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Shorts better be cautious....     29-Sep-09 08:47 pm    
As a former short term shorter, I decided to go long for one VERY appealing reason:

Short Interest (Shares Short) 9,103,300
Days To Cover (Short Interest Ratio) 17.1
Short Percent of Float 9.69 %
Short Interest - Prior 9,007,600
Short % Increase / Decrease 1.06 %

Volume has been VERY low lately. If earnings surprise to the positive side, your BIGGEST enemy will be your own fellow shorts scrambling for the exit. 10% of the float and 17 days to cover - a little gas thrown on this small fire COULD cause a massive inferno/short SQUEEZE. I suggest you buy calls at the very minimum. I am not overly bullish at this level on the fundamentals, but I am very muh so based on the very large short positions and very light volume.

It doesnt take much to get shorts to cover once a quick rise occurs and short covering intensifies and feeds on itself.


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Shorts better be cautious....
tngood111 29-Sep-09 08:47 pm  
 
valid point
ashley3rd20... (1 Rating) 2-Oct-09 06:04 pm  
 
Glad ya agree, Ash. What needs to happen...
tngood111 (1 Rating) 3-Oct-09 02:07 pm  
 
before a week you mentioned that you wen...
softpro34 (1 Rating) 3-Oct-09 10:30 pm  
 
Hey softserve, If we see HBI in s...
ashley3rd20... Rate it 5-Oct-09 02:14 pm  
 
This is what I was tawking abo...
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