Bank of America Corp (BAC), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): The Most and Least Shorted Dow Stocks

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In this case, I think the bears are dead wrong. If I were a betting man, I would place far lower odds on Intel eating ARM’s lunch than I would on the opposite scenario. But I’m an investor, not a gambler — so I own Intel shares instead.

A huge short position can be a warning sign, but only if the bearish thesis makes sense. Just because J&J attracts more short sales than Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) doesn’t necessarily mean that one stock is great and the other one is broken. Serious investors should use shorting statistics as a starting point for deeper research.

The article The Most and Least Shorted Dow Stocks originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Anders Bylund.

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