New York Stock Exchange Short Interest For August

NYSE short interest for August compared to July.

Largest Short Positions


Ford 124 million up 15 million
AT&T 120 million up 14 million
Lucent 110 million down 7 million
Qwest 69 million up 14 million
GM 67 million down 9 million
Sprint 61 million up 5 million
Motorola 54 million up 38 million
HP 51 million up 1 million
Disney 50 million up 1 million
Exxon 49 million up 12 million
Halliburton 48 million up 6 million
TimeWarner 47 million down 10 million
Interpublic 46 million up 3 million
Pfizer 44 million down 10 million
Lowe's 41 million up 1 million
Bristol-My 41 million down 7 million


Largest Short Internest Increases

Motorola up 38 million to 54 million
Ford up 15 million to 124 million
AT&T up 14 million to 120 million
Qwest up 14 million to 69 million
News Corp up 14 million to 24 million
Exxon up 12 million to 49 million
NorthFork up 11 million to 13 million
Wachovia up 10 million to 35 million
FirstEnergy up 10 million to 13 million
Tribune up 8 million to 17 million
Texas Inst up 7 million to 34 million

Largest Short Interest Decreases

Home Depot down 34 million to 32 million
TimeWarner down 10 million to 47 million
Pfizer down 10 million to 44 million
GM down 9 million to 67 million
Bristol-My down 7 million to 41 million
Lucent down 7 million to 110 million
Xerox down 7 million to 8 million
DuPont down 7 million to 12 million


Largest Short Interest Ratio (days to cover)

Pre-Paid Legal 99 days
Krispy Kreme 62 days
Primedia 45 days
Amer It Pasta 41 days
Hancock Fabric 36 days
Superior Ind 36 days
La-Z-Boy 32 days

Largest Percent Increases


NorthFolk 372%
Volt Info 339%
FirstEnergy 286%
Motorola 233%
Hewit 174%
Zimmer 160%


Largest Percent Decreases

Morgan Stanley Pref A -99%
Highland Cred Software -99%
KeySpan -77%
Petroleo Brazil -76%
Energy East -71%
L-3 Commications -64%

Douglas A. McIntyre