...imho!!
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...;leadSource=uverify%20wall
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Short sellers increased bets against regional banks last week even as the sector notched one of its best performances in a year.
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Traders added $2.1 billion to short positions in regional banks for the five-day week ending May 19, a net increase of about $2 billion from a week earlier, according to data from S3 Partners LLC. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF rose 7.8% in the same period, its best weekly performance in a year, leading short sellers to $1.1 billion in paper losses.
Traders added $2.1 billion to short positions in regional banks for the five-day week ending May 19, a net increase of about $2 billion from a week earlier, according to data from S3 Partners LLC. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF rose 7.8% in the same period, its best weekly performance in a year, leading short sellers to $1.1 billion in paper losses.
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SHORTIES haben bereits 6,8mrd verdient.... wird Zeit für sie, die Zeche zu zahlen ;-)
Last week, short sellers added about $205 million in short interest to positions of M&T Bank, the largest increase during the period. Western Alliance also topped the list of banks that traders boosted bets against despite reporting deposit growth and offering some relief to investors concerned about the health of lenders.
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So far this year, the traders have mark-to-market profits of $6.8 billion thanks to bets that regional bank stocks will continue to fall.