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Short sellers are increasing their bets on a stock market crash
Alexandra Semenova·Reporter
Thu, March 31, 2022, 12:31 PM
Will there be a stock market crash in 2022? Most of Wall Street doesn't think so, but short sellers are certainly betting on it.
Short interest in the S&P 500 grew by 11 basis points from 2.09% to 2.2% between the end of last year and mid-March, the latest data from S&P Global Market Intelligence reflected. Bets against stocks across every sector in the benchmark except for financials grew by meaningful amounts during the period as the index corrected from all-time highs earlier in the year.
Wagers against consumer discretionary stocks registered the biggest jump, up 74 basis points to 5.24% during the three month period. The rise in short positions came as consistently higher monthly inflation prints pressured demand for goods...
Short sellers are increasing their bets on a stock market crash
Alexandra Semenova·Reporter
Thu, March 31, 2022, 12:31 PM
Will there be a stock market crash in 2022? Most of Wall Street doesn't think so, but short sellers are certainly betting on it.
Short interest in the S&P 500 grew by 11 basis points from 2.09% to 2.2% between the end of last year and mid-March, the latest data from S&P Global Market Intelligence reflected. Bets against stocks across every sector in the benchmark except for financials grew by meaningful amounts during the period as the index corrected from all-time highs earlier in the year.
Wagers against consumer discretionary stocks registered the biggest jump, up 74 basis points to 5.24% during the three month period. The rise in short positions came as consistently higher monthly inflation prints pressured demand for goods...
