Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

I rarely recommend shorting a stock, here or elsewhere, for a few reasons. First, short selling doesn’t fit my personality. I like to think of myself as a positive person, and many years ago, I vowed ...

Borrowing costs eat into trading profits. These stocks are less expensive to short. Certain stocks are good bets to lag the market in the coming months, according to a new study, regardless of what ...

Rising short interest in a stock can suggest that investors are betting against the future stock price of that company. One restaurant stock has seen a surge in the number of shares short in 2026, ...

The tech sector rally could put short sellers in a tough position The last thing investors are thinking about right now -- as Wall Street wrestles with surging oil prices -- is a short squeeze. But ...

Deutsche Bank says car-rental company's recent stock surge isn't justified by fundamentals, but there are 'technical' reasons it could continue Avis's stock could still rally a lot more because of a ...

Biotech and software are the two most heavily-shorted sectors, it seems The last thing investors are thinking about right now -- as Wall Street wrestles with surging oil prices -- is a short squeeze.