23 stocks hedge funds are shorting like crazy

[Banjo]

traders at the big hedge funds have their targets on stocks they believe will tumble.

http://www.businessinsider.com/hedg...s-via-goldman-sachs-2015-5?op=1#ixzz3b9ypnrJa

 

[samuel11]

It’s weird, I did not see SHAK or CMG in that list. I thought @marketsurfer was a “hedge fund expert”.

It’s about time hedgies buy the price drivers!

 

[ALEXGOLD]

Thank you for this interesting post. I will predict all of them for one month ahead in two-three days time.
Let's see if shorting the stocks is reasonable.

But, probably, they don't really care what to short.

 

[i960]

Here's the only thing you need to know about that article:

Source: Goldman Sachs

 

[NoVoodooHere]

^ What he said.

Also, since this is a list sorted by highest value of short position outstanding,
1) Title is deceptive & potentially nothing to do w/ Hedge fund outright positioning
2) Issues tend to be some of the larger CAP stocks; which you would typically use, to some extent, as more of a general directional MARKET/SECTOR/THEME position &/or MARKET/SECTOR/THEME hedge position
2) Because of (2) no expectation that these stocks are particularly disliked by one group of participants

In conclusion, article is total cr@p, but thx for posting, always interesting.