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Reed's Inc. saw short interest plunge 58% over the past month to just 0.24% of float, while cost to borrow remains elevated at 21% and utilization has fallen to near-record lows. The beverage maker closed Friday at…
Short sellers have piled into USO even as the oil tracking fund surged 14% over the past week. Short interest now stands at 87.5% of float — the highest level in a month — while cost to borrow has more than doubled in…
Bond ETF sees short positions expand to 19.6M shares amid subdued utilisation. Cost to borrow ticked up 20% over 30 days. Options sentiment turned bearish this week. AGG closed at $99.59 on April 24, up 0.14% on the…
Short sellers added to CMG positions ahead of Tuesday's earnings call, pushing short interest to a month high. Options traders turned bullish while three Wall Street firms cut targets. CMG closed at $34.21 on April 24,…
MOH jumped 18% this week as three major-firm analysts lifted price targets following Q1 results. Short interest rose 2.3% week-on-week, while options flow turned modestly bullish. MOH closed at $175.94 on April 24, up…
The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF saw short interest jump 11% this week to reach 3.37 million shares, while the fund gained 0.4% and rose 9% over the month. Utilisation spiked to 7.89%, the highest since early April,…
Short interest in the S&P 500 ETF dropped 2% over the past week while cost to borrow jumped 27%. Options sentiment spiked to a 2.67 standard deviation above the 20-day mean. Utilisation fell to 6.45%, down from the…
Semiconductor ETF SOXX hit fresh multi-week highs in short interest and utilisation this week despite a blistering 11% rally. Bears are doubling down at $461.60, even as the fund surged 35% in a month. SOXX closed…
Network-1 Technologies saw cost to borrow surge to 15.8% while short interest fell 33% in a single day. Utilisation dropped to just 0.03% — a 30-day low. Institutional holders remain polarised between long-term…
Senstar Technologies saw short interest collapse 39% this week to 11,422 shares while cost to borrow climbed 13%. The stock gained 2.4% despite a pullback Friday. SNT closed at $3.00 on April 24, down 1.6% on the day.…
Helen of Troy shares rocketed 59% over the past month following an earnings announcement on April 23. Short interest ticked down 2.2% this week to 13.1% of float. Analysts lifted targets sharply but remain…
Walmart's short interest has fallen 11% over the past month to 0.89% of float, while Wall Street raised price targets following solid operational momentum. The stock gained 1.9% this week to close at $129.92, with…
Texas Instruments posted a powerful 21% weekly rally following its April 22 earnings release, lifting the stock to $277.14. Analysts scrambled to chase the move — ten firms raised targets the very next day, pushing the…
Teradyne closed at $418.08, up 10% for the week and 31% over the month, as Wall Street lifted targets sharply. The stock reports earnings Monday evening. Short interest sits at 3.1% of float—below 5M shares for the…
Short sellers returned to LODE this week, pushing SI % FF to 4.77% — the highest level in 30 days. Options traders turned defensive with PCR hitting a 52-week high. Earnings scheduled for April 30. LODE closed at $3.25…
Stanley Black & Decker climbed 7.4% this week to $76.64, even as short sellers increased positions by 55% over the past month to 4.3% of float. Analysts maintain a cautious hold rating with recent target cuts, while…
Smith Micro's short position has surged 260% in a month to 1.13% of float. Cost to borrow jumped 43% weekly to 2.4%. Founder continues selling into the rally. Earnings land Tuesday. SMSI closed at $0.79 on April 24, up…
BNBX saw short interest spike to 71% of float before plunging 36% in a single day. Cost to borrow remains extreme above 100%. The stock sits down 29% over the past month. BNBX closed at $0.52 on April 24, up 4% on the…
Popular Inc. climbed 10% over the month while short sellers trimmed positions and borrowing costs eased. Analysts lifted price targets sharply post-earnings, with four firms raising targets on April 24 alone. Options…
Regional bank PNFP closed at $95.84, down 3.3% on the day and 1.3% on the week, though still up 14% over the past month. Short interest ticked 0.2% higher over the week to 6.6% of float. Two bulge-bracket analysts…
