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Bessent’s buyback gambit may be engineering a CTA short squeeze at 5.34%

Finance Review Daily is tracking this developing story; additional confirmed specifics had not been verified at the time of publication.

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Priya Anand · Equities & Earnings Desk · 25 Aug 2026 · 12:17 · 1 min read

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Bessent’s buyback gambit may be engineering a CTA short squeeze at 5.34%.

Finance Review Daily is tracking this development following a report from Investing.com – Stock Market News. Additional confirmed specifics had not been verified at the time of publication.

This article was produced with AI assistance and edited by a Finance Review Daily journalist.

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Priya Anand

Equities & Earnings Desk

Priya covers listed equities and corporate earnings, reading quarterly results and guidance for what they signal about sector health and forward valuations.

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Bessent’s buyback gambit may be engineering a CTA short squeeze at 5.34%

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