🦉 3 Stocks with Fast Upside Potential Due to High Short Interest
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Whenever stocks reach a higher than usual short interest, investors could benefit from keeping a close eye on the future prospects for those stocks. Typically, there is a good reason for short sellers to take on a bearish view of businesses. However, like bullish sentiment, bearish sentiment can get out of hand. A saga like GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) could happen if short interest becomes too high. GameStop’s short interest reached $7 billion in 2021, so a single tweet from “RoaringKitty” was enough to send the stock to its all-time high. While these stocks aren’t as heavily shorted as GameStop once was, short interest is still high enough to potentially send them higher soon. Recently, the high short interest in SoFi Technologies Inc. .
Equity traders continue to exercise caution, with the S&P 500 near an all-time high. The index traded within a tight range near break-even for the 16th day as markets waited for the next FOMC statement, due next week. The market still hopes that rates will be cut soon, but the FOMC may not comply. The data shows inflation is cooling very slowly, leaving the FOMC in a tight spot; high interest rates impact economic activity. However, letting off the pressure too soon could accelerate inflation and put rate hikes back on the table.
The bottom line is earnings. The S&P 500 is expected to grow earnings this year and next, enough to keep the market advancing regardless of interest rates. The risk is that high rates will cause a substantial economic slowdown and cut deeply into the S&P 500's earnings power, leading the analysts to cut targets and the market into correction.
Whenever stocks reach a higher than usual short interest, investors could benefit from keeping a close eye on the future prospects for those stocks. Typically, there is a good reason for short sellers to take on a bearish view of businesses. However, like bullish sentiment, bearish sentiment can get out of hand. A saga like GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) could happen if short interest becomes too high. GameStop’s short interest reached $7 billion in 2021, so a single tweet from “RoaringKitty” was enough to send the stock to its all-time high. While these stocks aren’t as heavily shorted as GameStop once was, short interest is still high enough to potentially send them higher soon. Recently, the high short interest in SoFi Technologies Inc.
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Mexico's treasury secretary pledged Tuesday to bring down the federal budget deficits in coming years, after the country suffered a partial meltdown in the currency and stock markets.Finance Minister Rogelio RamÃrez said the federal deficit will be cut from this year's level of almost 6% of gross domestic product, to around 3% in coming years.The statement was an effort to calm markets after the Mexican peso dropped more than 4% on Monday against the U.S. dollar, and the Mexican stock exchange slid 6%. The peso dropped almost another 1% on Tuesday to close around 17.86 to $1. The stock market appeared to be recovering about half of Monday's losses in early trading on Tuesday.But analysts said it would be difficult to achieve such a quick reduction.
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