What changed
$EIX Edison International +18.8% conf 97, top utilities. Cheap vs bonds, illiquidity helps, but short interest is a drag. $ALL The Allstate Corporation +18.0% conf 97, top financials. Same cheap vs bonds, but short interest is a positive driver—rare. $PCG PG&E Corporation +16.9% conf 95. Short interest leads, not just rate trade.
$SOLV Solventum Corporation +16.6% conf 97, top healthcare. Earnings yield vs bonds leads, illiquidity and short interest help. $EME EMCOR Group, Inc. +15.1% conf 97, top industrials. Short interest squeeze, cheap vs bonds, vol instability. $GL Globe Life Inc. +15.1% conf 96, financials. Cheap vs bonds, short interest, illiquidity. Same rate spine, different sectors.
$AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. +14.8% conf 97, top consumer cyclical. Different: short interest leads, but illiquidity is a negative driver. $GOOGL Alphabet Inc. +14.0% conf 97, top communication services. Short interest plus cheap vs bonds; illiquidity also a drag. Mega-cap liquid names that don’t get
Why it matters
$EIX Edison International +18.8% conf 97, top utilities. Cheap vs bonds, illiquidity helps, but short interest is a drag. $ALL The Allstate Corporation +18.0% conf 97, top financials. Same cheap vs bonds, but short interest is a positive driver—rare. $PCG PG&E Corporation +16.9% conf 95. Short interest leads, not just rate trade.