High Negative Short Sentiment for Alliance Data Systems

The short interest (as measured by Percent Shares Outstanding On Loan) for Alliance Data Systems Corp (ADS) is up 0.74% over the past week and now stands at 37.36%. This is down 4.97% from the 52 week high hit on August 13, 2009. When compared to other North America IT Services companies, the short base is well above the average of 4.70% for the sector.

Over the past week the Negative Sentiment Indicator (DNS) for ADS was unchanged. It remains in the tenth decile, indicating a high amount of negative short sale sentiment for the security. The Price Squeeze Indicator (DIPS) on the other hand saw a small increase to the ninth decile, indicating higher likelihood for a price squeeze.