2 Dow Stocks the Short-Sellers Hate -- And 2 They Love

By Anders Bylund – Dec 31, 2013 at 2:04PM

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Not even Dow stocks are immune to short sales. But are these short positions strong "sell" signals or the start of a potential short-squeeze surge?

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Short-selling is an important tool that keeps the markets balanced. Every stock is a target -- even the 30 elite tickers on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.56%). But some see more shorting than others.

Should you buy or sell General Electric (GE -3.19%) and Boeing (BA -0.24%) today, based on the short-sales action? How about Verizon (VZ 0.90%) and Intel (INTC -2.40%)?

In the video below, Fool analyst Anders Bylund presents two of the most shorted Dow stocks and two of the least shorted. Then he shows you how to interpret the shorting data. The answers might surprise you.

Fool contributor Anders Bylund owns shares of Intel. The Motley Fool recommends Intel. The Motley Fool owns shares of General Electric and Intel.

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