Short Sellers Flee Randgold, Pile On GoldCorp (GG, KGC, GOLD)

The price of gold rose from near $1,200 an ounce at the beginning of January to above $1,250 by the middle of the month. Short interest in leading gold stocks was mixed again in the period, with the most significant swings happening to GoldCorp (NYSE: GG ), Kinross Gold (NYSE: