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Five short reports, six tickers, and Hindenburg's cold case
October 4, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, October 4, 2026 Four investigators published five reports this week, covering six tickers across five sectors, and one of them is a...
September Monthly Activist Short Selling Report
October 1, 2026
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Four investigators, four targets, and the average that misled
September 27, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, September 27, 2026 Four investigators published this week, and the headline average is misleading. The names they targeted rose 7.0%...
Six investigators, five targets: activist short selling is back
September 20, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, September 20, 2026 After nine quiet weeks that averaged three reports apiece, activist short selling got back to its normal pace. Six...
Paid before the public: Cedar Grove on Jersey Mike's, Fugazi on Swvl
September 13, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, September 13, 2026 Two new investigations landed in a week when every index fell. The Dow lost 1.5%, the S&P 500 0.8% and the Nasdaq...
Three shorts, three sectors, one question: where is the cash?
September 6, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, September 6, 2026 Three investigations landed this week against a market that barely moved. The Dow slipped 0.2%, the S&P 500 and the...
The August 2026 Activist Short Selling Report Is Live
September 2, 2026
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Four short reports, a market that barely moved, and BMF is back
August 30, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, August 30, 2026 Four investigations this week, in four sectors with little in common: a microcap event producer, a closed end fund, a...
Four short reports this week, four things the companies didn't say
August 23, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, August 23, 2026 Five investigations this week, four against listed equities and one against a bond. It was a down week for the market...
Three reports this week: a drone roll-up, a copper mine, a device maker
August 16, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, August 16, 2026 Three reports this week, and only one really moved the tape. White Diamond Research spent Monday laying out a...
Four short reports, and the loudest target doubled the same day
August 9, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, August 9, 2026 Four reports, and the loudest made its noise in the wrong direction. Fugazi Research published on T3 Defense on Monday...
July 2026 Monthly Activist Short Selling Report
August 4, 2026
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Short sellers brought receipts. The market shrugged and bought.
August 2, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, August 2, 2026 Some weeks the market listens, and some weeks it does not. Two reports landed on Wednesday, both aimed at miners, and...
Shorts are back: Lyft, Rackspace & Owlet all targeted this week
July 26, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, July 26, 2026 If you needed a sign that short selling is having a moment, this was the week for it. CNN ran a feature on how shorts...
Weekly Wrap Up: A Fraud-Tainted Rebrand and a Rare Grizzly Sit-Down
July 19, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, July 19, 2026 Quiet week on the report front, with just one new short campaign to walk through, but it is a worthwhile one. White...
Bloom Energy Targeted Twice in Two Days as Sadot Collapses 54%
July 12, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, July 12, 2026 Consolidation arrived in activist short selling this week, and so did a pile of new reports. Hunterbrook Media's...
Five New Short Reports and a Big Week for the AI Bears
July 5, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, July 5, 2026 The trading week ended a day early with markets closed Friday for the July 4th holiday, but short sellers packed plenty...
Viceroy Takes the Crown: June's Short Selling Report Is Live
July 2, 2026
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Short Sellers Went 4-for-4 This Week
June 28, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, June 28, 2026 Short sellers spent the week testing how far conviction travels when the target is a household name. The loudest story...
A heavy week for activist shorts: four new reports land
June 21, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up: Sunday, June 21, 2026 Short selling rarely stays quiet for long, and this week the loudest story was happening in a courtroom rather than on...
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