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TDIV Shorts Double in a Month as Borrow Costs Rise

TDIV — the First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund — closed the week at $105.96, up 1.1% on Wednesday but still down 0.8% on the week. That surface-level calm masks a striking build in short positions that…

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VS Short Sellers Spike on Texas Rangers Deal

Versus Systems heads into the final days of April with its lending market in sharp flux — short interest nearly doubled over the week even as a fresh partnership renewal dropped Wednesday morning. The short-side story…

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AMT Catches a Bid — But the Street's Enthusiasm Has Limits

American Tower Corporation posted a quiet week, gaining just over 1% to close at $178.19 on April 29. That tidy move, however, masks a more complicated setup heading into the company's May 20 earnings call — one where…

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NMIH Heads Into Q1 Earnings With Shorts Rebuilding

NMI Holdings reports Q1 2026 results after the close today — and the stock arrives at that moment with a quietly interesting setup: short sellers have been rebuilding positions over the past week while the stock has…

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SMH shorts hold steady as tech ETF flows hit top of the pack

SMH — the VanEck Semiconductor ETF — enters the last trading day of April in a striking position: a 33% one-month price surge has run straight into short interest that has expanded at almost the same pace. The price…

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MARA shorts ease but the float is still heavily under siege

MARA Holdings heads into its May 5 earnings with shorts covering and options pointing toward calls — yet nearly 27% of the free float remains borrowed, and a fresh cluster of insider sales keeps the backdrop…

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QXO shorts pile in ahead of May 5 earnings

QXO heads into its May 5 earnings call with short sellers building positions at the fastest pace in months — and the options market growing noticeably more defensive. Short interest has become the dominant story here.…

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VSTM Heads Into Q1 Earnings With Shorts Dug In

Verastem heads into its May 7 Q1 earnings print with a heavily-shorted register, a freshly-launched commercial campaign, and options traders swinging from bullish to cautious — all in the same month. Short interest is…

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XELB Shorts Rebuild as Judith Ripka Sale Draws Scrutiny

Xcel Brands heads into its May 12 earnings date with shorts rebuilding sharply, a fresh asset sale adding corporate complexity, and a CEO whose recent trading tells a nuanced story. The clearest shift this week is in…

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SunCoke misses on earnings but holds its guidance line

SXC reported Q1 2026 results this morning and the split verdict defines the week's story: revenue of $455.1M beat the $418.1M estimate by a wide margin, yet EPS came in at a loss of $0.05 against a consensus of $0.07…

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NGL Races 35% Higher as Buyback Fuels the Rally

NGL Energy Partners has had a remarkable month — up 35% in 30 days and 12% in the past week alone, closing Wednesday at $16.27. The rally's engine is clear. In early April, NGL announced a $100 million unit repurchase…

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PCRX: Shorts Cover as Earnings and a Proxy Fight Converge

Pacira BioSciences heads into its Q1 2026 earnings release — due after the close today — with two colliding stories: a meaningful short-covering wave over the past week, and an active proxy battle with a dissident…

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ELD's Borrow Cost Stays Elevated as Short Interest Collapses

ELD, the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund, presents an unusual split this week: shorts have rapidly unwound while the cost of borrowing the fund remains stubbornly high — a mismatch that defines the current…

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