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BayFirst Heads Into Earnings on a 36% Monthly Surge

BayFirst Financial Corp. reports Q1 2026 results today against a backdrop that few small-bank investors could have anticipated: a stock that has nearly doubled off its lows and short sellers caught leaning the wrong…

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OFS Capital Heads Into Q1 Print on a 27% Monthly Rally

OFS Capital Corporation reports Q1 2026 results today against a backdrop that tells two very different stories: a sharp recovery in price and a cooling in options defensiveness, while short sellers have quietly built…

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FET Options Flash Bullish Signal Into Q1 Print

Forum Energy Technologies heads into its Q1 2026 earnings report with options traders flashing unusual bullishness — a sharp contrast to the bearish sentiment building in short interest. The options signal is the most…

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Analysts Cut Targets as Mosaic Heads Into Q1 Print

MOS enters its Q1 2026 earnings release with the Street growing increasingly cautious — targets have been trimmed across the board, the stock is down 7% over the past month to $23.27, and short sellers are quietly…

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Summit Hotel Heads Into Q1 Print on a 14% Monthly Rally

INN enters its Q1 2026 earnings report today having staged a notable recovery — up 14% over the past month to $4.97 — yet short sellers have been retreating in step with that move. The most striking data point in the…

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Shorts Retreat but Sellers Linger at Pacira's Earnings Gate

PCRX heads into its May 1 earnings print with a notable divergence: short sellers are retreating while company insiders are cashing out. The short-side picture has shifted meaningfully heading into the release. Short…

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SEM Earnings: Cost to Borrow Spikes as Analysts Step Back

Select Medical Holdings reports Q1 2026 results today with the borrow market flashing an unusual signal just ahead of the print. Cost to borrow has jumped sharply in recent days. It has risen from around 0.17% in late…

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IVR Shorts Pull Back Ahead of Q1 Print

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. heads into its Q1 2026 earnings call on May 1 with short sellers quietly retreating — even as the broader positioning picture remains far from clean. Short interest has fallen sharply. At…

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TREE Bears Hold Ground as LendingTree Heads Into Earnings

LendingTree reports Q1 results today with short sellers holding a meaningful — and recently growing — position, even as the stock has enjoyed a strong month. Short interest has climbed steadily into the print. At 7.3%…

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Borrow Costs Elevated as Taoping Reports FY2025

Taoping Inc. heads into its FY2025 results today with a lending market that has grown meaningfully more active — even as the stock itself has quietly drifted lower. The most striking feature of the setup is the cost to…

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Options Traders Turn Defensive Ahead of Ensign's Q1 Print

ENSG heads into its Q1 2026 earnings report with options positioning at its most cautious in at least a year. The signal is hard to miss. The put/call ratio has jumped to 1.28 — more than two standard deviations above…

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UMH Heads Into Q1 Print With Shorts Retreating

UMH Properties reports its Q1 2026 results on May 1 with short sellers pulling back and options traders turning more constructive — a setup that contrasts sharply with the caution visible just a month ago. The options…

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ACCO Brands Bears Build Into Q1 Print

Short sellers have been quietly accumulating into ACCO Brands earnings, with short interest climbing nearly 30% over the past month to 8.6% of the free float — a level high enough to matter heading into today's Q1…

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Liberty Global Shorts Surge Ahead of Q1 Print

Short sellers have moved decisively into LBTY.A heading into today's Q1 results, making the positioning shift the clearest story ahead of the print. Short interest climbed 23% in a single week to 6.1% of the free float…

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DRH Bulls Take Control Ahead of Q1 Print

DiamondRock Hospitality walks into its Q1 earnings call with options traders turning notably more bullish — a sharp pivot from where positioning sat just weeks ago. The clearest signal heading into the print is in…

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HFBL Heads Into Earnings With Bears on the Retreat

Home Federal Bancorp of Louisiana reports fiscal Q3 results on May 4 with short sellers quietly pulling back despite a volatile few weeks — a setup that reads more like routine repositioning than any conviction…

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