Long And Short Of Short Interest

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Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the June 1-15 period in nine S&P 500 sectors. XLB (SPDR materials ETF) Monday, XLB (57.83) bounced off the daily lower Bollinger band.  The daily chart is oversold.  … Continued

Long And Short Of Short Interest

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Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the May 1-15 period in nine S&P 500 sectors. XLB (SPDR materials ETF) Two weeks ago, XLB (59.33) broke out from a late-January falling trend line, but building … Continued

Long And Short Of Short Interest

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Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the April 16-30 period in nine S&P 500 sectors. XLB (SPDR materials ETF) Since peaking at 64.17 on January 26, XLB (58.49) has persistently made lower highs.  A … Continued

Long And Short Of Short Interest

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Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the March 16-29 period in nine S&P 500 sectors. XLB (SPDR materials ETF) After remaining under the 200-day moving average since March 22, XLB (57.99) retook the average … Continued

Long And Short Of Short Interest

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Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the March 1-15 period in nine S&P 500 sectors. XLB (SPDR materials ETF) During last week’s selling, XLB (57.17) not only lost the 200-day moving average but also … Continued

Amidst Range-Bound WTI Crude, Lesson From Hypothetical XLE Trade

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda!  What could have been $9.93 in profit in a hypothetical XLE trade is now only worth $1.83.  Culprit?  Trying to play it too cute plus greed. Since peaking on January 25 at $66.66/barrel, spot West Texas Intermediate … Continued