Stocks with smaller floats and high short interest have the highest danger
of short squeezing as shortable shares become scarcer more quickly.
Two measures useful in identifying stocks at risk
of a short squeeze are (a) short interest and (b) short - interest ratio.
Short sales work well in bull and bear markets but strict entry and risk management rules are required to overcome the threat
of short squeezes.
In addition to significant expenses, other risks associated with shorting include the ever - present risk
of a short squeeze or buy - in, regulatory risk, the fact that short selling is contrary to the long - term upward trend, and a skewed payoff ratio.
Short sales work well in bull and bear market environments but strict trade entry and risk management rules are required to overcome the constant threat
of short squeezes.
As for wealthy investors, he mentions two: Icahn pulling
of a short squeeze on Voltari (difficult to generalize from), and Soros with PlasmaTech Biopharmaceuticals, Inc..
Not exact matches
Squeezing more hours out
of workers is a
short - term fix to labour shortages for some employers.
Many investors who had been betting against Fossil by selling its shares «
short» had to buy up Fossil shares to cover their bet in a so - called
short squeeze, compounding the impact
of the strong results.
«Once [bitcoin] broke higher,
shorts were
squeezed and forced to cover,» says Brian Kelly, CNBC contributor and head
of BKCM, which runs a digital assets strategy for clients.
Sanctions that have hit Russian aluminum firm Rusal will cause a supply
squeeze in the
short term, but the company will likely find new ways to bring products to market, says Robert Brierley
of RM Capital.
The number
of products and services may rise in the
short term, but it is likely to drop in the longer term, as dominant players
squeeze out less successful competitors in each sub-area, leaving consumers with fewer choices long term.
While there are loud critics who wage public campaigns against companies they
short, many other
short - sellers had long kept positions secret for fear
of losing access to corporate management or retribution from rival Wall Street investors through a so - called
short squeeze.
Marc Chandler, Brown Brothers Harriman Global Head
of Currency Strategy, says the market has been
squeezed out
of a lot
of the
short yen positions.
The Yen is still on the move, after yesterday's
short squeeze in the USD / JPY, as the safe - haven currency regained some
of the recently lost ground against its peers.
I say
short squeeze because we just aren't seeing the kind
of upside volume that typically accompanies sustained rallies.
As the strength
of the earnings growth we forecast materializes, and these funds scramble to correct this mistake, only to find themselves competing in the market to do so, a de facto
short squeeze may occur, and we can only hope that the company has repurchased all the shares it can before that happens.
Loeb took the other side
of the bet, announcing publicly that he had bought 8.9 million shares, at a cost
of around $ 300 million, potentially putting Ackman in what's called a «
short squeeze.»
...
short sellers are on the verge
of getting
squeezed like a grape in a winepress... this could end up being one
of the finest vintages in a long, long time!
Aside from a
short squeeze in Molycorp (MCP: NYSE), there was no real reason the majority
of the sector here should have moved higher.
From a «consensual positioning» perspective which touches on this current «mean - reversion dynamic in the marketplace: say this big bond rally were to gather steam into a much more punishing
squeeze of the «all - time» UST
short base (largely due to the previously mentioned lack
of «tolerance» for beginning
of year performance pain).
This means that while the Conservative Opposition will understandably try to
squeeze some
short - term political gain from Mr. Trudeau's embarrassment, it and the media are unlikely to dig deeply into why this sort
of thing occurs.
Anticipating all
of these costs will help you avoid coming up
short or feeling that your finances are too
squeezed after purchasing the home.
That's certainly not to rule out the possibility that the recent advance could carry further and shift our measures
of market internals to a more favorable condition, and it's certainly not to rule out a further
short -
squeeze.
The last two weeks
of the month
of August is typically a slow one in North America with most people on holidays trying to
squeeze in the last days
of what is an exceedingly
short summer, especially north
of the 49th Parallel, where the sight
of a turned leaf in August can bring on depression.
The stability
of the
short interest over the past year indicates that
shorts aren't too sensitive to price swings, which means a
short squeeze isn't a significant risk.
By Jennifer Ablan (Reuters)- Jeffrey Gundlach, the chief executive officer
of DoubleLine Capital, said on Tuesday that the rally in U.S. stocks, which began on Monday, feels like a
short squeeze and characterized U.S. stocks as «dead money.»
It implies that
short sellers are being
squeezed out
of their
short positions, usually at a loss, and is generally triggered by a positive development that suggests the stock may be embarking on a turnaround.
The statement he's making is a simple one: Life is
short, so
squeeze every drop
of beauty out
of it.
In
short, those who cite this text for that reason are trying to
squeeze more out
of it than it actually says.
Fresh -
squeezed coconut milk has a very
short shelf life, and whatever is not used immediately will only last a couple
of days in the refrigerator.
I'm going to keep this one
short and sweet, because my man leaves to go out
of town tomorrow night so I want to
squeeze in every minute I can with him this weekend.
1 cup 2 % Greek yogurt, plain 1/2 cup cane sugar 1/2 cup fresh
squeezed blood orange juice (I was a little
short so I added more zest) 2 1/2 tablespoons melted coconut oil (or 2 tablespoons canola oil) 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or extract, but paste is preferable) zest
of 3 blood oranges (can reduce slightly if you use more juice) 1 vanilla bean, scraped 1 egg 1 egg white 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour 2/3 cup whole wheat white flour 1/3 cup wheat germ 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon cinnamon - sugar or turbinado for sprinkling on top (optional)
I felt the same exact pull as you: wanting to
squeeze the most out
of this
short little life
of mine.
If you're
short on time, just mix your cauli - rice with some chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, and a
squeeze of lemon and you've got a no - cook, gluten - free tabbouleh.
Take your piping bag and make
short, quick spots
of icing along the top,
squeezing the bag to start the dollop, and then stopping pressure and pulling your hands away quickly to create that defined peak.
Yes this is the beginning
of the end
of lè prof even the Akbs know its finally happening, we need a fighter someone like Diego simeone that guy can
squeeze every single energy out any player rarely sits down always giving instructions to his players on the touchline & moving up and down thats realy hilarious.we tired
of this bullsh*t 4th position yearly trophy, loaning any injured player (who da hell does dat), playing underperfmng individuals, playing a
short lb as a cb huh?
Even though the latter appears an impossible task, the chicken sellers will nonetheless by delighted with the progress the team has made under their
short leadership as Sam Allardyce continues to
squeeze results out
of a team with limited potential.
Your baby will spend a plenty
of time, so you must not want to listen the
squeezing and crying because
of the
short space.
During our
short hiatus we focused on family and work, took a week - long trip to Vegas, and (
of course)
squeezed in a few new afternoon tea places to share.
Our research, to be published in Westminster next Tuesday, shows how the cumulative impact
of the welfare reforms has been to push people into survival mode,
squeezing them to focus on
short - term, day - to - day getting by and preventing them from being able to make long - term positive changes to their lives.
After a
shorter - than - expected closed - door briefing, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie sent members
of his caucus home after telling them Gov. Andrew Cuomo was still unfairly trying to
squeeze New York City through the Medicaid program.
While hard - pressed localities will see no relief in the
short term from Tier 6, they will be affected by loss
of state services, downsizing and consolidation
of vital facilities, along with other aid reductions and a further erosion
of their middle class as workers get
squeezed or have their jobs eliminated.
To fully utilize the long - awaited James Webb Space Telescope, researchers will have to
squeeze a generation
of scientific studies into the multibillion - dollar observatory's
short lifetime
Short of a violent attack, which would probably harm the eggs anyway, there's not much the bourgeois male can do about it — if the dwarf
squeezes his way into the shell with the female.
We asked Cathy Trower, co-principal investigator
of Harvard University's Study
of New Scholars, editor
of the book Policies on Faculty Appointment: Standard Practice and Unusual Arrangements (2000, Anker Publishing), and author
of our four - part Women Without Tenure series, to
squeeze all
of the expert practical advice she could into a
short essay.
You probably won't be able to complete 50 consecutive reps with proper form and full range
of motion, but that's Ok — take as many
short breaks as you need but make sure you hit 50 reps with full range
of motion and a hard
squeezing contraction at the top, no matter what.
A
short set
of strength training can be
squeezed in between each round so you don't miss out on your muscle building: «Try squats for the first break, push - ups for the second and assisted chin - ups for the third and repeat after the fourth, fifth and sixth round,» says Hunt.
If your gym doesn't have any
of these, try hex dumbbell holds by grabbing two hex dumbbells at their ends and holding them for as long as you can, then take a
short rest and repeat, or practice plate pinching by putting together two Olympic plates with the smooth side out,
squeeze them together with your fingers and hold for as long as you can, then rest and repeat.
If your thighs insist on sliding apart in this pose, you might try one
of two
short - term solutions: bind your thighs together with a strap positioned around the mid-thighs; or
squeeze a 2 - to 3 - inch thick book between your thighs.
So many
of us are guilty
of squeezing in a quick gym session and cutting the warm - up
short or eliminating it altogether.