Short Ideas

FIS Astec Analytics has released its latest weekly list of the most popular stocks among short sellers. This week’s list contains several familiar names, including a top pick that has been one of the most talked-about stocks of 2017. Here’s a rundown of the hottest stocks among short...

Salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) hit a new all-time high of $93.32 Tuesday just hours before its second-quarter earnings release. Momentum is certainly on the stock's side as it is up more than 35 percent since the start of 2017. Heading into the print, analysts at Credit Suisse commented that...

Investing in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG)'s stock in the hopes of a recovery in sales is "risky, especially if expectations are optimistic," analysts at Deutsche Bank commented in a research report. The firm's Brett Levy maintains a Sell rating on Chipotle's stock...

Prior to Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL)'s devastating second-quarter report, no analysts held a particularly bearish stance toward the company. That has quickly reversed course, with Canaccord Genuity joining in on the downgrades, lowering its rating from a Buy to a Hold. “At issue is a soft...

Your athletic shoes might smell after heavy use, but it could be worse: They could stink like apparel and footwear stocks. Analysts at UBS turned bearish on both Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) and Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ: FINL) Monday. Foot Locker's worse-than-expected earnings report on Friday...

Analyzing the second-quarter reporting season, Wells Fargo said in a note last week that earnings and revenue beats have outpaced earnings and revenue misses. The deduction came after 92 percent of the S&P 500 reported earnings, with the percentage going up to 94 percent if market cap was...

With the S&P 500 down 0.4 percent in the past five days, it's been a pretty good week for most short sellers. However, despite the downward market drift, the single most popular stock to short in the entire U.S. market single-handedly cost short sellers at least $2 billion this week....

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) has been one of the most newsworthy stories on Wall Street in recent years. Between Bill Ackman's battles with Carl Icahn, to a settlement with the FTC, investors in the company have not wanted for headlines. The stock took another hit this week, after news that...

The month of August has been hard one for cannabis drug stocks. After Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ZYNE) reported a pair of disappointing trial results in its Phase 2 STAR 1 and STOP trials, respectively, the company’s market cap went up in smoke to the tune of a more than 50 percent...

U.S. small-caps and the related exchange traded funds continue lagging their large-cap counterparts and some traders are growing concerned the condition is set to worsen for smaller stocks. Year-to-date, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM), the largest small-cap ETF, is up just 2.7 percent...

On CNBC's "Mad Money Lightning Round," Jim Cramer said IMPINJ Inc (NASDAQ: PI) is an interesting stock. He added that the radio frequency identification market is crowded and he warned his viewer to be careful with the stock. Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) is a Buy, even at its current price,...

This article originally appeared on Finbox.io On its face, International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) looks very attractive to value investors. The stock trades near its 52-week low after falling 20% since February and currently boasts a 4% dividend yield. IBM also trades at a 10% discount...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT)’s good news began late-July with the mixed earnings report of menacing competitor Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), and it continued with the sound beats of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) Wednesday and TJX Companies Inc (NYSE: TJX) Tuesday ━ results that may...

Three stocks breaking out of consolidation patterns lead our charts to watch today, while one trending lower is highlighted as a potential short. Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ; CORT) climbed 87 cents, or 6.2 percent, to close at $14.87 on 1.6 million shares traded Tuesday. The stock,...

Is Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN), once the epitome of hipster chic, in danger of falling completely out of fashion? “Fade away or here to stay?” wondered MKM Partners analyst Roxanne Meyer, who rated the kitschy clothier a Sell with a price target of $16. Shares were trading at...