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Short Sellers Circle a Nuclear Fuel Upstart

Lightbridge Corporation heads into its April 28 Q1 results carrying some of the most elevated short-side pressure in the market — and a price that has been moving fast enough to keep both sides uncomfortable. Short…

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Avis Budget's Bears Are Fully Invested — Literally

CAR heads into Tuesday's Q1 print with every available share to borrow already lent out and options traders piling on protection at an unusually high rate — a combination that makes the short-side setup as charged as…

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Shorts Ease, But Options Flash Caution for Delek

Delek US Holdings heads into its April 29 Q1 print with a split signal: options traders are the most defensively positioned in a year, even as short sellers have quietly stepped back from the stock. The options market…

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Earnings PreviewABCB

Ameris Heads Into Q1 Print With Bulls Running the Options Desk

ABCB approaches its April 30 earnings release with options traders leaning hard to the upside. The put/call ratio has collapsed to 0.07, more than 1.2 standard deviations below its 20-day mean of 0.17 — close to the…

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Analysts Cut Targets, But Bears Stay Cautious

Builders FirstSource heads into its April 30 Q1 print with short sellers meaningfully more engaged than a month ago — yet the overall setup is less confrontational than the target-price carnage across Wall Street might…

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Bears Load Up Before the Keg

Molson Coors Beverage Company heads into its April 30 Q1 print with the most defensive options positioning it has seen in months. The clearest signal is in the puts market. The put/call ratio jumped to 1.49 on April…

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Gerdau Prints Into a 19% Rally With Bears Nowhere in Sight

GGBR4 heads into its Q1 2026 results today carrying one of the cleanest short-side setups in Brazilian steel: bears have almost entirely stood down. Short interest has collapsed to just 0.008% of the free float, down…

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Novartis Heads Into Q1 with Short Sellers Clearing Out

NOVN arrives at its Q1 2026 results today with one of the most striking setup features being the near-complete retreat of short sellers over the past six weeks. Short interest has collapsed. The SI % of free float has…

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UBS Upgrade Meets Earnings Test for POSCO Holdings

POSCO Holdings arrives at its April 30 earnings release carried by a fresh analyst upgrade and a stock that has climbed 22% in a month — now the print has to justify the move. The clearest catalyst into the print is…

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GSK Heads Into Q1 With Short Sellers Retreating

GSK enters its Q1 2026 results on April 29 carrying a stock down 6% on the week and a short book that has quietly unwound heading into the print. The most telling positioning signal is how dramatically short sellers…

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Short Sellers Step Back as MPWR Heads Into Q1

Monolithic Power Systems heads into its April 30 Q1 earnings report with short sellers in retreat and options traders the least bearish they have been in months. The most striking positioning shift is in short…

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Domino's Tumbles Into Q1 Earnings Under Pressure

DPZ heads into its April 29 Q1 print at a 52-week low for investor confidence, with the stock down nearly 9% on the week and short sellers doubling their exposure over the past month. The most striking feature of the…

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Short Sellers Stir as SouthState Heads Into Q1

SouthState Bank Corporation enters its May 1 Q1 earnings call with options traders notably more bullish than usual, even as a sudden jump in short positions adds a competing signal to the pre-print picture. The…

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Insiders Buy the Dip Before COFS Hits the Print

ChoiceOne Financial Services reports Q1 2026 results on April 29 with a notable insider buying cluster providing the most distinctive feature of the setup. The most readable signal heading into earnings is what…

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Bladex Reports Before the Print — Numbers Already Out

BLX walked into today's Q1 2026 earnings call with the headline numbers already circulating: net profit of $56.4 million, EPS of $1.31, and revenue of $83.1 million. EPS slipped from $1.40 a year ago, but the top line…

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WDC: Rally-Fuelled Confidence Meets a Bearish Options Shadow

Western Digital heads into its April 30 earnings report having doubled off its lows, with the options market flashing an unusual twist — positioning has turned unexpectedly bullish right ahead of the print. The stock…

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UHT Heads Into Q1 Print With Bears on the Retreat

Universal Health Realty Income Trust enters its May 1 earnings report with short sellers actively cutting exposure — a notable shift in positioning for a healthcare REIT trading near $40.86. Short interest has fallen…

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