Wednesday, June 25, 2008

S&P 500 Short Interest...Still Rising

Yesterday's release of short interest figures for the Nasdaq confirmed the increases we saw last week in the NYSE. Updating our figures for S&P 500 short interest shows that the average stock currently has 5.8% of its free float sold short. While part of the rise can be attributed to hedge funds and the increased popularity of long/short mutual funds, at least some is attributable to negative investor sentiment.

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Lunch is for wimps

Lunch is for wimps
It's not a question of enough, pal. It's a zero sum game, somebody wins, somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred from one perception to another.