Short interest in US stocks is at a two-decade low, according to Bloomberg. Goldman Sachs reports that short interest in a typical member of the S&P 500 is at its lowest levels in more than two decades. Assets in funds with a short bias have decreased to $4.6 billion from $7.8 billion in 2008. Short interest in ETFs such as SPY and QQQ has also dropped to an all-time low, triggering a market alert at JPMorgan. Additionally, money market funds have decreased by $22 billion this week. Since 2023, short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding has fallen by over 50%, and the volatility index (VIX) is down 40% since January 2023. Short interest on the S&P 500, SPY, and Nasdaq 100 ETFs is now at a 6 year low.
Short interest on the S&P 500, $SPY, and Nasdaq 100, $QQQ, ETFs is now at a 6 year low. Since 2023, short interest as a % of shares outstanding has fallen by over 50%. Meanwhile, the volatility index, $VIX, is down 40% since January 2023. Even during the fastest interest rate… https://t.co/Wooq7opPhY
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Short interest in a typical member of the S&P 500 is hovering around the lowest levels in more than two decades, according to Goldman Sachs, $GS. Assets in funds with a short bias have slumped to $4.6 billion from $7.8 billion in 2008, per Bloomberg.
US stocks' short interest is hovering near a two-decade low, per Bloomberg: https://t.co/bXsiJ8p9Z1