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Short Sellers Just Lost $5B on the Wrong Pharma Bet: Cancer Vaccine Sends Stock Soaring 177%

Moderna's shares surged 177% after positive cancer vaccine trial results, causing $5 billion losses for short sellers. This marks a potential shift beyond its COVID-19 vaccine business.

International Business Times UK · Aug 20

Short Sellers Are Losing Big on Palantir — Here's the Data

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) has become the single biggest pain point for short sellers in a market rally that is squeezing bears across the board, according to new data from S3 Partners.

Benzinga · Aug 19

Elon Musk Said Tesla Short Sellers Would Be ‘Obliterated’ Even Bill Gates — Yet They’ve Made $9 Billion This Year Shorting the Stock

Tesla short sellers have made roughly $9 billion in paper gains in 2026, two years after Elon Musk warned they’d be “obliterated” once autonomy and Optimus hit key milestones.

Barchart · Aug 15

SpaceX Stock Now Has $26 Billion in Short Bets — 35% of its Entire Float

Short sellers are nursing steep losses in 2026, down more than $200 billion collectively, yet many keep piling into one trade: betting against AI leaders, according to data from S3 Partners.

Benzinga · Jul 29

SpaceX Short Sellers Book Billions as Elon Musk Tells Them Their 'Survival Probability' Is 'Very Low'

SpaceX shares fell below their IPO price as short sellers amassed about $4bn in paper profits and Elon Musk warned bears.

International Business Times UK · Jul 19

Cracker Barrel Tumbles 12.5% In 5 Days As Heavy Shorting Spikes Volatility: Analysts Says Long-To-Short Ratio Halved Before Sell-Off

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) has seen its stock plummet 12.5% over the last five days, including a sharp 7.15% drop on Thursday, as the company grapples with fierce public backlash over its recent rebranding.

Benzinga · Aug 22, 2025

S3 Partners Warns That Tesla Stock Is ‘Overbought.’ What Could Come Next for TSLA Stock.

An analyst at the firm says a pullback in Tesla shares could be ahead.

Barchart · May 19, 2025

Wall Street is now betting against restaurant stocks because of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and high interest rates

Short positions on companies such as McDonald’s and Starbucks have increased in the last month, and weight loss drugs are part of the reason why.

Fortune · Oct 10, 2023

Apple Overtakes Tesla As The Most Shorted Stock: Here's Why It Matters — And Why It Doesn't

The largest publicly traded company in the world is now the most shorted stock by dollars, according to a new report. This doesn’t mean that Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) will see a short squeeze anytime soon. Here’s a look at why it matters — and why it doesn’t.

Benzinga · Sep 16, 2022

Betting Against Bitcoin And Michael Saylor: Could MicroStrategy See A Short Squeeze?

A new report shows high short interest in software company MicroStrategy Inc (NASDAQ: MSTR), which is run by Michael Saylor and is among the largest holders of Bitcoin (CRYPTO:

Benzinga · Aug 2, 2022