Filed under: Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC)

Twice monthly we peruse short-selling trends in individual stock names and individual sectors. Broad-based short selling is a tool to use as well, although the amount seen in ETFs has been making this trend more difficult to use as ETFs have taken up more and more volume.

We ran the top five names from the NASDAQ 100 and the stocks all saw an increase in short selling. This was taken from NASDAQ data released last night. These were the changes seen from February 29, 2008 to March 14, 2008. This is listed as shares in the short interest and there is a percentage change given as well.

MARCH 14 / FEBRUARY 29 / %CHANGE:

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 23,694,315 / 22,845,634 / 3.71%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) 73,069,889 / 48,631,811 / 50.25%
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) 4,866,164 / 4,707,661 / 3.37%
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) 75,796,996 / 64,099,929 / 18.25%
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) 123,090,091 / 115,720,569 / 6.37%

It will be interesting to see if the data shows the same for the end of March next month as we enter earnings season again.

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