Friday, April 15, 2011

Top 10 Semiconductor Stocks with Highest Short Interest: RBCN, ENTR, VECO, SPWRA, ENER, CREE, FSLR, MIPS, JASO, LDK (Apr 15, 2011)

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Below are the top 10 Semiconductor stocks with the highest short interest as a percentage of total shares outstanding, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET. Short Squeeze and Short Covering can cause these stocks to rise sharply. Two Chinese companies (JASO, LDK) are on the list.
Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN) has the 1st highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 39.0% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 9.86, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Entropic Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTR)has the 2nd highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 34.0% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 10.99, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) has the 3rd highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 28.7% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 10.8, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWRA) has the 4th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 28.5% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 4.59, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENER) has the 5th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 26.7% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 7.51, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.
Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREE) has the 6th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 20.5% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 4.33, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) has the 7th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 18.5% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 9.84, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIPS) has the 8th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 18.5% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 4.03, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:JASO) has the 9th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 15.9% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 3.11, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. LDK Solar Co., Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:LDK) has the 10th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 15.1% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 2.52, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

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