- Interestingly, a day in which major indices are down over 2% has proven kind to many tech and/or momentum names that endured steep losses in 2015. The list includes SunEdison (SUNE +13%), GoPro (GPRO +3.9%), ExOne (XONE +5.6%), Voxeljet (VJET +9.8%), Rubicon (RBCN +29%), Identiv (INVE +15.1%), and QuickLogic (QUIK +12.4%). Previously covered: 3D Systems/Stratasys and FireEye.
- Profit-taking by shorts who (for tax purposes) didn't want to cover in 2015 is likely a factor behind some of the moves. SunEdison had 123.1M shares (48% of its float) shorted as of Dec. 15. GoPro had 32.9M shares (50% of its float) shorted, and ExOne 2.3M shares (24% of its float) shorted.
- SunEdison rallied last week after announcing a $336M debt-for-equity exchange. Rubicon caught a bid after issuing a shareholder letter.