In the most recent annual report for his firm, Pershing Square founder and CEO Bill Ackman writes that he is stepping back from high-profile short campaigns that have overshadowed “his…
Tag: Short Selling
Short-ARKK ETF Soars While ARKK Falls
Since its launch last August, the Tuttle Capital Short Innovation ETF (SARK) from Tuttle Capital Management has soared by offering inverted performance of the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), taking in…
“Anti-ARKK” ETF Gathers $200+ Million in Fresh AUM
The Tuttle Capital Short Innovation (SARK) was created less than 3 months ago, but in that time it’s amassed an impressive $234 million, according to data from Bloomberg detailed in…
Think Twice Before You Short Sell
With the market soaring, it’s easy to forget that what goes up must come down, and the market often has a nasty way of reminding investors of this, says an…
GameStop: What Happened, How it Happened, and Lessons We Can Learn From It (Ep. 72)
The rapid rise and fall of GameStop earlier this year was unlike anything many of us have seen in our investing careers. The stock’s price went from the single digits…
Stock Market’s Rebound Leaves Bears Going Extinct
The short positions of hedge funds have dropped to a 16-year low, reflecting the lowest resistance to rising share prices in 16 years. This according to a recent article in…
Short Seller is Betting on Market Crash
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Horseman Capital’s Russell Clark discussed his long career of being a contrarian and how, “with resolve virtually unheard of in the industry, he’s been…
Short-Sellers' Plight in a Bull Market
A recent article in Institutional Investor discusses the plight of short-sellers in the now nine-year bull market which, the article says, “is punishing these defiant minority investors to the point…
Dalio's $22 Billion Bet Against Europe
Billionaire fund manager and Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio is “leading his firm down a path few other funds care to tread,” that involves selling off European holdings to the tune…
Hulbert: Study Shows Rise in Short-Selling a Bearish Sign
A study recently published in the Journal of Financial Economics found that short sellers “on balance are right more than they’re wrong” writes Mark Hulbert for MarketWatch, arguing “it’s worrisome…