TechFlow, April 9 — According to Jinshi Data, after escalating trade wars caused U.S. stocks to plunge more than 10%, traders betting on falling prices made $159 billion in profits within just six trading days.
Data from S3 Partners LLC shows that since Trump announced sweeping tariffs, U.S. equities have seen their largest drop since 2022, with short positions in the ETF tracking the S&P 500 index (ticker: SPY) becoming the most profitable bearish bet during this period.
Ihor Dusaniwsky, Managing Director of Predictive Analytics at S3, said overall, shorting any sector during this correction proved highly profitable, with 81% of short trades generating gains and as high as 97% of short positions by value being profitable.
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