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Traders Are Shorting These S&P Stocks The Most

November 11 2011 Tweet Email This

Bespoke Invest blog has the list of stocks in the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) with at least 25% of their shares sold short. Interestingly, in a ‘flattish’ market for 2011, these named have declined on average by a quarter of their value. Only 5 are positive for the year. Of course, that is not to infer investors made all those gains – many people (hand raised) like to jump on weak stocks. Usually a body in motion, remains in motion.

(NASDAQ:DMND), (NYSE:KBH), (NASDAQ:EBIX), (NASDAQ:SVNT), (NASDAQ:FSLR), (NYSE:OSG), (NYSE:ESI), (NYSE:MED), (NYSE:AN), (NASDAQ:CSTR), (NYSE:SKS), (AMEX:NOG), (NASDAQ:RBCN), (NASDAQ:NILE), (NASDAQ:COCO), (NASDAQ:SHLD), (NYSE:GME), (NYSE:HOS), (NYSE:BWS), (NYSE:LIZ), (NYSE:STRI), (NYSE:VCI), (NASDAQ:PETS), (NYSE:BKS), (NASDAQ:ZUMZ)

Speaking of bears, Bespoke also reports that the AAII bear reading is at the lowest levels since January. Remarkable considering the events in Europe – I guess moral hazard is now built in every fiber of our souls. “They’ll come to the rescue – they always do”

Trader Mark is the author of Fund My Mutual Fund.

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