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ASM International, the Dutch maker of atomic layer deposition equipment for advanced chip manufacturing, reports Q3 results later today against a backdrop of unusually light short-seller pressure and a stock that has…
Chemed Corporation reports third-quarter results today, with short sellers having quietly built their largest position of the past month in the days immediately before the release. Short interest climbed 20% over the…
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB) reports Q3 results today against a backdrop where insider selling at the top and a shift in options positioning are the two most notable features of the setup. The most…
Short interest in RUSH.A climbed 8.2% in a single session on October 26, pushing it to 10.3% of the free float, the highest level in over a month, on the day before the company reports Q3 results. The one-day jump…
NBR reports Q3 results today against a backdrop where short sellers have been quietly retreating, the borrow market is relaxed, and options positioning is structurally bearish but not unusually so into this specific…
Arch Capital Group sits at the lighter end of short positioning among property and casualty insurers, but that gap has narrowed sharply: short interest has climbed to 2.5% of the free float, its highest level in at…
Werner Enterprises sits at the most defensively positioned end of its trucking peer group heading into today's earnings release, with options activity reaching a 52-week extreme while most correlated names have drifted…
OSPN reports Q3 results on October 29 having moved meaningfully above the Street's price targets, a gap that concentrates attention on whether the underlying business can justify a valuation the consensus has yet to…
UHT heads into its October 28 Q3 earnings release with options tilting toward caution and a stock that has lost ground for a month straight. The most visible signal is in options positioning. The put/call ratio has…
UMB Financial reports Q3 results on October 28 with short interest climbing but a looming index rebalance creating a more consequential near-term overhang than any change in bearish conviction. Short interest has risen…
Short sellers have built their largest position in TRMK in at least a year, with shares short rising nearly 30% over the past month to 6.4% of the free float as of October 26. The buildup has accelerated sharply in the…
TER has outperformed its closest semiconductor equipment peers over the past week, falling 3.8% against a median decline of roughly 7% to 13% across correlated names. LRCX dropped 12.7%, COHU lost 9.3%, and FORM fell…
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida reports Q3 results today with short interest at its highest point in at least a year, even as the borrow market remains wide open and options skew toward calls. Short interest…
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals reports Q3 results on October 30, and the most notable shift since last week's broadly bullish coverage is in options: the put/call ratio has climbed to 0.90, almost 2.8 standard deviations…
Principal Financial Group gained 3.7% over the past week to close at $111.98, outrunning a median gain of 0.5% across its closest insurance peers ahead of tomorrow's Q3 results. That relative strength is the standout…
Peapack-Gladstone Financial heads into its Q3 earnings release today with short sellers showing renewed conviction, even as the stock trades near multi-month highs and the broader regional bank group rallies…
Short sellers have been adding to positions in OI at a notable pace just as the company prepares to report earnings on October 28, while the stock's recent rebound complicates the picture heading into the print. Short…
ODFL carries less short pressure than most of its freight peers entering today's results. Short interest is 4.3% of the free float, a moderate level, and borrow conditions are loose: availability stands at 1,248%,…
OCFC is one of the less crowded names in its regional bank peer group ahead of today's Q3 print. Short interest runs at 9% of free float, below the double-digit levels visible at several close peers, while the borrow…
NOV reports Q3 results on October 28 with short sellers adding to positions even as the stock rallies, a tension that frames the debate heading into the print. Short interest has climbed to 7.6% of the free float, up…
