August short-interest surges across ETFs and microcap stocks
A wave of August short-interest reports shows dramatic swings—sharp declines in short bets on several niche and crypto-linked ETFs alongside explosive spikes in short interest for small- and micro-cap stocks and inverse funds—highlighting shifting investor positioning heading in…
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Several niche ETFs, including Alpha Architect Tail Risk (CAOS) and Alpha Architect Aggregate Bond (BOXA), see short interest plunge 90-99% in August as days-to-cover shrink sharply.
733 sources on this →Multiple small- and micro-cap stocks, including NWS Holdings, SHF Holdings and Tsingtao Brewery, post extreme August short-interest spikes ranging from thousands to over a million percent.
785 sources on this →August short interest also swings sharply across municipal bond ETFs, with Fidelity's FMUN and SPDR's MYMH surging while WisdomTree's USIN and WTMY see notable declines.
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