ONE-TWENTY TWO: Trading Financial Markets
Exploring the poetry in financial markets for students of money and economy since the year 2000.
At the time I provided my summary of the stellar earnings results from Jinko Solar (JKS), I noted that the post-earnings surge in the stock price of 17% was likely partly the result of short-covering. Only data through October 15 was available then, and it showed all-time highs in short interest. The data for October … Read more
Short interest in Cisco (CSCO) surged near 52-week highs at the end of August. At the time I noted this move, CSCO had bounced off its 52-week lows, and I suggested it would be a long if it could set a fresh high on the month. CSCO accomplished that move later in the day. I … Read more
For the two weeks ending August 31, short interest in Cisco (CSCO) surged 26% to 52.4 million shares (only 0.7% of float). This is close to the current 52-week high set on March 15. Over the past year, there were only two other periods that matched this recent surge in percentage terms: short interest increased … Read more