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Original Claim

Retail investors say Wall Street is secretly shorting Kohl’s using hidden trades.

10 months ago

Context by Compass

The claim that Wall Street is secretly shorting Kohl's using hidden trades is not supported by the available evidence. Recent reports indicate that Kohl's has become a target for retail investors on platforms like Reddit's Wall Street Bets, leading to a surge in its stock price due to high short interest, similar to previous meme stock phenomena CNBC. While there is significant short interest in Kohl's, with about 50% of shares outstanding sold short, this is publicly known and not hidden MarketBeat. The situation mirrors past events where retail investors coordinated to drive up prices of heavily shorted stocks, rather than any secretive actions by Wall Street RollingOut.