Why stocks that investors love to bet against often go up -- a lot

A company's stock usually rises when there is good news. But some investors often bet that a stock may be too pricey and won't live up to the hype -- only to be proven wrong.

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Dow Nasdaq S&P -184.82   +62.17   -15.97 29,861.55   12,440.04   3,647.49 -0.62%   +0.50%   -0.44% YTD +4.64%   YTD +38.64%   YTD +12.90%

Biggest Winners Rollins Inc +4.88%   Vontier Corp +3.43%   Corning Inc +3.28%   Catalent Inc +2.84% Biggest Losers Occidental Petroleum Corp -8.23%   HollyFrontier Corp -5.75%   Marathon Petroleum Corp -5.01%   Quanta Services Inc -4.94%

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Key Market Stats Latest Today's Change Oil $47.06 +0.07 / +0.15% Gold $1,830.60 -1.50 / -0.08% 10-yr 0.89% -0.00 Euro $1.21 +0.00 / +0.08%

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