U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as worries of a short squeeze resurfaced after an army of amateur investors trading in GameStop and other hot stocks pitted small investors against short-selling hedge funds.
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Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Netflix Inc (Symbol: NFLX), where a total volume of 101,765 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately
Wall Street's main indexes jumped on Thursday as mega-cap technology stocks tried to regain lost ground following a sharp sell-off after fears eased around hedge funds selling off long positions to cover a short squeeze.
So far, 2021 has been the year of the "short squeeze," with some select unloved companies finding new life. That has created some excessive trading hype for these companies.Shorting a stock means borrowing shares in a company to sell elsewhere. Ideally, the short can buy the shar
Wall Street's main indexes rose on Thursday, as a reversal of declines in mega-cap technology stocks helped investors look past data which showed another sharp contraction in the U.S. economy.
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Netflix stock (NASDAQ: NFLX) has increased 13% over the last 5 trading days, after the company reported better than expected Q4 and FY 2020 results. The streaming giant added 8.51 million new subscribers in Q4 2020, much higher than its own forecast and analysts’ expectat
The hit "Game of Thrones" fantasy franchise may be expanded to animation in a new series for streaming service HBO Max, The Hollywood Reporter said on Wednesday.
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U.S. stocks suffered their biggest one-day percentage drop in three months on Wednesday, adding to losses after the latest Fed statement as major indexes were also pressured by a slump in Boeing and a selling of long positions by hedge funds.
What happenedShares of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) dropped by 6.9% in trading Wednesday as the broader market tumbled. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the session down by just over 2% while the S&P 500 was off by 2.6%.
U.S. stocks suffered their biggest one-day percentage drop in three months on Wednesday, adding to losses after the latest Fed statement as major indexes were also pressured by a slump in Boeing and a selling of long positions by hedge funds.