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Hazeltree Shortside Crowdedness Report Reveals Uptick in Tech Shorts and Record-High Utilization in APAC and EMEA
NEW YORK & LONDON, August 21, 2025--In July, short interest in technology stocks rose in the Americas, while record-high institutional share utilization was observed in APAC and EMEA, according to Hazeltree, the leading provider of integrated treasury and liquidity management and optimisation solutions for the alternative asset management market. Super Micro Computer, Inc., Cloudflare, Inc., and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. all ranked among the top 10 most crowded large-cap shorts in the Americas ac
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