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NASDAQSOXX arrives at the end of July having shed 21% in a single month — yet the positioning data tells a surprisingly measured story for a fund down that much. Short interest is genuinely elevated, running at 21.6% of the free float with roughly 12.1 million shares borrowed. That's not a minor hedge. But the directional story is less alarming than the headline level suggests. Short…
SOXX SI utilization hits 100%, highest level in 52 weeks, signaling maximum squeeze pressure on short sellers.
SOXX arrives at the end of July having shed 21% in a single month — yet the positioning data tells a surprisingly measured story for a fund down that much. Short interest is genuinely elevated, running at 21.6% of the…
SOXX posted its best single day in weeks on Tuesday, jumping 5.4% to $552.69 — yet the shorts who rebuilt aggressively through late June and early July have barely flinched. The short interest story here is the…
Snapshot as of 5 Aug 2026
SOXX has clawed back 2.9% this week to $567.92, but the short positioning data suggests bears are not retreating — they are reloading. The most striking development is the speed of the short interest rebuild. After…
SOXX just handed bears their first meaningful win in weeks, dropping 13.9% to $551.69 — but the short positioning data tells a more complicated story than simple vindication. The reversal is striking in context. The…
SOXX has just delivered its strongest week in months, gaining 6.2% to close at $640.76 — a direct contradiction of the heavy short positioning that had been building throughout June. The short-side story here is the…
SOXX closed Tuesday down 7.9% to $603.39 — a brutal single-session reversal that rewound most of the ETF's weekly gain and handed bears their best day in weeks. The borrow market just flipped back against the bulls.…
SOXX has had a volatile week: up 5.2% over seven days, then dropping 5.9% on Tuesday alone to close at $591.24 — and the short sellers who've been building this position for six weeks are only barely standing down. The…
SOXX fell 7.1% this week to $562.14 — and short sellers responded not by covering, but by adding more. Short interest has climbed to 18.5% of free float, up from 16.8% when Thursday's 10.4% single-day drop hit last…
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