since the start of 2017 alone. According to FIS Astec Analytics, Tesla is actually the...

FIS Astec Analytics releases a weekly report detailing the hottest stocks investors have been shorting over the prior trading week. The latest report contains a combination of new entrants and names that were profiled in last week's report. Top Pick: Frontier Communications Moving up from the...

Astec Analytics is a provider of timely and accurate intra-day short selling data and information, which helps investors better understand changes in investor sentiment. Here is a summary of notable short data for the prior week. Top Pick: IBM Ranking as the top short idea is International...

Astec Analytics is a provider of timely and accurate intra-day short-selling data and information, which helps investors better understand changes in investor sentiment. Here is a summary of notable short data, according to data from FIS' Astec Analytics. Top Pick: Crane Crane Co. (NYSE...

FIS' Astec Analytics provides up-to-date, intra-day short selling market insight via securities lending analytics, helping users gauge changes in investor sentiment. This is a roundup of some of the hottest stocks from a securities lending perspective Top Pick: IBM The "relentless...

Muddy Waters identifies short opportunities across many sectors, including a regional bank, Bank Of The Ozarks Inc (NASDAQ: OZRK), and a major medical device company, St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ). Bank Of The Ozarks Muddy Waters announced a short position in the regional bank on May 4,...

Sunguard's Astec Analytics compiled a list of the most shorted stocks. The firm provides up-to-date, intraday short selling market insight through a securities lending analytics. Top Pick: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) Short interest in Tesla's stock hit a 12-month high point last week before "...