It's been a painful month for hedge funds. To turn it around, they are shorting U.S. stocks.

Impact · against what's priced in

The aggressive shift toward shorting by hedge funds creates a technical headwind for U.S. equities. This increases immediate downward pressure on valuation multiples regardless of underlying fundamentals.

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It's been a painful month for hedge funds. To turn it around, they are shorting U.S. stocks.

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