Short sellers are giving up

Short sellers are waving the white flag, signaling the market’s strength—yet, it’s hard to ignore the overvaluation. With short interest plummeting to levels not seen in years, it’s clear the bears are backing down. But, this is a dangerous game. …

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The Big Climate Short

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-10-21/the-big-climate-short “On average, more hedge funds were short batteries, solar, electric vehicles and hydrogen than long those sectors. And more funds were long fossil fuels than were shorting oil, gas and coal. Geopolitics is the key reason why the energy …

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Jesse Felder: The Short Vol Trade Is Back!

via Jesse Felder: The short vol trade is not only back, it’s bigger than ever. But there are a growing number of potential risks… …including persistent inflationary pressures… …weakening in the labor market… …unprecedented fiscal challenges… …and growing geopolitical conflict… …

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Median short interest is low

Median short interest is low pic.twitter.com/OShAKPPxXx — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) May 22, 2024 "In the week up to May 20, JPMorgan clients cut short positions by 4 percentage points, shifting into neutral while long positions were unchanged at 17%. …

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