Short Selling

Short selling, or shorting a stock, occurs when an investor borrows a security with the expectation that the value decreases. Should the value decrease, the investor then purchases the stock at a lower price. The difference in prices is the profit margin. While shorting may be risky, it also provides huge returns.

Short ETFs: The Right Solution for You?

By David Fabian, FMD Capital Management
Short ETFs are a great way to add some protection against a sliding market, but only if you use these inverse funds properly.

3 Short Squeeze Candidates for July

By Johnson Research Group
A new wave of cash flow into stocks from the flagging bond market is pressuring short sellers -- especially for these three names.

5 Stocks Loved By Shorts and Analysts Alike

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
These five companies have a potentially explosive combination of high short interest and love from the analyst communities. We discuss their squeeze potential.

21 Ways to Aggressively Short This Market

By Jeff Reeves
Think we're staring straight into the tonsils of the market bear? Put your money where the grizzly's mouth is with these leveraged inverse ETFs.

4 Funds to Harness the Awakening Bear

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Investors shaken up amid stocks' recent rough patch should consider a small allocation into one of these short-strategy mutual funds and ETFs.

Jos. A Bank: The Shorts Suit Up

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Jos. A Bank, which already lowered its estimates, will report its earnings numbers officially on Thursday. A few simple words of advice: Stay away.

3 Stocks That’ll Make the Shorts Suffer

By Johnson Research Group
While short interest as a whole is on the decline, these three particular stocks remain huge short targets -- and we believe they're headed toward a squeeze.

2 Technically Disintegrating Stocks to Avoid or Short

By Johnson Research Group
These two well-known stocks have struggled to maintain technical integrity lately -- an indication that they'll suffer dramatically when the market corrects.

The Shorts Are Doubling Down on These 3 Stocks … And They’re Wrong

By Johnson Research Group
These three companies all have seen a significant increase in their short interest ratios, improving their chances for a big squeeze.

3 Stocks That Could Still See a Short Squeeze

By Johnson Research Group
All in all, the bears are joining the bulls and short interest is waning fast. Still, these three stocks could soar from a short squeeze soon.

It Feels Like It’s Time to Short Chipotle, But …

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
The popular restaurant chain is outrageously overvalued, but shorting is dangerous. Investors are safer playing options on CMG instead.

Grab These Short Squeeze Opportunities Before It’s Too Late

By Johnson Research Group
The bears have gotten increasingly aggressive in ALL, INTU and SYK, making them even more attractive as short squeeze candidates.

This Fading Retailer Is Ripe for a Short

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Retail is a fickle business to play in and Guess could be the next victim of ever-changing consumers tastes, on top of economic weakness.

3 Bearish Plays to Make in Transportation

By Johnson Research Group
While we love the performance of the transports, they're flying high on technicians’ radar screens for profit-taking potential.

Gold’s Not Quite Ready to Short Yet, But …

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
As long as the dollar stays strong -- and it should -- gold's longer-term prospects look bleak. But those wanting to short the metal shouldn't do so blindly.

3 Stocks That Could Get Squeezed Higher

By Johnson Research Group
The S&P 500 saw its first uptick in short interest in some time, opening up a nice field of short squeeze candidates.

3 Short Squeeze Candidates for March

By Johnson Research Group
These three stocks have attracted a sizable number of bulls, but strong technicals and fundamentals could scare them out and start the rallies.

Herbalife: A $4 Billion, Ego-Soaked Cockfight

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Joe Blow investors that try to play alongside Ackman or Icahn as they scrap over Herbalife will probably get their eyes pecked out.

USPS: Government-Run Businesses Can’t Compete

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
And that creates profitable openings for smart investors. Here's how to profit from the government's innate inability to make money.
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