Short Sellers Crushed Like Never Before as Retail Army Charges

  • Goldman index of most-shorted names is set for best-ever month
  • Day traders bid up most-hated names and mesmerize Wall Street
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Short traders in the American stock market are taking a historic pounding as the retail crowd charges into the most-hated names on Wall Street.

The 50 most-shorted companies on the Russell 3000 Index have now surged 33% so far this year, with the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. basket set for its best month since at least 2008.