Hedge funds have significantly increased short positions on US equities, with data showing the largest notional short selling on record across single stocks, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Goldman Sachs prime brokerage figures going back to 2016.
Short sales outweighed long purchases by roughly two-to-one last week, as hedge funds continued to reduce exposure to US equities for a fourth consecutive week. Net selling was the heaviest since the escalation of US-China trade tensions duri...
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