Retail Flows, Activist Shorts

Activist Short Selling in W48

2020-11-30

In W48 we have registered two new major short calls and another negative flag by Citron. However, perhaps the most notable movement was seen in a medical device company which is now targeted by Gabriel Grego and Marc Cohodes.  We also note the appointment of CFO at a company which had 4 different people …

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Retail Flows

Retail Popularity November 25

2020-11-25

Today in premarket on November 25 we are seeing the following stocks with high retail interest estimations:  Positive Retail Sentiment Today's notable positive retail sentiment stocks in the list include Nikola (NKLA), Nio (NIO), Yunji (YJ) and XPENG (XPEV). First, we note NKLA's share price rally yesterday. Some people might think this …

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Activist Shorts

Activist Short Selling in W47

2020-11-23

This week we have registered three new major activist shorts campaigns and one major negative flag by Citron. We also tracked a number of substantial follow-ups and communications related to on-going short campaigns.   Muddy’s Chinese short target caught the most interest from the community due to explosive allegations and the …

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Retail Flows

Retail Flows November 20

2020-11-20

Today in premarket on November 20 we are seeing the following stocks with estimated high retail interest:  Positive Retail Sentiment Today's notable positive retail sentiment stocks on our top retail popularity list include Nano Dimensions (NNDM), Ayro Inc. (AYRO), Workday (WDAY) and Blink Charging Co. (BLNK). Today's list is no exception …

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Retail Flows

Retail Flows November 17

2020-11-17

Today in premarket on November 17 we are seeing the following stocks with estimated high retail interest:  Positive Retail Sentiment Today's notable positive retail sentiment stocks in the list include CVS Health (CVS), FuelCell (FCEL), Costco (COST), McKesson (MCK), and Wal-Mart (WMT). Finally there is also esla (TSLA) but only in terms of …

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European Shorts, Retail Flows, Activist Shorts

Activist Short Selling in W46

2020-11-16

This week we have registered four new major short campaigns and one brief, yet interesting negative flag by Citron Research. All four campaigns carried strong allegations which could result in significant downside opportunities. So far Muddy is the winner as it pulled down a recent SPAC transaction by more than 20%.  …

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Retail Flows

Citron, Nio and Retail Investors

2020-11-14

On Friday the 13th, Citron Research, a well known short-seller, released a brief short call on the $60 billion Chinese EV company Nio Inc (NIO). According to our analyses, this stock has recently been a big favorite of retail investors and has regularly occupied the top spots on our retail popularity list. In …

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Activist Shorts

Going Long 'Short Tells'

2020-11-14

Who would have thought that short-sellers might have one day a dedicated TV station where they are not going to be bashed by the sell-side, twitteratis, CEOs, bagholders or CNBC. Well, this day came with the launch of aptly named zer0es.tv which is run by Carson Block of Muddy Waters.  One …

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Retail Flows, Activist Shorts

Activist Short Selling in W45

2020-11-09

In W45, we have not registered any new major activist short selling campaigns but have seen several material developments to previous targets.    We highlight the back-and-forth between Blue Orca and its Australian target. The company seemingly partly admitted to one of the allegations. The stock however rebounded and is down …

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Retail Flows

US Elections - Retail Popularity Trends

2020-11-07

Following the US elections, we have observed three new trends among retail investors: Positive: Chinese US-listed stocks, most notably EV related stocks (NIO, XPEV, KXIN, LI); Positive: Cannabis stocks (ACB, CGC, TLRY and APHA); Negative: Most of FANGMAN-stocks (FB, AAPL, MSFT and AMZN). Two above-mentioned positive trends in retail sentiment were apparent as …

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Retail Flows

Retail Flows November 6

2020-11-06

Today in premarket on November 6 we are seeing the following stocks with unusual positive retail interest estimates;  Elections Retail Popularity Trends  Following the U.S. elections, we are seeing three new popularity trends among retail investors: Positive: Cannabis stocks (ACB, CGC, TLRY and APHA); Positive: Chinese US-listed stocks, most notably EV related …

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