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BOKF shorts step back after earnings jolt

BOK Financial Corporation enters the week after its Q1 print with short sellers in retreat — yet the options market is growing more cautious than it has been all year. Short interest has fallen sharply from its recent…

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BMTC earnings arrive as shorts beat a retreat

GBT, the Quebec-based home furnishings retailer, heads into its May 1 results with short sellers sharply reducing exposure and borrowing costs telling a more conflicted story. The most notable move in the data is the…

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Truist shorts retreat after April peak

TFC closed the week at $51.15, up just 0.16% on the week but 15% higher on the month — a sharp rally that has coincided with a meaningful unwind of bearish positioning built up through early and mid-April. The most…

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Aztec Land and Cattle: A Curiosity Worth Watching

AZLC.Z is one of the stock market's genuine oddities — a thinly traded OTC name with a $2,040 share price, no sector classification, a single known institutional holder, and short interest measured in single-digit…

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ACLS shorts retreat as earnings loom

Axcelis Technologies heads into its May 6 earnings release with short sellers at their most cautious in six weeks — just as options traders edge into their most defensive posture of the past month. Short sellers have…

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Aware misses on revenue as platform pivot adds cost

AWRE just reported Q1 2026 results that encapsulate everything the bull and bear cases are fighting over right now: declining revenue, widening losses, and a one-time restructuring charge that management is framing as…

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Avino insiders sell into the rally

ASM enters the week to May 13 earnings on the back foot — the stock dropped nearly 9% on the week to CAD 8.75, giving back a chunk of April's strong run, while insiders were actively cashing out at the highs. The…

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Avnet Rallies Past Analyst Targets After Q3 Earnings Beat

AVT heads into the post-earnings session in an unusual position: the stock has sprinted so far ahead of where most analysts thought it would be that the Street is now playing catch-up. Shares closed at $78.28 on April…

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AVA Options Turn Cautious Before May Earnings

Avista Corporation heads into its May 5 Q1 results with options traders notably more defensive than usual, even as short sellers have been quietly stepping back. The most telling signal this week is in the options…

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AVY Options Alarm Rings Ahead of Earnings Tomorrow

Avery Dennison Corporation heads into its Q1 2026 earnings call — due Wednesday after market close — with options traders abruptly turning defensive, even as short sellers quietly retreat from the name. The most…

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AvalonBay bounces hard as shorts rebuild into Q1 earnings

AvalonBay Communities has rarely been this interesting to watch — a stock that just gained 6.6% in a week while short interest quietly crept 5% higher, with analysts lifting targets and Q1 earnings results landing…

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AWX shorts retreat sharply as earnings loom

Avalon Holdings Corporation enters its May 11 earnings release having shed more than two-thirds of its estimated short position in five weeks — one of the sharpest short-covering episodes this micro-cap has seen in…

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AZO: Shorts Build Into May Earnings

AutoZone heads into its Q3 2026 report — due May 26 — with short interest climbing at its fastest pace in months, even as the stock quietly outperforms most of its retail peers. Short interest has grown sharply over…

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ADP Options Traders Turn Defensive Ahead of Earnings

ADP heads into its April 29 earnings release with options market participants signalling the most defensive posture seen in months — even as short sellers remain a modest presence and the borrow market stays…

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Autoliv shorts rebuild as options traders turn bullish

Autoliv, Inc. enters the back half of April with an unusual split: short sellers quietly adding to positions while options traders have just made their most bullish pivot in months. The options move is the sharpest…

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