Activism runs both sides of the trade on the long and short sides. Short-sellers have been credited with uncovering many fraudulent companies over the years.
Q1 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more
At the Berkley Fraud Fest last week, Nate Anderson of Hindenburg Research, Chris Carey of Sharesleuth, journalist-turned-short-seller Herb Greenberg, and Daniel Yu of Gotham City Research joined Linette Lopez of Business Insider to discuss activism among short-sellers.
Carey said there had been many changes over the last 15 years, but this is a prime time for activism among short-sellers.
"We're right now in a very target-rich environment," he said. "The market is going up and up and up....



