Investors are increasing their bets that the slumping New York Times stock, which has plunged 25 percent in the past year, won't bounce back anytime soon.Here's a daily chart of NYT.Look for a test of 20.50 in the next 4 months.
Short sellers, who profit when a stock's price falls, increased their positions to 14.6 million shares in April. Short sellers held 14 million shares in March and just 6.4 million shares last April.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Short-Sellers Bet Against Pinch Sulzberger
The New York Post reports: