“迷因股”热潮令做空者亏损25亿美元

Core Insights - The short sellers in the U.S. faced significant losses in July, amounting to $2.5 billion on the 50 most shorted stocks, particularly "meme stocks" like Kohl's Corp [1] - The average loss for shorting these stocks was four times higher than the overall average short loss in the U.S. stock market [1] - Retail investor enthusiasm for speculative stocks has led to a surge in the prices of heavily shorted stocks, putting pressure on short sellers [1] - Despite upcoming key events such as tariff deadlines and Federal Reserve decisions, strategists believe the "meme stock" trend has further room to grow [1] - Vanda Research indicates that retail investors are increasingly net buying "meme stocks" like Opendoor and Krispy Kreme, with rising trading activity [1]