Musk Calls Tesla Most Shorted Stock Ever. Technically It's Not
- Four U.S. stocks have seen short sales top Tesla since 2008
- But none have seen big bearish positions last as long
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One reason that Elon Musk gave for wanting to take Tesla private is the torrent of acrimony from short sellers. He called the automaker “the most shorted stock in the history of the stock market.”
But is it?