Hedge funds are increasing their short bets against software stocks, contributing to the brutal sell-off in the space so far ...

A big uplift in short positions on stocks has driven hedge fund gross leverage — borrowing cash to boost returns — to a record high, according to data by Goldman Sachs. A dramatic upsurge in short ...

Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame expects stock-market crashes to become more severe and last longer thanks to a cocktail ...

Shorting a stock can sound confusing at first, but it’s something you hear about all the time in the news. Many people wonder how it works and why anyone would try it. The idea of making money when a ...

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) remains a potential short-trade candidate, but shorting exposes investors to theoretically unlimited losses if share prices rise sharply. Short sellers of dividend-paying ...

Short-selling can deliver spectacular returns when overvalued companies collapse, but it can also create devastating losses when markets move against bearish bets. The asymmetric risk profile makes ...

Monday - Friday, 6:00 - 7:00 PM ET CNBC's Jim Cramer advised against shorting the stock of Kohl's, comparing the scenario to GameStop's short squeeze four years ago. Kohl's balance sheet isn't bad ...

Taking to the social media platform X on Tuesday, Black shared an insight into why investors invoke short positions against a company’s stock. “Shorting stocks is no picnic,” he said. Black added that ...

A synthetic short strategy allows investors to simulate risk/reward Savvy traders know that selling a stock short isn't without its downsides. Namely, you have to borrow shares from a broker. However, ...