17 Stocks Short Sellers Are Loving Right Now

Cryptocurrency stocks are the target of shorts in the last month

Patrick Martin

Managing Editor

Sep 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM

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Bond yields, oil prices, and inflation rhetoric have teamed up to make it tough for investors heading into fall. Where are short sellers putting their money?

Below is a table from Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White, sorted by the short interest change in the last month.

Bear in mind, this data is from the most recent reporting period (9/1).

Cryptocurrency stocks and Bitcoin (BTC) adjacent Hut8 (HUT) and Riot Platforms (RIOT) are notable names, as well as optics staple Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI). Video game tech stock Unity SOftware (U) is another name to monitor.

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