9 Semiconductors With Bullish Short Trends

By Kapitall:Interested to know what the market thinks about a certain stock? One of the most telling indicators is shares shorted. Since shorting indicates a bearish outlook, stocks with higher short selling are being given a more bearish outlook by traders.

By Kapitall:Do you like to trade with a stock's momentum trends? For ideas on how to start your own momentum stock search, we ran a screen. We began by screening the small-cap sector for stocks with strong recent momentum, trading within 5% of their 52-week highs. We then screened these names for those with bullish trends from short sellers, with significant decreases in shares shorted month-over-month, indicating that short sellers are less bearish on these names.

By Kapitall:Changes in shares shorted can be a helpful indicator for the sentiment surrounding a stock. When a stock sees fewer shares shorted over time, it is an indication that short sellers are less bearish on the company. We ran a screen on stocks trading under $5 for those seeing significant decreases in shares shorted month-over-month. ‪Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in analyst ratings over the last two years for the top six stocks mentioned below.

Kapitall submits:Short selling is a helpful indicator for the market’s sentiment surrounding a stock. When shorting increases, investors are generally more bearish about the stock, and when it decreases, investors are generally more bullish. We ran a screen on large-cap stocks rallying above their 20-day, 50-day, and 200-day moving averages. From this universe, we searched for those that have seen significant decreases in shares shorted month-over-month.

Kapitall submits:Short selling is a helpful indicator for the sentiment surrounding a stock. When shorting increases, investors are generally more bearish about the stock, and when it decreases, investors are generally more bullish.

By Kapitall:Do you like to follow the market's outlook on a stock? One of the most telling indicators is trends in the stock's number of shares shorted. We ran a screen on stocks that appear highly undervalued, with PEG below 1 and P/FCF below 15. We then screened for those with bullish sentiment from short sellers, with stocks seeing significant decreases in shares shorted month-over-month.

By Kapitall:Shares shorted are a clear indicator of short-sellers’ sentiment on a stock. Because short-selling is a bearish position, increases in shares shorted is a bearish change in outlook. We ran a screen on stocks with bullish sentiment from short-sellers. We began by screening for technically oversold stocks (with RSI (14) below 40). We then screened for stocks with bullish changes in shares shorted, with significant decreases month-over-month.

By Kapitall:For a look at the market’s sentiment on a stock, changes in shares shorted can be a great indicator. We ran a screen on the biotech industry for stocks seeing the greatest decreases in shares shorted month-over-month. This indicates that short-sellers have become less pessimistic on these names. ‪Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in analyst ratings over the last two years for the top six stocks mentioned below. Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks Investment Research.‬