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Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is a story that is frankly becoming the most over-covered story of internet IPO history.  The valuation of $100 billion at the launch now looks a bit silly even if...
Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is set to report its earnings on Tuesday morning.  The company has the earmarks of a value stock now that shares have sold off so much.  The problem is that it has...
Famous short-seller David Einhorn attacked Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) in a presentation recently. The company’s business model will not lead to consistent profits, he said. Therefore, the stock is...
Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) had what turned out to be a stellar earnings report.  Shares rose handily on Monday as short sellers got out of the way and also as speculators were hoping that things...
The energy sector saw a lot of activity from short sellers in April, but other stocks saw some action as well. We’ve already covered some of the bigger names here and some of the cult stocks here....
Jon OggThe short interest data is out using the April 30 settlement date.  We have seen some drastic changes from the April 13 settlement date in many issues, followed by some surprises where the...
Short sellers moved aggressively into the shares of companies with weak financial prospects and stock prices. According to data from the NYSE and Nasdaq, for the period that ended April 30, shares...
Jon OggThere are more changes in the short interest of some of the key cult stocks and most actively traded and controversial stocks. The start of earnings season may have influenced the...
AT&T, Inc. (NYSE: T) has just delivered its expected earnings report.  As AT&T has the highest dividend yield of all 30 DJIA components, this one was going to be key to watch for dividend...
Earnings season is in full swing and we have many key reports due in the coming week.  24/7 Wall St. has provided some detailed previews for the key earnings reports we expect to show in detail on...
It is no secret that cult stocks and controversial stocks often have an unusually high short interest.  The markets rose handily into the end of March and that has shown a substantial change in some...
Jon OggApparently having a short selling strategy under a hedge fund exchange-traded fund model has been working.  This week we received notice that the assets under management for...
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has become Wall Street’s whipping boy and was recently considered the worst S&P performer over the last year.  After shares recently were challenging $20.00,...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NASDAQ: DECK) has stood out of late for more than just one reason.  The longer-term issue that is hurting Deckers is the warm winter.  With Uggs being so popular in...
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (NASDAQ: JOSB) has been a controversial stock for years and years.  The mens apparel retailer has been targeted by short sellers for years and years as many investors...