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good ","listText":"Very good ","text":"Very good","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/173746261","repostId":"2152568245","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2152568245","pubTimestamp":1626686520,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2152568245?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-19 17:22","market":"us","language":"en","title":"5 Heavily Short-Sold Stocks That Won't Squeeze","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2152568245","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Hoping for a short squeeze? These stocks aren't your best bet.","content":"<p>Since the beginning of the year, the big story on Wall Street often hasn't been the pandemic. Rather, the buzz has been about the retail movement and the desire to seek out the next short squeeze.</p>\n<p>In simple terms, short-sellers are investors betting on a lower share price. Since a company's share price can't go below $0, gains are capped at 100% for pessimists. Conversely, given that there's no theoretical ceiling as to how high a stock's share price can fly, losses for short-sellers are unlimited. A short squeeze is a very short-term event that involves short-sellers rushing for the exit at once. To exit their position they'll need to buy shares, which only further exacerbates the potential runaway upside in a publicly traded company.</p>\n<p>The thing about investing for a short squeeze is that it's usually a poor strategy with few winners. Stocks with high short interest are often struggling businesses and rightly worth avoiding. Although the following five heavily short-sold stocks are all potentially on the short-squeeze radar for retail investors, I wouldn't expect a squeeze out of any of them.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F633772%2Fshort-squeeze-dollar-rocket-to-the-moon-stock-chart-invest-getty.jpg&w=700&op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"399\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Image source: <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/GTY\">Getty</a> Images.</p>\n<h3>Nikola</h3>\n<p>Even though electric vehicle (EV) stocks have been a favorite among millennial investors, <b>Nikola</b> (NASDAQ:NKLA) has attracted quite the following of pessimists. As of the end of June, more than 44.2 million shares were held short out of 191.3 million shares in its float. But this is the perfect example of a stock where pessimism is warranted.</p>\n<p>Despite there being room for plenty of EV manufacturers in the U.S. and abroad, Nikola has frequently broken Wall Street's and investors' trust. The company exaggerated the technological capabilities of its Nikola One electric semi truck, and its founder, Trevor Milton, stepped down from his role as executive chairman in a middle-of-the-night tweet.</p>\n<p>What's more, the Securities and Exchange Commission is also conducting an investigation into Nikola on the heels of a short-seller report from Hindenburg Research last year. Some of the allegations in that report were confirmed by a Nikola internal review.</p>\n<p>Building an EV company from the ground up is a difficult and cash-consuming process to begin with. Adding a public relations nightmare on top of it all makes this stock an easy avoid and likely kills its chances of a short squeeze.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F633772%2Fcrypto-mining-graphics-card-gpu-asic-bitcoin-ethereum-getty.jpg&w=700&op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Image source: Getty Images.</p>\n<h3>Riot Blockchain</h3>\n<p>Though young investors love cryptocurrencies and virtually anything related to crypto, short-sellers have piled into cryptocurrency mining stock <b>Riot Blockchain</b> (NASDAQ:RIOT). There were roughly 20 million shares held short at the end of June, which compares to a tradable float of 72 million shares.</p>\n<p>Mining for <b>Bitcoin</b> (CRYPTO:BTC) might sound like a winning strategy, but it comes with three major flaws. To begin with, Bitcoin has undergone three separate corrections of at least 80% over the past decade. Since mining companies are paid via block rewards (6.25 Bitcoins, at the moment), they're entirely reliant on the rising price of Bitcoin to push revenue and profits higher, rather than innovation.</p>\n<p>Secondly, the barrier to entry for cryptocurrency mining is nonexistent. Over time, Riot is going to face increasing competition to validate groups of transactions, known as a block, on Bitcoin's blockchain.</p>\n<p>The third issue is that Bitcoin's block rewards halve every four years. By 2024, the block reward will halve again to 3.125 Bitcoin from 6.25 Bitcoin. Essentially, crypto mining stocks like Riot Blockchain are competing for a shrinking pie, and they're entirely dependent on external factors. That doesn't sound like the recipe for a sustainable business model.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F633772%2Fbiotech-lab-three-researchers-testing-fluids-getty.jpg&w=700&op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Image source: Getty Images.</p>\n<h3><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/INO\">Inovio Pharmaceuticals</a></h3>\n<p>While most investors are rooting for clinical-stage biotech stocks to succeed, short-sellers have been piling on <b>Inovio Pharmaceuticals</b> (NASDAQ:INO). By the end of June, approximately 44.6 million shares were held short, relative to a tradable float of 206 million shares.</p>\n<p>On <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> hand, Inovio has an impressively large pipeline consisting of 11 different clinical-stage compounds. On the other hand, the company has been in business for more than four decades and it's yet to develop a therapy that's been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Inovio always seems to offer promise, but it's consistently failed to deliver.</p>\n<p>Another reason for skepticism is the company's experimental coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, INO-4800. Though it initially looked as if Inovio would be a vaccine frontrunner in the U.S., the FDA placed a partial clinical hold on its phase 2/3 study and requested additional info on the vaccine and the company's delivery device, Cellectra. Months later, the U.S. federal government pulled funding for the company's proposed late-stage study, forcing it to seek an international trial.</p>\n<p>Even though anything could happen during clinical trials, skeptics are historically batting 1.000 with Inovio.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F633772%2Felectric-vehicle-charging-ev-green-clean-energy-auto-stock-getty.jpg&w=700&op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Image source: Getty Images.</p>\n<h3><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/BLNK\">Blink Charging</a></h3>\n<p>A company with exceptionally high short interest that I don't believe has a realistic shot at a short squeeze is electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and network provider <b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/BLNK\">Blink Charging</a></b> (NASDAQ:BLNK). As of June 30, 12.2 million shares were held short, compared to a float of 36.1 million shares.</p>\n<p>As with Nikola, there's plenty of hype surrounding EVs and EV infrastructure, and there'll no doubt be winners. But Blink Charging is unlikely to be <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> of the winners, primarily because it's not investing any of its capital into research and development, at least based on what I (and you) can see from reading its quarterly 10-Q filings. Innovation is paramount when it comes to EVs and EV infrastructure.</p>\n<p>There's also virtually no barrier to entry when it comes to EV infrastructure. There's nothing specific about Blink's charging equipment or its networks that implies it'll be the go-to for green-focused cities and auto manufacturers.</p>\n<p>Currently on pace for a meager $12 million in full-year sales (per Wall Street), yet still lugging around a $1.3 billion market cap, Blink Charging is a good candidate to be pulverized by short-sellers.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b45c4bd410befdb22fd801c7758dfb71\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"525\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Image source: Getty Images.</p>\n<h3><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/MSTR\">MicroStrategy</a></h3>\n<p>Last, but certainly not least, is enterprise analytics software provider <b>MicroStrategy</b> (NASDAQ:MSTR). This high-flying company has a very small float of only 7.78 million shares, of which 2.14 million are currently held short.</p>\n<p>To be blunt, MicroStrategy is a software company in name only. That's because CEO Michael Saylor has seemingly ignored his company's analytics operations in favor of buying Bitcoin. As of June 21, Saylor's company owned 105,085 Bitcoins, with an aggregate cost of $2.741 billion (about $26,080 per Bitcoin).</p>\n<p>As I alluded earlier, Bitcoin has a tendency to enter protracted bear markets where it loses 80% or more of its value. It's already retraced about 50% from its all-time highs earlier this year. The issue is this: The bulk of MicroStrategy's funding to buy Bitcoin has come from issuing debt. In other words, Saylor has put his company billions of dollars into debt to buy an unproven, highly volatile asset.</p>\n<p>In addition, the company's enterprise software sales have declined for six consecutive years. You'd think the CEO would be focused on turning a tangible business around. However, Saylor seems to spend more time promoting Bitcoin on <b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/TWTR\">Twitter</a></b>. Suffice it to say, MicroStrategy is unlikely to squeeze its short-sellers out of their positions.</p>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>5 Heavily Short-Sold Stocks That Won't Squeeze</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\n5 Heavily Short-Sold Stocks That Won't Squeeze\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-07-19 17:22 GMT+8 <a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/18/5-heavily-short-sold-stocks-that-wont-squeeze/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Since the beginning of the year, the big story on Wall Street often hasn't been the pandemic. Rather, the buzz has been about the retail movement and the desire to seek out the next short squeeze.\nIn ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/18/5-heavily-short-sold-stocks-that-wont-squeeze/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"MSTR":"MicroStrategy Incorporated","NKLA":"Nikola Corporation","RIOT":"Riot Platforms","INO":"伊诺维奥制药","BLNK":"Blink Charging"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/18/5-heavily-short-sold-stocks-that-wont-squeeze/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2152568245","content_text":"Since the beginning of the year, the big story on Wall Street often hasn't been the pandemic. Rather, the buzz has been about the retail movement and the desire to seek out the next short squeeze.\nIn simple terms, short-sellers are investors betting on a lower share price. Since a company's share price can't go below $0, gains are capped at 100% for pessimists. Conversely, given that there's no theoretical ceiling as to how high a stock's share price can fly, losses for short-sellers are unlimited. A short squeeze is a very short-term event that involves short-sellers rushing for the exit at once. To exit their position they'll need to buy shares, which only further exacerbates the potential runaway upside in a publicly traded company.\nThe thing about investing for a short squeeze is that it's usually a poor strategy with few winners. Stocks with high short interest are often struggling businesses and rightly worth avoiding. Although the following five heavily short-sold stocks are all potentially on the short-squeeze radar for retail investors, I wouldn't expect a squeeze out of any of them.\n\nImage source: Getty Images.\nNikola\nEven though electric vehicle (EV) stocks have been a favorite among millennial investors, Nikola (NASDAQ:NKLA) has attracted quite the following of pessimists. As of the end of June, more than 44.2 million shares were held short out of 191.3 million shares in its float. But this is the perfect example of a stock where pessimism is warranted.\nDespite there being room for plenty of EV manufacturers in the U.S. and abroad, Nikola has frequently broken Wall Street's and investors' trust. The company exaggerated the technological capabilities of its Nikola One electric semi truck, and its founder, Trevor Milton, stepped down from his role as executive chairman in a middle-of-the-night tweet.\nWhat's more, the Securities and Exchange Commission is also conducting an investigation into Nikola on the heels of a short-seller report from Hindenburg Research last year. Some of the allegations in that report were confirmed by a Nikola internal review.\nBuilding an EV company from the ground up is a difficult and cash-consuming process to begin with. Adding a public relations nightmare on top of it all makes this stock an easy avoid and likely kills its chances of a short squeeze.\n\nImage source: Getty Images.\nRiot Blockchain\nThough young investors love cryptocurrencies and virtually anything related to crypto, short-sellers have piled into cryptocurrency mining stock Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ:RIOT). There were roughly 20 million shares held short at the end of June, which compares to a tradable float of 72 million shares.\nMining for Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) might sound like a winning strategy, but it comes with three major flaws. To begin with, Bitcoin has undergone three separate corrections of at least 80% over the past decade. Since mining companies are paid via block rewards (6.25 Bitcoins, at the moment), they're entirely reliant on the rising price of Bitcoin to push revenue and profits higher, rather than innovation.\nSecondly, the barrier to entry for cryptocurrency mining is nonexistent. Over time, Riot is going to face increasing competition to validate groups of transactions, known as a block, on Bitcoin's blockchain.\nThe third issue is that Bitcoin's block rewards halve every four years. By 2024, the block reward will halve again to 3.125 Bitcoin from 6.25 Bitcoin. Essentially, crypto mining stocks like Riot Blockchain are competing for a shrinking pie, and they're entirely dependent on external factors. That doesn't sound like the recipe for a sustainable business model.\n\nImage source: Getty Images.\nInovio Pharmaceuticals\nWhile most investors are rooting for clinical-stage biotech stocks to succeed, short-sellers have been piling on Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INO). By the end of June, approximately 44.6 million shares were held short, relative to a tradable float of 206 million shares.\nOn one hand, Inovio has an impressively large pipeline consisting of 11 different clinical-stage compounds. On the other hand, the company has been in business for more than four decades and it's yet to develop a therapy that's been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Inovio always seems to offer promise, but it's consistently failed to deliver.\nAnother reason for skepticism is the company's experimental coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, INO-4800. Though it initially looked as if Inovio would be a vaccine frontrunner in the U.S., the FDA placed a partial clinical hold on its phase 2/3 study and requested additional info on the vaccine and the company's delivery device, Cellectra. Months later, the U.S. federal government pulled funding for the company's proposed late-stage study, forcing it to seek an international trial.\nEven though anything could happen during clinical trials, skeptics are historically batting 1.000 with Inovio.\n\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBlink Charging\nA company with exceptionally high short interest that I don't believe has a realistic shot at a short squeeze is electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and network provider Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK). As of June 30, 12.2 million shares were held short, compared to a float of 36.1 million shares.\nAs with Nikola, there's plenty of hype surrounding EVs and EV infrastructure, and there'll no doubt be winners. But Blink Charging is unlikely to be one of the winners, primarily because it's not investing any of its capital into research and development, at least based on what I (and you) can see from reading its quarterly 10-Q filings. Innovation is paramount when it comes to EVs and EV infrastructure.\nThere's also virtually no barrier to entry when it comes to EV infrastructure. There's nothing specific about Blink's charging equipment or its networks that implies it'll be the go-to for green-focused cities and auto manufacturers.\nCurrently on pace for a meager $12 million in full-year sales (per Wall Street), yet still lugging around a $1.3 billion market cap, Blink Charging is a good candidate to be pulverized by short-sellers.\n\nImage source: Getty Images.\nMicroStrategy\nLast, but certainly not least, is enterprise analytics software provider MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR). This high-flying company has a very small float of only 7.78 million shares, of which 2.14 million are currently held short.\nTo be blunt, MicroStrategy is a software company in name only. That's because CEO Michael Saylor has seemingly ignored his company's analytics operations in favor of buying Bitcoin. As of June 21, Saylor's company owned 105,085 Bitcoins, with an aggregate cost of $2.741 billion (about $26,080 per Bitcoin).\nAs I alluded earlier, Bitcoin has a tendency to enter protracted bear markets where it loses 80% or more of its value. It's already retraced about 50% from its all-time highs earlier this year. The issue is this: The bulk of MicroStrategy's funding to buy Bitcoin has come from issuing debt. In other words, Saylor has put his company billions of dollars into debt to buy an unproven, highly volatile asset.\nIn addition, the company's enterprise software sales have declined for six consecutive years. You'd think the CEO would be focused on turning a tangible business around. However, Saylor seems to spend more time promoting Bitcoin on Twitter. Suffice it to say, MicroStrategy is unlikely to squeeze its short-sellers out of their positions.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":93,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":173748447,"gmtCreate":1626690831689,"gmtModify":1633924912969,"author":{"id":"4089784076699370","authorId":"4089784076699370","name":"RachelQQ","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/eb93b7779a8aec08859ab3818c99e374","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"4089784076699370","idStr":"4089784076699370"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Ok","listText":"Ok","text":"Ok","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/173748447","repostId":"2152263258","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2152263258","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Dow Jones publishes the world’s most trusted business news and financial information in a variety of media.","home_visible":0,"media_name":"Dow Jones","id":"106","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99"},"pubTimestamp":1626686460,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2152263258?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-19 17:21","market":"hk","language":"en","title":"Three more ways to fight inflation","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2152263258","media":"Dow Jones","summary":"When it comes to debt and making purchases, try some of these strategies--and remember to ask for a ","content":"<p>When it comes to debt and making purchases, try some of these strategies--and remember to ask for a raise.</p>\n<p>Few economists predict we'll return to the double-digit price increases of the late 1970s and early 1980s. But knowing some of the ways consumers coped back then -- and how things are different now -- can help you formulate a plan to deal with rising prices.</p>\n<p>First, a primer: Inflation shrinks your purchasing power, so you need more money to buy the same goods and services. When inflation averages less than 2%, as it did from 2010 to 2020, it would take more than 35 years for prices to double. When inflation averages 5%, which was the annualized rate reported in May, prices would double in less than 15 years. That is a huge deal if you live on a fixed income or are trying to calculate how much you'll need in retirement.</p>\n<p>\"People forget about the potential impact of inflation , since we really haven't seen very much,\" says Penelope Wang, deputy money editor for Consumer Reports.</p>\n<p>Here are some strategies that may prove helpful.</p>\n<p><b>Buy strategically</b></p>\n<p>With persistent inflation, delaying a purchase could be costly, since the price is likely to rise in the future. With today's inflation, that's less clear.</p>\n<p>Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, says pandemic-related shortages and bottlenecks are behind recent price spikes. He predicts inflation will ease as the nation's economy continues to reopen .</p>\n<p>That certainly seems to be the case for lumber prices. The cost of lumber increased more than 300% from April 2020 to May 2021, adding $36,000 to the cost of the average house, according to the National Association of Home Builders. But lumber prices have retreated substantially from those peaks as pandemic-related shortages ease. If you rushed into a remodeling project or otherwise locked in the high prices, you're likely regretting it now.</p>\n<p>On the other hand, you may want to stock up on meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products and fresh fruits and vegetables when those go on sale, Wang says. Buying on sale is a smart consumer move in any economy, and the Department of Agriculture recently predicted prices of those foods will continue to rise this year.</p>\n<p><b>Embrace substitution</b></p>\n<p>High inflation 40 years ago led to the birth of generic groceries -- products with stark black-and-white labels that saved consumers money by forgoing fancy packaging. Today, you can get similar savings by substituting store brand products for name brands. Warehouse stores, such as Costco <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/COST\">$(COST)$</a> and Sam's Club, also got their starts during that period and remain a good source for bargain hunters.</p>\n<p>Acquiring used items instead of new is another potential way to save money. Back in the day, that meant yard sales and thrift shops. Today, we can buy used goods from Craigslist, <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/FB\">Facebook</a> (FB) Marketplace, Mercari and Letgo, among other sites, or there's Facebook Buy Nothing groups, where people give their neighbors items for free.</p>\n<p>Then again, thrift stores have benefited from lockdown clutter cleanouts . Certified financial planner Barbara O'Neill of Ocala, Florida, volunteers at a local thrift store and recently scored a large, curved monitor for her husband's computer.</p>\n<p>\"I picked it up for $10, and then got half off for being a volunteer,\" says O'Neill, author of \"Flipping a Switch: Your Guide to Happiness and Financial Security in Later Life.\"</p>\n<p><b>Lock in fixed rates on debt</b></p>\n<p>The Fed has so far resisted calls to raise interest rates to slow the economy and cool inflation. If that changes, variable-rate debt could cost more. If you have an adjustable rate mortgage and good credit, for example, it could make sense to refinance your mortgage could give you a fixed rate and level payments.</p>\n<p>Also, be careful about adding any new debt. Inflation theoretically makes paying fixed-rate debt easier, since you're paying back the loan with cheaper dollars. But new loan payments lock in a new obligation when you may need flexibility.</p>\n<p><b>Inflation isn't all bad</b></p>\n<p>Those unaccustomed to rising prices may be surprised to discover that inflation has some advantages. It's often easier to get a raise, because employers can pass along the cost in higher prices (although that can start to feed on itself, with higher prices triggering more demands for raises).</p>\n<p>In addition, many tax rules and government benefits are influenced by the consumer price index, the nation's official inflation measure. Social Security benefits include cost-of-living increases s, is also likely to rise.</p>\n<p>Don't miss:Eggs and pancakes for dinner: How <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> family of seven is coping with America's food inflation</p>\n<p>\"There are a lot of things that are tied to the CPI that can benefit some people and help them get a little bit higher income next year,\" O'Neill says.</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Three more ways to fight inflation</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nThree more ways to fight inflation\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<div class=\"head\" \">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Dow Jones </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-07-19 17:21</p>\n</div>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>When it comes to debt and making purchases, try some of these strategies--and remember to ask for a raise.</p>\n<p>Few economists predict we'll return to the double-digit price increases of the late 1970s and early 1980s. But knowing some of the ways consumers coped back then -- and how things are different now -- can help you formulate a plan to deal with rising prices.</p>\n<p>First, a primer: Inflation shrinks your purchasing power, so you need more money to buy the same goods and services. When inflation averages less than 2%, as it did from 2010 to 2020, it would take more than 35 years for prices to double. When inflation averages 5%, which was the annualized rate reported in May, prices would double in less than 15 years. That is a huge deal if you live on a fixed income or are trying to calculate how much you'll need in retirement.</p>\n<p>\"People forget about the potential impact of inflation , since we really haven't seen very much,\" says Penelope Wang, deputy money editor for Consumer Reports.</p>\n<p>Here are some strategies that may prove helpful.</p>\n<p><b>Buy strategically</b></p>\n<p>With persistent inflation, delaying a purchase could be costly, since the price is likely to rise in the future. With today's inflation, that's less clear.</p>\n<p>Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, says pandemic-related shortages and bottlenecks are behind recent price spikes. He predicts inflation will ease as the nation's economy continues to reopen .</p>\n<p>That certainly seems to be the case for lumber prices. The cost of lumber increased more than 300% from April 2020 to May 2021, adding $36,000 to the cost of the average house, according to the National Association of Home Builders. But lumber prices have retreated substantially from those peaks as pandemic-related shortages ease. If you rushed into a remodeling project or otherwise locked in the high prices, you're likely regretting it now.</p>\n<p>On the other hand, you may want to stock up on meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products and fresh fruits and vegetables when those go on sale, Wang says. Buying on sale is a smart consumer move in any economy, and the Department of Agriculture recently predicted prices of those foods will continue to rise this year.</p>\n<p><b>Embrace substitution</b></p>\n<p>High inflation 40 years ago led to the birth of generic groceries -- products with stark black-and-white labels that saved consumers money by forgoing fancy packaging. Today, you can get similar savings by substituting store brand products for name brands. Warehouse stores, such as Costco <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/COST\">$(COST)$</a> and Sam's Club, also got their starts during that period and remain a good source for bargain hunters.</p>\n<p>Acquiring used items instead of new is another potential way to save money. Back in the day, that meant yard sales and thrift shops. Today, we can buy used goods from Craigslist, <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/FB\">Facebook</a> (FB) Marketplace, Mercari and Letgo, among other sites, or there's Facebook Buy Nothing groups, where people give their neighbors items for free.</p>\n<p>Then again, thrift stores have benefited from lockdown clutter cleanouts . Certified financial planner Barbara O'Neill of Ocala, Florida, volunteers at a local thrift store and recently scored a large, curved monitor for her husband's computer.</p>\n<p>\"I picked it up for $10, and then got half off for being a volunteer,\" says O'Neill, author of \"Flipping a Switch: Your Guide to Happiness and Financial Security in Later Life.\"</p>\n<p><b>Lock in fixed rates on debt</b></p>\n<p>The Fed has so far resisted calls to raise interest rates to slow the economy and cool inflation. If that changes, variable-rate debt could cost more. If you have an adjustable rate mortgage and good credit, for example, it could make sense to refinance your mortgage could give you a fixed rate and level payments.</p>\n<p>Also, be careful about adding any new debt. Inflation theoretically makes paying fixed-rate debt easier, since you're paying back the loan with cheaper dollars. But new loan payments lock in a new obligation when you may need flexibility.</p>\n<p><b>Inflation isn't all bad</b></p>\n<p>Those unaccustomed to rising prices may be surprised to discover that inflation has some advantages. It's often easier to get a raise, because employers can pass along the cost in higher prices (although that can start to feed on itself, with higher prices triggering more demands for raises).</p>\n<p>In addition, many tax rules and government benefits are influenced by the consumer price index, the nation's official inflation measure. Social Security benefits include cost-of-living increases s, is also likely to rise.</p>\n<p>Don't miss:Eggs and pancakes for dinner: How <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> family of seven is coping with America's food inflation</p>\n<p>\"There are a lot of things that are tied to the CPI that can benefit some people and help them get a little bit higher income next year,\" O'Neill says.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"SPY":"标普500ETF",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯",".SPX":"S&P 500 Index"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2152263258","content_text":"When it comes to debt and making purchases, try some of these strategies--and remember to ask for a raise.\nFew economists predict we'll return to the double-digit price increases of the late 1970s and early 1980s. But knowing some of the ways consumers coped back then -- and how things are different now -- can help you formulate a plan to deal with rising prices.\nFirst, a primer: Inflation shrinks your purchasing power, so you need more money to buy the same goods and services. When inflation averages less than 2%, as it did from 2010 to 2020, it would take more than 35 years for prices to double. When inflation averages 5%, which was the annualized rate reported in May, prices would double in less than 15 years. That is a huge deal if you live on a fixed income or are trying to calculate how much you'll need in retirement.\n\"People forget about the potential impact of inflation , since we really haven't seen very much,\" says Penelope Wang, deputy money editor for Consumer Reports.\nHere are some strategies that may prove helpful.\nBuy strategically\nWith persistent inflation, delaying a purchase could be costly, since the price is likely to rise in the future. With today's inflation, that's less clear.\nJerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, says pandemic-related shortages and bottlenecks are behind recent price spikes. He predicts inflation will ease as the nation's economy continues to reopen .\nThat certainly seems to be the case for lumber prices. The cost of lumber increased more than 300% from April 2020 to May 2021, adding $36,000 to the cost of the average house, according to the National Association of Home Builders. But lumber prices have retreated substantially from those peaks as pandemic-related shortages ease. If you rushed into a remodeling project or otherwise locked in the high prices, you're likely regretting it now.\nOn the other hand, you may want to stock up on meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products and fresh fruits and vegetables when those go on sale, Wang says. Buying on sale is a smart consumer move in any economy, and the Department of Agriculture recently predicted prices of those foods will continue to rise this year.\nEmbrace substitution\nHigh inflation 40 years ago led to the birth of generic groceries -- products with stark black-and-white labels that saved consumers money by forgoing fancy packaging. Today, you can get similar savings by substituting store brand products for name brands. Warehouse stores, such as Costco $(COST)$ and Sam's Club, also got their starts during that period and remain a good source for bargain hunters.\nAcquiring used items instead of new is another potential way to save money. Back in the day, that meant yard sales and thrift shops. Today, we can buy used goods from Craigslist, Facebook (FB) Marketplace, Mercari and Letgo, among other sites, or there's Facebook Buy Nothing groups, where people give their neighbors items for free.\nThen again, thrift stores have benefited from lockdown clutter cleanouts . Certified financial planner Barbara O'Neill of Ocala, Florida, volunteers at a local thrift store and recently scored a large, curved monitor for her husband's computer.\n\"I picked it up for $10, and then got half off for being a volunteer,\" says O'Neill, author of \"Flipping a Switch: Your Guide to Happiness and Financial Security in Later Life.\"\nLock in fixed rates on debt\nThe Fed has so far resisted calls to raise interest rates to slow the economy and cool inflation. If that changes, variable-rate debt could cost more. If you have an adjustable rate mortgage and good credit, for example, it could make sense to refinance your mortgage could give you a fixed rate and level payments.\nAlso, be careful about adding any new debt. Inflation theoretically makes paying fixed-rate debt easier, since you're paying back the loan with cheaper dollars. But new loan payments lock in a new obligation when you may need flexibility.\nInflation isn't all bad\nThose unaccustomed to rising prices may be surprised to discover that inflation has some advantages. It's often easier to get a raise, because employers can pass along the cost in higher prices (although that can start to feed on itself, with higher prices triggering more demands for raises).\nIn addition, many tax rules and government benefits are influenced by the consumer price index, the nation's official inflation measure. Social Security benefits include cost-of-living increases s, is also likely to rise.\nDon't miss:Eggs and pancakes for dinner: How one family of seven is coping with America's food inflation\n\"There are a lot of things that are tied to the CPI that can benefit some people and help them get a little bit higher income next year,\" O'Neill says.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":134,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0}],"hots":[{"id":173748447,"gmtCreate":1626690831689,"gmtModify":1633924912969,"author":{"id":"4089784076699370","authorId":"4089784076699370","name":"RachelQQ","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/eb93b7779a8aec08859ab3818c99e374","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"4089784076699370","authorIdStr":"4089784076699370"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Ok","listText":"Ok","text":"Ok","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/173748447","repostId":"2152263258","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2152263258","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Dow Jones publishes the world’s most trusted business news and financial information in a variety of media.","home_visible":0,"media_name":"Dow Jones","id":"106","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99"},"pubTimestamp":1626686460,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2152263258?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-19 17:21","market":"hk","language":"en","title":"Three more ways to fight inflation","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2152263258","media":"Dow Jones","summary":"When it comes to debt and making purchases, try some of these strategies--and remember to ask for a ","content":"<p>When it comes to debt and making purchases, try some of these strategies--and remember to ask for a raise.</p>\n<p>Few economists predict we'll return to the double-digit price increases of the late 1970s and early 1980s. But knowing some of the ways consumers coped back then -- and how things are different now -- can help you formulate a plan to deal with rising prices.</p>\n<p>First, a primer: Inflation shrinks your purchasing power, so you need more money to buy the same goods and services. When inflation averages less than 2%, as it did from 2010 to 2020, it would take more than 35 years for prices to double. When inflation averages 5%, which was the annualized rate reported in May, prices would double in less than 15 years. That is a huge deal if you live on a fixed income or are trying to calculate how much you'll need in retirement.</p>\n<p>\"People forget about the potential impact of inflation , since we really haven't seen very much,\" says Penelope Wang, deputy money editor for Consumer Reports.</p>\n<p>Here are some strategies that may prove helpful.</p>\n<p><b>Buy strategically</b></p>\n<p>With persistent inflation, delaying a purchase could be costly, since the price is likely to rise in the future. With today's inflation, that's less clear.</p>\n<p>Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, says pandemic-related shortages and bottlenecks are behind recent price spikes. He predicts inflation will ease as the nation's economy continues to reopen .</p>\n<p>That certainly seems to be the case for lumber prices. The cost of lumber increased more than 300% from April 2020 to May 2021, adding $36,000 to the cost of the average house, according to the National Association of Home Builders. But lumber prices have retreated substantially from those peaks as pandemic-related shortages ease. If you rushed into a remodeling project or otherwise locked in the high prices, you're likely regretting it now.</p>\n<p>On the other hand, you may want to stock up on meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products and fresh fruits and vegetables when those go on sale, Wang says. Buying on sale is a smart consumer move in any economy, and the Department of Agriculture recently predicted prices of those foods will continue to rise this year.</p>\n<p><b>Embrace substitution</b></p>\n<p>High inflation 40 years ago led to the birth of generic groceries -- products with stark black-and-white labels that saved consumers money by forgoing fancy packaging. Today, you can get similar savings by substituting store brand products for name brands. Warehouse stores, such as Costco <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/COST\">$(COST)$</a> and Sam's Club, also got their starts during that period and remain a good source for bargain hunters.</p>\n<p>Acquiring used items instead of new is another potential way to save money. Back in the day, that meant yard sales and thrift shops. Today, we can buy used goods from Craigslist, <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/FB\">Facebook</a> (FB) Marketplace, Mercari and Letgo, among other sites, or there's Facebook Buy Nothing groups, where people give their neighbors items for free.</p>\n<p>Then again, thrift stores have benefited from lockdown clutter cleanouts . Certified financial planner Barbara O'Neill of Ocala, Florida, volunteers at a local thrift store and recently scored a large, curved monitor for her husband's computer.</p>\n<p>\"I picked it up for $10, and then got half off for being a volunteer,\" says O'Neill, author of \"Flipping a Switch: Your Guide to Happiness and Financial Security in Later Life.\"</p>\n<p><b>Lock in fixed rates on debt</b></p>\n<p>The Fed has so far resisted calls to raise interest rates to slow the economy and cool inflation. If that changes, variable-rate debt could cost more. If you have an adjustable rate mortgage and good credit, for example, it could make sense to refinance your mortgage could give you a fixed rate and level payments.</p>\n<p>Also, be careful about adding any new debt. Inflation theoretically makes paying fixed-rate debt easier, since you're paying back the loan with cheaper dollars. But new loan payments lock in a new obligation when you may need flexibility.</p>\n<p><b>Inflation isn't all bad</b></p>\n<p>Those unaccustomed to rising prices may be surprised to discover that inflation has some advantages. It's often easier to get a raise, because employers can pass along the cost in higher prices (although that can start to feed on itself, with higher prices triggering more demands for raises).</p>\n<p>In addition, many tax rules and government benefits are influenced by the consumer price index, the nation's official inflation measure. Social Security benefits include cost-of-living increases s, is also likely to rise.</p>\n<p>Don't miss:Eggs and pancakes for dinner: How <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> family of seven is coping with America's food inflation</p>\n<p>\"There are a lot of things that are tied to the CPI that can benefit some people and help them get a little bit higher income next year,\" O'Neill says.</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Three more ways to fight inflation</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nThree more ways to fight inflation\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<div class=\"head\" \">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Dow Jones </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-07-19 17:21</p>\n</div>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>When it comes to debt and making purchases, try some of these strategies--and remember to ask for a raise.</p>\n<p>Few economists predict we'll return to the double-digit price increases of the late 1970s and early 1980s. But knowing some of the ways consumers coped back then -- and how things are different now -- can help you formulate a plan to deal with rising prices.</p>\n<p>First, a primer: Inflation shrinks your purchasing power, so you need more money to buy the same goods and services. When inflation averages less than 2%, as it did from 2010 to 2020, it would take more than 35 years for prices to double. When inflation averages 5%, which was the annualized rate reported in May, prices would double in less than 15 years. That is a huge deal if you live on a fixed income or are trying to calculate how much you'll need in retirement.</p>\n<p>\"People forget about the potential impact of inflation , since we really haven't seen very much,\" says Penelope Wang, deputy money editor for Consumer Reports.</p>\n<p>Here are some strategies that may prove helpful.</p>\n<p><b>Buy strategically</b></p>\n<p>With persistent inflation, delaying a purchase could be costly, since the price is likely to rise in the future. With today's inflation, that's less clear.</p>\n<p>Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, says pandemic-related shortages and bottlenecks are behind recent price spikes. He predicts inflation will ease as the nation's economy continues to reopen .</p>\n<p>That certainly seems to be the case for lumber prices. The cost of lumber increased more than 300% from April 2020 to May 2021, adding $36,000 to the cost of the average house, according to the National Association of Home Builders. But lumber prices have retreated substantially from those peaks as pandemic-related shortages ease. If you rushed into a remodeling project or otherwise locked in the high prices, you're likely regretting it now.</p>\n<p>On the other hand, you may want to stock up on meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products and fresh fruits and vegetables when those go on sale, Wang says. Buying on sale is a smart consumer move in any economy, and the Department of Agriculture recently predicted prices of those foods will continue to rise this year.</p>\n<p><b>Embrace substitution</b></p>\n<p>High inflation 40 years ago led to the birth of generic groceries -- products with stark black-and-white labels that saved consumers money by forgoing fancy packaging. Today, you can get similar savings by substituting store brand products for name brands. Warehouse stores, such as Costco <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/COST\">$(COST)$</a> and Sam's Club, also got their starts during that period and remain a good source for bargain hunters.</p>\n<p>Acquiring used items instead of new is another potential way to save money. Back in the day, that meant yard sales and thrift shops. Today, we can buy used goods from Craigslist, <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/FB\">Facebook</a> (FB) Marketplace, Mercari and Letgo, among other sites, or there's Facebook Buy Nothing groups, where people give their neighbors items for free.</p>\n<p>Then again, thrift stores have benefited from lockdown clutter cleanouts . Certified financial planner Barbara O'Neill of Ocala, Florida, volunteers at a local thrift store and recently scored a large, curved monitor for her husband's computer.</p>\n<p>\"I picked it up for $10, and then got half off for being a volunteer,\" says O'Neill, author of \"Flipping a Switch: Your Guide to Happiness and Financial Security in Later Life.\"</p>\n<p><b>Lock in fixed rates on debt</b></p>\n<p>The Fed has so far resisted calls to raise interest rates to slow the economy and cool inflation. If that changes, variable-rate debt could cost more. If you have an adjustable rate mortgage and good credit, for example, it could make sense to refinance your mortgage could give you a fixed rate and level payments.</p>\n<p>Also, be careful about adding any new debt. Inflation theoretically makes paying fixed-rate debt easier, since you're paying back the loan with cheaper dollars. But new loan payments lock in a new obligation when you may need flexibility.</p>\n<p><b>Inflation isn't all bad</b></p>\n<p>Those unaccustomed to rising prices may be surprised to discover that inflation has some advantages. It's often easier to get a raise, because employers can pass along the cost in higher prices (although that can start to feed on itself, with higher prices triggering more demands for raises).</p>\n<p>In addition, many tax rules and government benefits are influenced by the consumer price index, the nation's official inflation measure. Social Security benefits include cost-of-living increases s, is also likely to rise.</p>\n<p>Don't miss:Eggs and pancakes for dinner: How <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> family of seven is coping with America's food inflation</p>\n<p>\"There are a lot of things that are tied to the CPI that can benefit some people and help them get a little bit higher income next year,\" O'Neill says.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"SPY":"标普500ETF",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯",".SPX":"S&P 500 Index"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2152263258","content_text":"When it comes to debt and making purchases, try some of these strategies--and remember to ask for a raise.\nFew economists predict we'll return to the double-digit price increases of the late 1970s and early 1980s. But knowing some of the ways consumers coped back then -- and how things are different now -- can help you formulate a plan to deal with rising prices.\nFirst, a primer: Inflation shrinks your purchasing power, so you need more money to buy the same goods and services. When inflation averages less than 2%, as it did from 2010 to 2020, it would take more than 35 years for prices to double. When inflation averages 5%, which was the annualized rate reported in May, prices would double in less than 15 years. That is a huge deal if you live on a fixed income or are trying to calculate how much you'll need in retirement.\n\"People forget about the potential impact of inflation , since we really haven't seen very much,\" says Penelope Wang, deputy money editor for Consumer Reports.\nHere are some strategies that may prove helpful.\nBuy strategically\nWith persistent inflation, delaying a purchase could be costly, since the price is likely to rise in the future. With today's inflation, that's less clear.\nJerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, says pandemic-related shortages and bottlenecks are behind recent price spikes. He predicts inflation will ease as the nation's economy continues to reopen .\nThat certainly seems to be the case for lumber prices. The cost of lumber increased more than 300% from April 2020 to May 2021, adding $36,000 to the cost of the average house, according to the National Association of Home Builders. But lumber prices have retreated substantially from those peaks as pandemic-related shortages ease. If you rushed into a remodeling project or otherwise locked in the high prices, you're likely regretting it now.\nOn the other hand, you may want to stock up on meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products and fresh fruits and vegetables when those go on sale, Wang says. Buying on sale is a smart consumer move in any economy, and the Department of Agriculture recently predicted prices of those foods will continue to rise this year.\nEmbrace substitution\nHigh inflation 40 years ago led to the birth of generic groceries -- products with stark black-and-white labels that saved consumers money by forgoing fancy packaging. Today, you can get similar savings by substituting store brand products for name brands. Warehouse stores, such as Costco $(COST)$ and Sam's Club, also got their starts during that period and remain a good source for bargain hunters.\nAcquiring used items instead of new is another potential way to save money. Back in the day, that meant yard sales and thrift shops. Today, we can buy used goods from Craigslist, Facebook (FB) Marketplace, Mercari and Letgo, among other sites, or there's Facebook Buy Nothing groups, where people give their neighbors items for free.\nThen again, thrift stores have benefited from lockdown clutter cleanouts . Certified financial planner Barbara O'Neill of Ocala, Florida, volunteers at a local thrift store and recently scored a large, curved monitor for her husband's computer.\n\"I picked it up for $10, and then got half off for being a volunteer,\" says O'Neill, author of \"Flipping a Switch: Your Guide to Happiness and Financial Security in Later Life.\"\nLock in fixed rates on debt\nThe Fed has so far resisted calls to raise interest rates to slow the economy and cool inflation. If that changes, variable-rate debt could cost more. If you have an adjustable rate mortgage and good credit, for example, it could make sense to refinance your mortgage could give you a fixed rate and level payments.\nAlso, be careful about adding any new debt. Inflation theoretically makes paying fixed-rate debt easier, since you're paying back the loan with cheaper dollars. But new loan payments lock in a new obligation when you may need flexibility.\nInflation isn't all bad\nThose unaccustomed to rising prices may be surprised to discover that inflation has some advantages. It's often easier to get a raise, because employers can pass along the cost in higher prices (although that can start to feed on itself, with higher prices triggering more demands for raises).\nIn addition, many tax rules and government benefits are influenced by the consumer price index, the nation's official inflation measure. Social Security benefits include cost-of-living increases s, is also likely to rise.\nDon't miss:Eggs and pancakes for dinner: How one family of seven is coping with America's food inflation\n\"There are a lot of things that are tied to the CPI that can benefit some people and help them get a little bit higher income next year,\" O'Neill says.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":134,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":173746261,"gmtCreate":1626690920453,"gmtModify":1633924912728,"author":{"id":"4089784076699370","authorId":"4089784076699370","name":"RachelQQ","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/eb93b7779a8aec08859ab3818c99e374","crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"4089784076699370","authorIdStr":"4089784076699370"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Very good ","listText":"Very good ","text":"Very good","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/173746261","repostId":"2152568245","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2152568245","pubTimestamp":1626686520,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/2152568245?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-07-19 17:22","market":"us","language":"en","title":"5 Heavily Short-Sold Stocks That Won't Squeeze","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2152568245","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Hoping for a short squeeze? These stocks aren't your best bet.","content":"<p>Since the beginning of the year, the big story on Wall Street often hasn't been the pandemic. Rather, the buzz has been about the retail movement and the desire to seek out the next short squeeze.</p>\n<p>In simple terms, short-sellers are investors betting on a lower share price. Since a company's share price can't go below $0, gains are capped at 100% for pessimists. Conversely, given that there's no theoretical ceiling as to how high a stock's share price can fly, losses for short-sellers are unlimited. A short squeeze is a very short-term event that involves short-sellers rushing for the exit at once. To exit their position they'll need to buy shares, which only further exacerbates the potential runaway upside in a publicly traded company.</p>\n<p>The thing about investing for a short squeeze is that it's usually a poor strategy with few winners. Stocks with high short interest are often struggling businesses and rightly worth avoiding. Although the following five heavily short-sold stocks are all potentially on the short-squeeze radar for retail investors, I wouldn't expect a squeeze out of any of them.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F633772%2Fshort-squeeze-dollar-rocket-to-the-moon-stock-chart-invest-getty.jpg&w=700&op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"399\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Image source: <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/GTY\">Getty</a> Images.</p>\n<h3>Nikola</h3>\n<p>Even though electric vehicle (EV) stocks have been a favorite among millennial investors, <b>Nikola</b> (NASDAQ:NKLA) has attracted quite the following of pessimists. As of the end of June, more than 44.2 million shares were held short out of 191.3 million shares in its float. But this is the perfect example of a stock where pessimism is warranted.</p>\n<p>Despite there being room for plenty of EV manufacturers in the U.S. and abroad, Nikola has frequently broken Wall Street's and investors' trust. The company exaggerated the technological capabilities of its Nikola One electric semi truck, and its founder, Trevor Milton, stepped down from his role as executive chairman in a middle-of-the-night tweet.</p>\n<p>What's more, the Securities and Exchange Commission is also conducting an investigation into Nikola on the heels of a short-seller report from Hindenburg Research last year. Some of the allegations in that report were confirmed by a Nikola internal review.</p>\n<p>Building an EV company from the ground up is a difficult and cash-consuming process to begin with. Adding a public relations nightmare on top of it all makes this stock an easy avoid and likely kills its chances of a short squeeze.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F633772%2Fcrypto-mining-graphics-card-gpu-asic-bitcoin-ethereum-getty.jpg&w=700&op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Image source: Getty Images.</p>\n<h3>Riot Blockchain</h3>\n<p>Though young investors love cryptocurrencies and virtually anything related to crypto, short-sellers have piled into cryptocurrency mining stock <b>Riot Blockchain</b> (NASDAQ:RIOT). There were roughly 20 million shares held short at the end of June, which compares to a tradable float of 72 million shares.</p>\n<p>Mining for <b>Bitcoin</b> (CRYPTO:BTC) might sound like a winning strategy, but it comes with three major flaws. To begin with, Bitcoin has undergone three separate corrections of at least 80% over the past decade. Since mining companies are paid via block rewards (6.25 Bitcoins, at the moment), they're entirely reliant on the rising price of Bitcoin to push revenue and profits higher, rather than innovation.</p>\n<p>Secondly, the barrier to entry for cryptocurrency mining is nonexistent. Over time, Riot is going to face increasing competition to validate groups of transactions, known as a block, on Bitcoin's blockchain.</p>\n<p>The third issue is that Bitcoin's block rewards halve every four years. By 2024, the block reward will halve again to 3.125 Bitcoin from 6.25 Bitcoin. Essentially, crypto mining stocks like Riot Blockchain are competing for a shrinking pie, and they're entirely dependent on external factors. That doesn't sound like the recipe for a sustainable business model.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F633772%2Fbiotech-lab-three-researchers-testing-fluids-getty.jpg&w=700&op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Image source: Getty Images.</p>\n<h3><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/INO\">Inovio Pharmaceuticals</a></h3>\n<p>While most investors are rooting for clinical-stage biotech stocks to succeed, short-sellers have been piling on <b>Inovio Pharmaceuticals</b> (NASDAQ:INO). By the end of June, approximately 44.6 million shares were held short, relative to a tradable float of 206 million shares.</p>\n<p>On <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> hand, Inovio has an impressively large pipeline consisting of 11 different clinical-stage compounds. On the other hand, the company has been in business for more than four decades and it's yet to develop a therapy that's been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Inovio always seems to offer promise, but it's consistently failed to deliver.</p>\n<p>Another reason for skepticism is the company's experimental coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, INO-4800. Though it initially looked as if Inovio would be a vaccine frontrunner in the U.S., the FDA placed a partial clinical hold on its phase 2/3 study and requested additional info on the vaccine and the company's delivery device, Cellectra. Months later, the U.S. federal government pulled funding for the company's proposed late-stage study, forcing it to seek an international trial.</p>\n<p>Even though anything could happen during clinical trials, skeptics are historically batting 1.000 with Inovio.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F633772%2Felectric-vehicle-charging-ev-green-clean-energy-auto-stock-getty.jpg&w=700&op=resize\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Image source: Getty Images.</p>\n<h3><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/BLNK\">Blink Charging</a></h3>\n<p>A company with exceptionally high short interest that I don't believe has a realistic shot at a short squeeze is electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and network provider <b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/BLNK\">Blink Charging</a></b> (NASDAQ:BLNK). As of June 30, 12.2 million shares were held short, compared to a float of 36.1 million shares.</p>\n<p>As with Nikola, there's plenty of hype surrounding EVs and EV infrastructure, and there'll no doubt be winners. But Blink Charging is unlikely to be <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> of the winners, primarily because it's not investing any of its capital into research and development, at least based on what I (and you) can see from reading its quarterly 10-Q filings. Innovation is paramount when it comes to EVs and EV infrastructure.</p>\n<p>There's also virtually no barrier to entry when it comes to EV infrastructure. There's nothing specific about Blink's charging equipment or its networks that implies it'll be the go-to for green-focused cities and auto manufacturers.</p>\n<p>Currently on pace for a meager $12 million in full-year sales (per Wall Street), yet still lugging around a $1.3 billion market cap, Blink Charging is a good candidate to be pulverized by short-sellers.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b45c4bd410befdb22fd801c7758dfb71\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"525\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>Image source: Getty Images.</p>\n<h3><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/MSTR\">MicroStrategy</a></h3>\n<p>Last, but certainly not least, is enterprise analytics software provider <b>MicroStrategy</b> (NASDAQ:MSTR). This high-flying company has a very small float of only 7.78 million shares, of which 2.14 million are currently held short.</p>\n<p>To be blunt, MicroStrategy is a software company in name only. That's because CEO Michael Saylor has seemingly ignored his company's analytics operations in favor of buying Bitcoin. As of June 21, Saylor's company owned 105,085 Bitcoins, with an aggregate cost of $2.741 billion (about $26,080 per Bitcoin).</p>\n<p>As I alluded earlier, Bitcoin has a tendency to enter protracted bear markets where it loses 80% or more of its value. It's already retraced about 50% from its all-time highs earlier this year. The issue is this: The bulk of MicroStrategy's funding to buy Bitcoin has come from issuing debt. In other words, Saylor has put his company billions of dollars into debt to buy an unproven, highly volatile asset.</p>\n<p>In addition, the company's enterprise software sales have declined for six consecutive years. You'd think the CEO would be focused on turning a tangible business around. However, Saylor seems to spend more time promoting Bitcoin on <b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/TWTR\">Twitter</a></b>. Suffice it to say, MicroStrategy is unlikely to squeeze its short-sellers out of their positions.</p>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>5 Heavily Short-Sold Stocks That Won't Squeeze</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\n5 Heavily Short-Sold Stocks That Won't Squeeze\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-07-19 17:22 GMT+8 <a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/18/5-heavily-short-sold-stocks-that-wont-squeeze/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Since the beginning of the year, the big story on Wall Street often hasn't been the pandemic. Rather, the buzz has been about the retail movement and the desire to seek out the next short squeeze.\nIn ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/18/5-heavily-short-sold-stocks-that-wont-squeeze/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"MSTR":"MicroStrategy Incorporated","NKLA":"Nikola Corporation","RIOT":"Riot Platforms","INO":"伊诺维奥制药","BLNK":"Blink Charging"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/18/5-heavily-short-sold-stocks-that-wont-squeeze/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2152568245","content_text":"Since the beginning of the year, the big story on Wall Street often hasn't been the pandemic. Rather, the buzz has been about the retail movement and the desire to seek out the next short squeeze.\nIn simple terms, short-sellers are investors betting on a lower share price. Since a company's share price can't go below $0, gains are capped at 100% for pessimists. Conversely, given that there's no theoretical ceiling as to how high a stock's share price can fly, losses for short-sellers are unlimited. A short squeeze is a very short-term event that involves short-sellers rushing for the exit at once. To exit their position they'll need to buy shares, which only further exacerbates the potential runaway upside in a publicly traded company.\nThe thing about investing for a short squeeze is that it's usually a poor strategy with few winners. Stocks with high short interest are often struggling businesses and rightly worth avoiding. Although the following five heavily short-sold stocks are all potentially on the short-squeeze radar for retail investors, I wouldn't expect a squeeze out of any of them.\n\nImage source: Getty Images.\nNikola\nEven though electric vehicle (EV) stocks have been a favorite among millennial investors, Nikola (NASDAQ:NKLA) has attracted quite the following of pessimists. As of the end of June, more than 44.2 million shares were held short out of 191.3 million shares in its float. But this is the perfect example of a stock where pessimism is warranted.\nDespite there being room for plenty of EV manufacturers in the U.S. and abroad, Nikola has frequently broken Wall Street's and investors' trust. The company exaggerated the technological capabilities of its Nikola One electric semi truck, and its founder, Trevor Milton, stepped down from his role as executive chairman in a middle-of-the-night tweet.\nWhat's more, the Securities and Exchange Commission is also conducting an investigation into Nikola on the heels of a short-seller report from Hindenburg Research last year. Some of the allegations in that report were confirmed by a Nikola internal review.\nBuilding an EV company from the ground up is a difficult and cash-consuming process to begin with. Adding a public relations nightmare on top of it all makes this stock an easy avoid and likely kills its chances of a short squeeze.\n\nImage source: Getty Images.\nRiot Blockchain\nThough young investors love cryptocurrencies and virtually anything related to crypto, short-sellers have piled into cryptocurrency mining stock Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ:RIOT). There were roughly 20 million shares held short at the end of June, which compares to a tradable float of 72 million shares.\nMining for Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) might sound like a winning strategy, but it comes with three major flaws. To begin with, Bitcoin has undergone three separate corrections of at least 80% over the past decade. Since mining companies are paid via block rewards (6.25 Bitcoins, at the moment), they're entirely reliant on the rising price of Bitcoin to push revenue and profits higher, rather than innovation.\nSecondly, the barrier to entry for cryptocurrency mining is nonexistent. Over time, Riot is going to face increasing competition to validate groups of transactions, known as a block, on Bitcoin's blockchain.\nThe third issue is that Bitcoin's block rewards halve every four years. By 2024, the block reward will halve again to 3.125 Bitcoin from 6.25 Bitcoin. Essentially, crypto mining stocks like Riot Blockchain are competing for a shrinking pie, and they're entirely dependent on external factors. That doesn't sound like the recipe for a sustainable business model.\n\nImage source: Getty Images.\nInovio Pharmaceuticals\nWhile most investors are rooting for clinical-stage biotech stocks to succeed, short-sellers have been piling on Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INO). By the end of June, approximately 44.6 million shares were held short, relative to a tradable float of 206 million shares.\nOn one hand, Inovio has an impressively large pipeline consisting of 11 different clinical-stage compounds. On the other hand, the company has been in business for more than four decades and it's yet to develop a therapy that's been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Inovio always seems to offer promise, but it's consistently failed to deliver.\nAnother reason for skepticism is the company's experimental coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, INO-4800. Though it initially looked as if Inovio would be a vaccine frontrunner in the U.S., the FDA placed a partial clinical hold on its phase 2/3 study and requested additional info on the vaccine and the company's delivery device, Cellectra. Months later, the U.S. federal government pulled funding for the company's proposed late-stage study, forcing it to seek an international trial.\nEven though anything could happen during clinical trials, skeptics are historically batting 1.000 with Inovio.\n\nImage source: Getty Images.\nBlink Charging\nA company with exceptionally high short interest that I don't believe has a realistic shot at a short squeeze is electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and network provider Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK). As of June 30, 12.2 million shares were held short, compared to a float of 36.1 million shares.\nAs with Nikola, there's plenty of hype surrounding EVs and EV infrastructure, and there'll no doubt be winners. But Blink Charging is unlikely to be one of the winners, primarily because it's not investing any of its capital into research and development, at least based on what I (and you) can see from reading its quarterly 10-Q filings. Innovation is paramount when it comes to EVs and EV infrastructure.\nThere's also virtually no barrier to entry when it comes to EV infrastructure. There's nothing specific about Blink's charging equipment or its networks that implies it'll be the go-to for green-focused cities and auto manufacturers.\nCurrently on pace for a meager $12 million in full-year sales (per Wall Street), yet still lugging around a $1.3 billion market cap, Blink Charging is a good candidate to be pulverized by short-sellers.\n\nImage source: Getty Images.\nMicroStrategy\nLast, but certainly not least, is enterprise analytics software provider MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR). This high-flying company has a very small float of only 7.78 million shares, of which 2.14 million are currently held short.\nTo be blunt, MicroStrategy is a software company in name only. That's because CEO Michael Saylor has seemingly ignored his company's analytics operations in favor of buying Bitcoin. As of June 21, Saylor's company owned 105,085 Bitcoins, with an aggregate cost of $2.741 billion (about $26,080 per Bitcoin).\nAs I alluded earlier, Bitcoin has a tendency to enter protracted bear markets where it loses 80% or more of its value. It's already retraced about 50% from its all-time highs earlier this year. The issue is this: The bulk of MicroStrategy's funding to buy Bitcoin has come from issuing debt. In other words, Saylor has put his company billions of dollars into debt to buy an unproven, highly volatile asset.\nIn addition, the company's enterprise software sales have declined for six consecutive years. You'd think the CEO would be focused on turning a tangible business around. However, Saylor seems to spend more time promoting Bitcoin on Twitter. 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