#SHORT FLOAT FREE#

#SHORT FLOAT FREE#

Short interest as a percent of free float was up six percentage points above 22%, while the stock was up 1.4% overall in the five-day period covered. As the stock price rebounded last week, short interest was little changed, though the bears are once again nibbling on the name as more negative sentiment returns to broader market. Estimated short interest activity in Dillards ( DDS) has matched volatility in the stock price over the past three week, with a steep decline in bearishness tracking the near-30% drop in shares in the week through May 27th.

In the five-day period through Thursday, Redbox was up 43%, with another 39% gain on Friday, when the stock was lifted to a prominent top spot in the Stocktwits mentions volume. Investors cheered the company having secured a new line of financing in early May, though the subsequent deal to be acquired by Chicken Soup for the Soul and the questions about the viability of financing involved has fueled volatility, attracting a wave of retail short-squeeze speculators. Estimated short interest in Redbox Entertainment ( RDBX) has gone parabolic since early May, jumping from low 50% to mid-100% in the first half of the month and reaching a new record high of 224% this week вЂ“ a 55 percentage point increase.As a basis of comparison for stocks discussed below, the S&P 500 index was down 3.8%, the Russell 2000 index was down 2.5%, the Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) was down 4.5%, and the Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) was down 3.1% in the period range. Based on the availability of data from Ortex, the report tracks the trading period that covers prior Friday through Thursday of this week. Using the data from our partner, which utilizes the latest information from stock lenders to estimate short interest changes for thousands of publicly traded companies, this report will screen for some of biggest changes in short interest as a percentage of free float and days-to-cover ratios while also considering the short interest data on some of the more volatile and heavier-traded names of the week. Welcome to this weekвЂ™s installment of вЂњThe Short Interest Report' - The Fly's weekly recap of short interest trends among some of the most widely followed high-short-float stocks.

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