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CF Industries enters the week with an interesting split: the stock just posted its best weekly gain in months, yet shorts have quietly rebuilt a meaningful position over the past 30 days, and the Street's most…
VWO enters the second week of July in a notably different lending environment than it occupied just three weeks ago — the sharp borrow tightness that gripped this emerging-markets ETF through mid-June has unwound…
Ultra Clean Holdings has reversed sharply from last week's 28% surge, dropping 36% over the past seven days to close at $90.78 — nearly the same level where the CFO was selling shares in early June. The scale of the…
VGT enters the second week of July with options traders more cautious than they have been in months, even as the borrow market remains one of the loosest in the ETF universe. The clearest signal this week is in options…
EEM enters the second week of July with an interesting split: short sellers are trimming positions at a meaningful pace, yet the ETF fell nearly 4% on the week — a reminder that positioning and price don't always move…
IVV has now cleared the $750 zone that defined the S&P 500's recovery ceiling all month — the question this week is whether the index can hold it as the biggest earnings season in years gets underway. The ETF closed at…
The dominant story in EWC this week is not what shorts are doing — it is what they are no longer doing. Short interest in the iShares MSCI Canada ETF has collapsed by nearly 69% over the past month. It dropped from…
Willis Lease Finance Corporation enters the week with a notable contradiction: the CEO sold aggressively at the highs, short sellers are building positions, and the stock just dropped 7.5% in a single session — all…
WD-40 Company walks into its earnings release tomorrow — scheduled for July 9 after-hours — having rallied 23% in a single month, with short sellers quietly rebuilding positions and options traders signalling a touch…
Raymond James Financial enters its July 22 earnings window on the back of a sharp 10.2% weekly gain, trading at $167.60, yet the most striking feature of the setup is not the rally itself — it is how little anxiety…
Napco Security Technologies enters the back half of 2026 with shorts quietly unwinding — yet the lending market remains too relaxed to suggest any real squeeze tension is building. The short-side story is the most…
MetLife heads into the final stretch before its August 5 earnings print with the Street actively upgrading its view and the stock trading at a six-month high. The analyst activity this week has been unusually…
Lincoln National has climbed 11% in a week, Q2 earnings are three weeks away, and the executives who sold in late May and early June got out at lower prices than where the stock trades today. The insider picture is the…
Honeywell International approaches its July 23 earnings report with options traders at their most defensive in months, even as the borrow market stays loose and analysts remain broadly constructive. The sharpest signal…
HCSG heads into its July 21 earnings print with analysts lifting targets, options traders unusually bullish, and short interest building quietly — a setup that looks more charged than it did a month ago. The analyst…
Monster Beverage heads into its August 6 earnings with analyst sentiment nudging higher, options positioning its least defensive in months, and borrow conditions that give bears virtually nothing to work with. The…
GE Aerospace heads into its July 16 print having given back ground from last week's highs, with a 3-day slide that has trimmed the stock to $367 and reset options positioning back toward neutral — a quieter setup than…
FMC Corporation has seen a notable shift in the short-selling picture this week — the aggressive positioning that defined June has started to unwind, even as the broader debate between bears and options bulls remains…
COST ends the week with an interesting split: the short retreat that has run since late June is still intact, yet borrow costs have jumped sharply off last week's near-zero floor. The most notable development this week…
Copart heads into the back half of the week with an unusual divergence: short sellers are quietly reducing their bets, even as borrowing costs hit a 30-day high and the stock rebounds from a difficult month. The most…
