ABBV goes into its Q3 earnings release today carrying the lightest short position in at least a year, a product of a six-week unwind that has cut the bet against the stock nearly in half. Short sellers held more than 20 million shares in mid-September. By October 28 that had fallen to 15.5 million shares, 0.87% of the free float, a 22% reduction over the past month. The retreat has…
ABBV cost to borrow jumped 113% over the past week to 0.51%, its highest level in a month as short interest retreats to a year low.
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ABBV cost to borrow jumped 113% over the past week to 0.51%, its highest level in a month as short interest retreats to a year low.
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Read on ORTEX →Sign up for premiumABBV enters the final stretch before its July 27 Q2 report having added 12% in a month, with the analyst community and the options market both pointing in the same direction. Options positioning offers the clearest…
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