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GOLDMAN: Here Are 24 Stocks That Hedge Funds Are Shorting Like Crazy

Steven PerlbergAug 23, 2013, 18:19 IST

Flickr/IdhrenIt's been three weeks since the S&P 500 closed at its all-time high of 1,709.

Some think this is just a mild pullback in an ongoing bull market.

Others think this is the beginning of a big sell-off.

In Goldman Sachs' new "Hedge Fund Trend Monitor" report, Amanda Schneider lists out the 50 favorite short positions of the 708 hedged funds that the firm follows.

"The [Very Important Short Position] returned 17% YTD in 2013, providing a better return than shorting S&P 500 (19.5%)," said Schneider.

We ranked the top 24 stocks on the list based on the dollar value of short interest.