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Shortside Crowdedness Report shows some unexpected names on the list of short-seller favorites.

Hazeltree published a report on the most crowded shorted securities in the large, mid and small-cap ranges for January 2025 .

This recently updated list included names such as Apple (AAPL) , Super Micro Computer ( SMCI ) and business intelligence software producer MicroStrategy ( MSTR ).

While the stock has since rebounded somewhat, short interest in both SMCI and MSTR remains extremely high, accounting for 10% and 18% of each stock’s float, respectively. Related: Veteran fund manager issues dire S&P 500 warning for 2025 .