Short sellers are ‘playing with fire’ in these U.S. stocks, expert warns

While short traders tend to evacuate their positions after benefiting from a steep correction, they appear set on betting against the wider U.S. strategic resources sector despite the brutal sell-off that has been affecting it throughout 2026. Specifically, despite many firms involved with rare earth, lithium , uranium, antimony, and tungsten extraction and processing seeing their equities halve since late 2025, short interest for their shares remains elevated and at up to 33.85%, per Fintel data gathered and curated by commodity expert Oliver Groß.

Source: Finbold