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Traders Shorting U.S. Stocks Profit Nearly $160 Billion in Six Days

Traders Shorting U.S. Stocks Profit Nearly $160 Billion in Six Days

Bitget2025/04/09 15:55

Traders betting on falling stock prices have profited $159 billion in just six trading days after an escalating trade war caused U.S. stocks to plunge more than 10 per cent. Shorting the ETF tracking the S&P 500 Index (symbol SPY) has been the most profitable short bet during the period since Trump announced sweeping tariffs, the biggest drop in U.S. stocks since 2022, according to S3 Partners LLC Overall, whatever sector was shorted during the pullback has been profitable, said Ihor Dusaniwsky, managing director of predictive analytics at S3. Ihor Dusaniwsky, managing director of S3 Predictive Analytics, said that overall, the pullback was very profitable regardless of the sector, with 81 per cent of short trades profitable, and as much as 97 per cent of short positions profitable in dollar terms. (GOLDEN TEN)

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