The Short List — Top 10 Most Shorted Stocks Right Now

Traders like heavily shorted stocks for two main reasons: either to bet on a decline in the company’s value, or to profit from a short squeeze.Here's a look at the top 10 most shorted stocks in the market right now. WEN stock is heavily shorted. See the details here. What Makes A Stock Heavily Shorted?The primary reason a stock becomes “heavily shorted” is that a large number of experienced traders and institutional investors—known as short sellers—believe the company is fundamentally overvalued and that it ...