2021 Nov Blogs

Short Selling and Regulation in Different Jurisdictions

Introductory 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 …

Activist Short Selling in W46

This 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 …

Activist Shorts Weekly W45

This 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 …

SPAC (short) is back?

The 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 …

Activist Short Selling in W44

This 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, …

When meme-traders and short-sellers collide

The 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. …