MGIC Investment Corp. (MTG)

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SHORT INTEREST RAMPS UP RUSSELL 2000 (MGIC), S&P 500 (SPY), ISHARES SELECT FIN. (XLF) IN JANUARY

AS OF JANUARY 31, 2017 THE SHORT INTEREST IS MULTIPLYING BY NUMBERS NOT SEEN SINCE LATE SPRING 2016. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IS IT, THAT IT CAN BE SEEN IN A BROAD COVERAGE OF THE STOCK MARKETS.

The (SPY) INDEX is a replica of the S&P 500, Short interest increased by 6% or 11.2 million shares.

The (XLF) INDEX is a broad measure of financial services including insurance. The iShares Financial Select Spider short interest increased 22.9% or 14.8 million shares.

I SHARES RUSSELL 2000 of which MGIC INVESTMENT is a component saw 18.3% increase or 17.1 million shares.

MGIC INVESTMENT SHORT INTEREST increased by 12.3% or 2.6 million shares, that was the largest increase since last spring. It recorded the second increase in two periods covered in January 2017 after falling for over six months.

You can follow short interest in the markets at the WSJ DATA CENTER.