The Seasonality Shift In S&P, Price Action, And Its Options Flow Data – A Data Driven Analysis

Total short-selling activity in Hong Kong Monday stood at HK$14.3 billion ($1.8 billion), or 22.9% of all shares traded. Short-selling can cause a rout in stocks but it can also make for sharp upswings when speculators are forced to cover their short positions by buying the stock back in the event of a sudden (a “short-squeeze”).