"Such an outcome would discourage legitimate short sellers from expressing their views, " Thompson said.
Hounded by short sellers, the benchmark fell in 16 of the month's 22 trading sessions.
Why does Washington think it is okay to let short sellers destroy operationally profitable banks?
Typically, short sellers buy calls to protect their positions against rallies in the underlying shares.
Elsewhere, short interest jumped 10.5% during the past month, pointing to escalating skepticism among short sellers.
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In the past, short sellers directed their findings directly to auditors, hoping to force a resignation.
Who else blamed naked short sellers, rumors and a loss of confidence leading to a bank run?
The short sellers may yet be right about CCME, but I think the odds are with Mike.
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The short sellers continue to swarm around its stock, looking for the bad news to get worse.
Analysts gave positive data points in the morning calls which served as a warning to short sellers.
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There are short sellers circling this stock and talking their book to anyone who will listen.
Mr. Latif added, referring to short sellers "covering, " or unwinding bearish bets, which requires them to buy stock.
Think about talented short sellers you have met, traders who have been in the business a long time.
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It looks like Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. ( GMCR) short sellers are finally getting their wish.
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Too many short sellers trying to cover at once creates the proverbial short squeeze, driving up prices further.
At RBC Capital Markeets, however, analyst Ken Trbovich said the price action merely indicated short sellers fleeing the shares.
Ruinian International, for instance, blamed short sellers for a 25% drop in its stock in the past two weeks.
The short sellers have left the building, and probably have done so by the start of the second half.
This typically attracts the attention of short sellers looking for markets that have become ripe for a short-term reversal.
On a final note, short sellers are also loading up on FLIR positions.
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Meanwhile, DHI could also benefit from a rush to cover among short sellers.
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Not unlike its sector peers, SPWRA has been heavily targeted by short sellers.
Those short sellers who are short in that level were forced to cover.
When short sellers get hurt by rising share prices, they like to buy more shares to cover their positions.
Now it appears that short sellers are directing their findings to the SEC in hopes of forcing a delisting.
Huabao was one of several Chinese companies singled out by short sellers over the past year for accounting issues.
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We began by screening the biotech industry for stocks with bearish sentiment from short sellers, with float shorts above 10%.
Given the stock move, we believe some investors, or more likely short sellers, have read too much into this announcement.
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That will show a huge surge in the stock price, because for example short sellers will have to buy back.
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But naked short-sellers don't borrow the shares, and manipulative naked short-sellers use the tactic to drive a stock into the ground.
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