Activist Short Selling in W2

Activist Short Selling in W2
  • This week we have registered eight new major short research reports and flags, with targeted shares trading 17% lower on average.
  • The most influential was short of J Capital Research. The short-seller targeted yet another Chinese-based company which is allegedly faking its bitcoin business. 
  • We also highlight campaigns that have targeted stocks that recently featured a heavy run-up despite many red flags. 
  • Lastly, we talk about what ShadowFall is still short and what campaigns have had a tough week as the stock continued to go up. 

Bits and Pieces

On 'negative analysis': Co-founder of Lemonade had this to say on short research:

However, after some time and after a discussion with Fintwit, we have seen an error admission. 

Stating the expected: We have seen a record lasting short selling ban in South Korea. Thus, this article in Bloomberg does not come as a surprise:

South Korea’s prime minister says he's not a fan of short-selling as the country moves to remove a pandemic-issued ban on the trading practice

Another war story: Nate Anderson of Hindenburg Research recently shared a peculiar detail about due diligence they once did with Gabriel Grego of QCM. It involves an exotic dancer, flowers and a hunt for a signature:

Gabriel Grego, Police Investigator Among Short Sellers [In-Depth Profile] 


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Big Movers

One of this week’s biggest mover on the right side for the shorts was the new campaign of J Capital Research (JCap) who targeted Bit Digital Inc. (BTBT) an $896m bitcoin mining company. They mainly focused on the business due to allegations of ...

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