Lloyds Shorts Double as Calls Dominate

[LYG](/s/us/lyg) is sending conflicting signals. Short interest doubled in a week. Yet options traders are piling into calls. And the cost to borrow just collapsed. Something is shifting in how the market is positioned around the UK banking giant.

## Shorts Double, Borrow Costs Crater

Short interest hit 5.27 million shares on May 13 — up 100% in a single week, reversing a month-long decline…