ALGORITHMIC TRADING USING SHORT INTEREST AS THE PRIMARY TRADING SIGNAL

A new study by CMCRC researchers James Melouney and Dr. Matthew Clifton report that a trading strategy based on short-selling information can be used to develop several stock portfolios, achieving annual returns ranging from 0.2118% to 6.3015% after transaction costs. Short-selling refers to the selling of stocks one does not currently own and subsequently purchasing