** Shares of highly shorted Tupperware TUP.N , latest stock
to catch retail traders' attention, up 9.5% at $3.26 premarket
** Stock was the second-most traded by individual traders on
Thursday, according to J.P.Morgan flows data
** Stock has surged about 369% in the past five sessions on
no clear news catalyst
** With 230% WTD gains, TUP is on track for its best weekly
performance on record
** About 29% of TUP's publicly available shares were in
short position as of July 27 - Ortex
** TUP, which raised doubts about its ability to continue
amid growing concern about weak sales in April, has declined 28%
so far this year
(Reporting by Medha Singh)
((medha.singh@thomsonreuters.com))