Activist Shorts

Activist Short Selling in H1 2026

2026-07-03

H1-2026 was a strong and a busy half for short-sellers: 91 new major public short and critical campaigns, up from 72 in H1-2025.On average, shares fell 11.7% following publication of a report.As usual, activists did not shy away from taking on popular retail hype stocks, and scored several big wins …