Average Short Interest as a Percentage of Free Float for Top 25 Most Shorted Stocks Short-interest in most-bet against Russell 2000 stocks is declining, but remains high. Is more volatility coming? Image: Bloomberg
Stocks – Tesla Short Interest as % of Float Tesla’s short sellers have lost billions of dollars this year. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Short Interest % of Market Capitalization S&P 500 Median S&P 500 short interest is on the decline. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Short Interest on the Largest S&P 500 ETF Is at the Highest Since 2015 Keep in mind that the S&P 500 Index is only 5% away from its all-time high. Image: Bloomberg
The Short Interest in the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) to Lowest Since Late 2017 Is it a contrarian indicator? Only time will tell… The market is strong and historically, the 3rd year of a president’s term is positive (91% of the time since 1925). Source: Hedgopia
NAAIM Exposure Index and S&P 500 Index Asset Manager/Institutional Short Futures Only Open Interest Is the U.S. stock market ripe for a correction? Image: BCA Research
U.S. Interest Rate-Growth Differential and Short-Term Lending Rate Since 1880, U.S. interest rates have been higher than growth 32% of the time. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
S&P 500 Net Non-Commercial Futures % Open Interest Large speculators’ bearish positioning in the S&P 500 aligns with historical patterns seen near market lows, supporting the contrarian view that a rally is more likely if shorts are forced to cover. Image: Fundstrat Global Advisors, LLC
GS Most-Shorted Stocks Index Stocks that investors are shorting the most have hit their highest levels since 2022. While high short interest can indicate potential for a short squeeze, it also reflects significant bearish sentiment from some investors. Image: Bloomberg
Nasdaq-100 Index, Short Interest as a Percent of Shares Outstanding The falling short interest in the Nasdaq 100 is seen as a potential bearish signal, as it reduces a source of support for the market and makes stocks more vulnerable to negative news and price declines. Image: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Russell 3000 Single Stocks Plus ETFs Shorts Short interest remains very low. Will this end well? Image: Deutsche Bank Asset Allocation