At a time when all major stock indices have plummeted, it’s become exceptionally difficult to pick winners. As a result, the current shorting environment looks ripe for investors willing to look past the concerns that caused many well-known short-sellers to pull back in recent years. In a recent interview with ValueWalk, Spruce Point founder and CIO Ben Axler explained what he likes most about the current shorting environment. Q3 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more An Attractive Short-Selling Environment He said much is riding on the changing interest rate policies. The Federal Reserve kept rates abnormally low for so…
This Reputed Short-Seller Still Sees A Market Ripe For Shorting Despite The Plunge
Michelle deBoer-Jones
Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.