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Gungnir Eyes BC Nickel Deal as Stock Slides 22%

Gungnir Resources heads into the week ending April 29 with an acquisition announcement providing a narrative jolt — but not yet a price catalyst. The company disclosed plans to acquire the Quesnel MagNickel property in…

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ADI Shorts Trim Into a Stock That's Run 25%

Analog Devices heads into its May 20 earnings report having gained 25% in a month — but with short sellers quietly pulling back and the Street still broadly constructive, the week's more interesting tension is how much…

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ASYS Heads Into May Earnings With Cost-to-Borrow Up Tenfold

Amtech Systems enters its May 7 earnings report as one of the more interesting small-cap setups in semiconductor equipment right now — not because short sellers are piling in, but because the cost of borrowing its…

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AMREP's Persistent Buyer Stands Out

A small New Mexico land developer with a $145 million market cap is drawing attention not for its short sellers, but for a single investor who keeps buying the dip. James H. Dahl, a 10% shareholder in AXR, has made…

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Ampco-Pittsburgh Surges 47% in a Month Ahead of May Earnings

Ampco-Pittsburgh heads into its May 12 Q1 2026 earnings report riding one of the most striking price runs in the small-cap steel space — yet the shorts have been quietly walking away from the trade. The price story…

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Amgen enters Q1 earnings with shorts rebuilding fast

AMGN reports Q1 2026 results on April 30, heading into the release with one notable wrinkle: short interest has jumped sharply in the past week even as the stock barely moved. Short sellers have been quietly rebuilding…

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ATLO shorts retreat ahead of May results

Ames National Corporation heads into its May 1 earnings announcement with short sellers meaningfully backing away — even as the options market edges toward its most defensive posture in a year. The retreat in short…

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ASRV Shorts Build After Q1 Earnings Miss

AmeriServ Financial reported Q1 2026 results last week, and the numbers told a split story. Revenue rose year-over-year to $14.8 million. Earnings per share fell — $0.11 versus $0.12 in Q1 2025 — with escalating…

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Amerityre Drifts Lower With No Catalyst in Sight

AMTY, the micro-cap tire manufacturer trading on the OTC Pink market, closed the week at $0.037 — down about 4% on the week and nudging below April lows, with no obvious trigger to explain the drift. The most telling…

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Gentherm Beats Q1, but Options Traders Shift to Call-Side

THRM closed at $29.91 on April 28. The stock is up 3.5% on the week and 8% over the past month. That recovery follows a Q1 earnings beat — and the real story this week is in what happened to the options market…

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Car-Mart Shorts Press Hard as Lawsuit Clouds Hang

CRMT heads into its May 22 earnings report with short sellers at their most aggressive in months and a securities class action investigation forming an ominous backdrop. Short interest has become the defining story…

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AMWD shorts ease as the stock bounces back

American Woodmark enters the final week of April in a quietly contradictory spot: the stock has rallied 14% over the past month to $45.87, yet put/call positioning just hit the most defensive reading of the past year,…

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AVD's 38% Rally Masks a Doubling of Short Interest

American Vanguard heads into its May 29 earnings report carrying an odd tension: the stock has recovered sharply from its lows, yet short sellers have spent the past month quietly rebuilding positions at the fastest…

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