This week we have registered six new major short campaigns. Four of six stocks are now down since the initial reports. The biggest mover was by Viceroy who targeted yet another German company …
Read More2021-12-17This week we have registered one new major campaign. Grizzly came out with a classic 'China Hustle 2.0' allegations against a solar company which, according to the activist, apparently faked some of …
Read More2021-12-04Introductory note: One of the most interesting developments in 2021 was a surge in focus on short selling, which was often accompanied by many misconceptions about this market practice. In this guest …
Read More2021-11-27This week we have registered one new major activist short campaign. Blue Orca took a shot at a lithium-focused company which is up over 250% this year. As per Blue Orca, apparently, the management …
Read More2021-11-20This week we have not registered any new major short campaigns but did see plenty of updates. Activist short-sellers were busy updating their thesis as the earnings season is well underway. Culper …
Read More2021-11-14The trend of pushing companies onto the public market via a SPAC transaction does not seem to be dying out. There was a brief pause earlier this year in terms …
Read More2021-11-07This week we have registered two new major activist shorts campaigns. They both targeted the same company. Both featured seemingly hard-hitting allegations of highly questionable behaviour alongside dubious product claims. Despite this, …
Read More2021-11-05The relationship of the newly minted retailer traders and short-sellers was rocky from the beginning. It began with GME and AMC and continued with the retail traders focusing on short-squeezes. …
Read More2021-11-03This week we have registered five new major activist shorts campaigns and a number of smaller developments. We saw J Capital enter the Australian market again by focusing on Vulcan Energy Resources. …
Read More2021-10-30The third quarter of 2021 saw fewer short campaigns. We have seen 'only' 24 new activist shorts campaigns as opposed to the YTD average of 34 per quarter. However, the activists overall kept …
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