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10 Most And Least Shorted Industries And What To Expect

ByContextuall
Published 08/30/2012, 03:16 AM
Here is a list of the most and least shorted industries. To create these rankings, Contextuall aggregated days to cover ratio data for more than 4200 stocks. (Note: Days to Cover = Total Shares Short/Avg Daily Trading Volume)

All of the industries mentioned below contain companies with very high or very low short interest, based on the days to cover ratio.

For each entry we’ll calculate the average ratio value for all the companies in the industry.

This post contains the ten most shorted and ten least shorted industries.

Short Sellers Expect Losses: Highest Short Floats (i.e. Short Sellers Expect Losses For These Industries)

Radio Broadcasting: Avg Short Ratio = 19.31 days (8 companies)
Newspaper Publishers: Avg Short Ratio = 18.9 days (9 companies)
Diagnostic Substances: Avg Short Ratio = 16.48 days (12 companies)
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining: Avg Short Ratio = 15.06 days (7 companies)
Farm Products: Avg Short Ratio = 14.07 days (13 companies)
Regional Banks in Southwest: Avg Short Ratio = 13.27 days (21 companies)
Northeast Regional Banks: Avg Short Ratio = 12.96 days (66 companies)
Regional Banks in Southeast: Avg Short Ratio = 12.63 days (27 companies)
Diversified Entertainment: Avg Short Ratio = 12.45 days (14 companies)
Wireless Communications: Avg Short Ratio = 12.43 days (35 companies)

Very Little Short Selling: Lowest Short Floats by Industry (Days to Cover Ratio)

Health Care Plans: Avg Short Ratio = 2.59 days (15 companies)
Foreign Telecom Services: Avg Short Ratio = 2.79 days (16 companies)
Major Integrated Oil and Gas: Avg Short Ratio = 2.84 days (18 companies)
Major Airlines: Avg Short Ratio = 2.95 days (6 companies)
Silver: Avg Short Ratio = 3.26 days (10 companies)
Conglomerates: Avg Short Ratio = 3.38 days (17 companies)
Oil and Gas Pipelines: Avg Short Ratio = 3.49 days (38 companies)
Residential REITs: Avg Short Ratio = 3.52 days (26 companies)
Hospitals: Avg Short Ratio = 3.77 days (11 companies)
Multimedia and Graphics Software: Avg Short Ratio = 3.94 days (17 companies)

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