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Morning Matters:

New Short Interest Numbers Released
by Geoff Garbacz

Short interest numbers for the NYSE are reported for the period of settlement date February 26th. The NYSE saw short interest decrease to 13,826,928,711 from 13,991,260,798 which is revised. Our calculation shows a decrease of 164,332,087 shares or -1.17%. There were 1,755 increases with 1,522 decreases. Short interest numbers for NASDAQ are reported for the period of settlement date February 26th. Short interest fell to 7,007,330,403 from 7,019,657,092 for a decrease of 12,326,689 or -0.18%. There were 1,497 increases and 1,245 decreases.

Dedicated short sellers made 0.27% in January, as reported by www.hedgeindex.com. 2009 will go down as the worst year since 2003 for short sellers. For 2009 this style lost -25.03%. In 2008, short sellers made 14.87%. In 2007 short sellers made 6.04%.

The net is short interest has been building since the fall of 2009 and represents increased buying demand as shorts get forced to cover.

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