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  • Short Interest at Record Levels
    Re CALM: I also have read about it (see Marketwatch listed articles), including one guy saying it will be "the mother of all short squeezes." Certainly seems like it should -- but it's been dropping, and fast -- WHY?! Help! Need to understand.
    Gaucho: What is the average short price now? % short? And time to cover? Surely not still $8, and I'm afraid they will cover before it has to go it.

    Disclosure: Long on CALM. Don't want to lose money on it. Am off to check on shortsqueeze.com, but first:

    Trading Goddess: Nope; sorry! 1) Can't afford that for shoes. 2) Don't like them. (Why? Because I said so! So there!)
    Apr 17 23:09 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
  • Short Interest at Record Levels
    Tom (TM) -- thanks for the NYSE short list. I find it useful to see these lists, esp if something I own or want to own is on them -- helps to decide, and also to be more alert to the danger of their falling after a short squeeze. (I try to keep a note to myself of those things I have that are in a short squeeze.)

    However, I think that Howard's question points to far more useful information -- how long it would take to cover the squeeze. This is something that Altucher et al. include in their short squeeze lists, so there must be some way to find it out w/o too much trouble.

    Can anyone tell me how? I can really use such info.

    --Thanks.
    Mar 30 02:13 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article
  • Best and Worst Dow, S&P 500 Performers YTD
    Re: WMT (what else?).

    Like many others -- increasing numbers of others -- I won't shop there. Pepe, Mom & Pop do pay them substantially more -- they are required to by law. I will not go into detail here about unallowed bathroom breaks, required signing-in late (i.e., after working for some time) and signing out early, and on and on. You can check it out.

    So why, when folks generally believe prices are lower, are they doing so poorly? In part, I suspect, because increasing public awareness of their bad and illegal behavior is shifting public opinion. (I agree with Lawrence: This is one reason why we should not try to eliminate non-pure-financial opinions from this excellent website. As for free speech: it's one of the few American principles agreed upon by both political extremes.)

    It is generally considered important for companies to maintain good public relations by behaving well. Nefarious behavior can only be hidden for so long. And then of course there are those darn pesky lawsuits when the truth comes out -- along with far greater publicity, because lawsuits make great headlines.

    I can't resist a suggestion: to save some real money on purchases, shop Craigslist! (If they ever go public, I'll be in line for shares.)
    Mar 23 06:13 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment |View article

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