$Intel(INTC.US)$'s rally to the highest since April unleased bearish positions on the stock, spurring heavy optionstrading for the chipmaker.
On Monday, as the stock sealed a five-day gain of more than 10%, the number of shares that were sold short more than doubled to 9.69 million from a week earlier, exchange data tracked by moomoo showed. That's almost 12% of the total volume.
Investors and speculators are shorting the sto...