Thomson/First Call

Short sellers loaded up on this iconic conglomerate in the most recent period. The company provided an updated outlook mid-month. The share price rose marginally between the most recent settlement dates. General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) has benefited from the "Trump rally", with shares up 8...

Short interest in a number of stocks surged in the most recent settlement period. Two healthcare stocks were among those leading that trend in the final weeks of April. Shares of both rose in the period, but only one held on to that gain. With the markets surging last month and the S&P 500...

Short interest in a number of stocks surged in the most recent settlement period. Two precious metals miners were among those stocks leading that trend in the final weeks of March. Shares of both of them rose in the period, as did the broader markets. As the first quarter drew to a close, it...

Short interest in many leading solar stocks grew in the most recent period. Sunedison Inc (NYSE: SUNE), TerraForm Power Inc (NASDAQ: TERP) and Sunrun Inc (NASDAQ: RUN) saw sharp increases in short interest in late November. Short sellers lost interest in just a few solar stocks late in the month...

Short interest in the leading semiconductor stocks was mixed again in late November. Short sellers piled on Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) and Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) in particular during that time. Yet, the number of Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) shares short dropped sharply by month's...

Short interest moves in leading biotech stocks were mixed in the most recent period. However, Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Baxalta Inc (NYSE: BXLT) saw sharp increases in their short interest in late November. Short sellers appeared to lose interest in Juno Lighting LLC (NASDAQ: JUNO) late in...

Short interest in many leading biotech stocks tumbled in the most recent period. Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN), Biogen Inc (NASDAQ: BIIB) and Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) saw sharp drops in their short interest in late October. A few biotech stocks did see a modest bump in the number shares...

Short interest in the leading semiconductor stocks was mixed again in early October. Short sellers piled on Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) in particular during that time. Several other chip stocks also saw double-digit...

Short interest changes in biotech stocks were mixed during the most recent period. Baxalta Inc (NYSE: BXLT) and Juno Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: JUNO) saw short interest surges in late September. Short interest in Medivation Inc (NASDAQ: MDVN) plunged during that time. With the ongoing market...

The number of shares short in the leading biotech and emerging pharmaceutical stocks surged between the August 14 and August 31 settlement dates, as volatility returned to in the markets in a big way. Short sellers were especially drawn to Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN), Biogen Inc (NASDAQ: BIIB) and...

In regard to leading semiconductor stocks, there was little sign of consensus among short sellers between the April 15 and April 30 settlement dates. Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM), STMicroelectronics NV (ADR) (NYSE: STM) and Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ: TXN) saw the...

While Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) stood out among the leading biotechs and emerging pharmaceuticals as the only one that saw a notable rise in short interest between the November 14 and November 28 settlement dates. During that time, short sellers fled from Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) and...