shorting
Americannoun
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short selling: the act of selling a stock that you do not own, with the intention of buying it back at a lower price when the value of the stock falls.
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the act of short-circuiting.
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damage caused by an instance of short-circuiting.
adjective
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Hedge funds that bought momentum shares while shorting low-momentum stocks suffered even more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
When it comes to AI, Hartnett has been a longstanding advocate of shorting AI bonds simply owing to the huge weight of issuance that well north of $ 1 trillion of capex necessitates.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
When it comes to artificial intelligence, Hartnett has been a longstanding advocate of shorting AI bonds simply owing to the huge weight of issuance that capex of well north of $1 trillion necessitates.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
And it would borrow money to amplify positions and hedge by shorting some stocks viewed as AI losers, but it was meant to be heavily exposed to market swings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
To which Vinny replied, “The way we thought about it, which we didn’t like, was, ‘By shorting this market we’re creating the liquidity to keep the market going.’”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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