Based on the Nasdaq short interest in major stocks listed on the exchange as of December 31, shares short in most big tech companies fell. The numbers are compared to those on December 14.
Shares short in Yahoo! (YHOO) fell 16.4 million to 39.1 million. Short interest in Intel (INTC) fell 14.1 million to 55.6 millon. Shares short in Level 2 (LVLT) fell 13.7 million to 153.8 million. Shares in Qualcomm (QCOM) fell 5.8 million to 20.1 million.
The largest increase in shares short at a Nasdaq listed company was a rise of 27.7 million to 81.3 million at E*Trade (EFTC)
Largest Short Position
Company Shares Sold Short
Level 3 153.8 million shares short
Microsoft (MSFT) 112.1 million
Sirius (SIRI) 105.0 million
Charter (CHTR) 95.3 million
E*Trade 81.4 million
Intel 55.6 million
Comcast (CMCSA) 44.5 million
Yahoo! 39.1 million
Largest Increases In Short Position
Company Increase In Shares Short
E*Trade 27.7 million increase
UTStarcom 8.5 million
Syntac-Brillian 5.0 million
Cheesecake Factory 4.5 million
Panera 3.3 million
Largest Decreases In Short Position
Company Decrease In Shares Short
Yahoo! 16.4 million decrease
Intel 14.1 million
Level 3 13.7 million
RF Micro 12.5 million
Amgen (AMGN) 8.2 million
Comcast 7.3 million
Qualcomm 5.8 million
Data from NYSE and WSJ
Douglas A. McIntyre
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