4 Falling Tech Stocks With High Short Interest

 | Dec 06, 2012 02:43AM ET

Recent Performance of the Stocks Mentioned Below:

Average 1-Week Return: -2.59%
Average 1-Month Return: -19.87%
Average 1-Year Return: -45.76%

1. Fusion-io, Inc. (FIO). Focuses on the development, marketing, and sale of storage memory platforms for data decentralization. Short float at 24.37%. Stock trading -2.66% below the 20-day SMA, -15.05% below the 50-day SMA, and -10.51% below the 200-day SMA.

2. GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (GTAT). Provides polysilicon production technology and multicrystalline ingot growth systems, and related photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing services for the solar industry worldwide. Short float at 31.95%. Stock trading -12.05% below the 20-day SMA, -31.03% below the 50-day SMA, and -47.03% below the 200-day SMA.

3. InvenSense, Inc. (INVN). Short float at 13.65%. Stock trading -2.21% below the 20-day SMA, -10.6% below the 50-day SMA, and -22.05% below the 200-day SMA.

4. NII Holdings Inc. (NIHD). Provides wireless communication services to businesses and individuals primarily in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Chile. Short float at 37.87%. Stock trading -6.41% below the 20-day SMA, -25.36% below the 50-day SMA, and -53.3% below the 200-day SMA.