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Tesla Short Interest Doesn't Change As Shares Rocket Higher
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 12:05pm | 345Read More...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...
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Twitter Short Interest Falls From January 2 High
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 2:36pm | 830Read More...“It is as if investors don’t know which way to go on twitter,” stated Tim Smith of SunGard’s Astec Analytics which tracks real time security lending, correlating extremely well with short data. “Volumes moved up to a peak towards the turn of the year but since then have tracked downwards,”...
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Exclusive: Short Sellers Pull Out of SodaStream
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 4:25pm | 476Read More...SodaStream International (NASDAQ: SODA) is a company that has been rattled with short sellers for several years. In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, Astec Analytics' Executive Vice President Tim Smith discussed how security borrowing has changed in the time surrounding SodaStream’s earnings...
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EXCLUSIVE: Astec Analytics' Tim Smith Says Tesla Share Lending Is Up 17 Percent Over Three Days
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 4:34pm | 425Read More...Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been on a run down over the past three trading sessions, after a disappointing earnings announcement and vehicle fire. SunGard's Astec Analytics tracks real-time securities lending data, which correlates extremely well to short interest data. In an exclusive...
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EXCLUSIVE: The Shorts Are Taking A 'Wait And See' Approach With Tesla (TSLA)
Thursday, August 8, 2013 - 11:51am | 533Read More...Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) have been on a tear for the past year and have added to gains Thursday morning following a blowout second quarter earnings report. Tesla reported second quarter EPS of $0.05 when adjusting for some items compared to the estimate of a loss of $0.17 per share on revenue of...
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Astec Analytics' Tim Smith Says Lending In Herbalife Shares Is 'Hot But Not White Hot' (HLF)
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 1:58pm | 744Read More...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...
