Massive Increase in Stock Short Positions Began Before Pandemic
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March 11th of 2020 is when the World Health Organization (WHO) first declared the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet months prior, short sellers would begin to take larger and larger short positions on stocks—effectively, a bet against the performance of a stock—prior to nationwide shutdowns and the large economic changes that incurred.
Massive Increase in Stock Short Positions Began Before Pandemic
Massive Increase in Stock Short Positions…
Massive Increase in Stock Short Positions Began Before Pandemic
March 11th of 2020 is when the World Health Organization (WHO) first declared the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet months prior, short sellers would begin to take larger and larger short positions on stocks—effectively, a bet against the performance of a stock—prior to nationwide shutdowns and the large economic changes that incurred.