Activist Shorts

Activist short Selling in 2023

2023-12-29

Another year in the activist short-selling community is now in the books, and what a year it has been. The market environment is unchanged. The golden era of fraud seems to continue unabated. In 2023, we saw 129 new major short calls, up from 113 calls in 2022 and down from 135 …

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Activist Shorts

2023: Year of Newcomer Activist Shorts

2023-12-29

2023 was a busy year for short activists. We saw plenty of household names release their take on over 120 stocks. However, we also noted many newcomers who were previously rather unknown to the public. This post focuses on their activity and track record. We counted 11 newcomers this year, releasing research …

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Activist Shorts

2023: Hindenburg's Year

2023-12-29

We want to highlight Hindenburg Research’s activity this year outside our usual annual activist short-selling review. This is due to the prominence of the activist well outside the usual borders of the short-selling world. While many seasoned short-sellers continued to publish new campaigns, we believe Hindenburg did take a special …

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Retail Flows

Most Popular Retail Stocks 2023

2023-12-21

At the beginning of 2023, some might have thought that the retail hype was going to slow down as GameStop Corp. (GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. both showcased wild and volatile rides, but mainly headed lower. However, as per our analytics, the retail crowd remained resilient and tried to find …

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