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NBT Bancorp reports Q3 results today with short sellers trimming exposure into the print, even as the broader positioning picture remains relaxed. Short interest has fallen roughly 3% over the past week to 5.1% of the…
Methanex Corporation reports Q3 results today with an activist shareholder on the register and insider buying on a scale that dwarfs anything the short side is doing. M&G Investment Management holds 15.3% of the…
Merit Medical Systems heads into its October 29 earnings release with short sellers adding positions steadily and options traders showing the most defensive tilt in months. The clearest shift heading into the print is…
LXP Industrial Trust reports third-quarter results on October 30 against an unusual backdrop: a pending cash acquisition by Brookfield Asset Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board that has already reshaped…
Independent Bank Corporation reports Q3 results tomorrow with options traders more cautious than usual, even as short sellers have been stepping away from the stock. Options positioning has shifted defensively into the…
Highwoods Properties reports Q3 results today with short sellers entrenched at elevated levels even as the broader office REIT sector enjoys a strong week, a tension that makes this print particularly consequential for…
Granite Construction heads into its October 29 earnings report with short interest at its highest level in months, even as borrow conditions remain loose and options traders lean bullish. The short side has become…
First Financial Bancorp. reports Q3 results today with short sellers holding a meaningfully larger position than they did a month ago, even as the options market tells a different story about near-term sentiment. Short…
First Community Bankshares reports Q3 results on October 30 with short sellers visibly pulling back, even as the stock itself has slipped ahead of the print. Short interest has fallen sharply over the past month,…
FCF reports Q3 results on October 28 with short interest ticking higher on the day before the release, even as the borrow market remains among the most relaxed in the regional banking universe. Short interest rose 7.5%…
The most striking pattern in recent insider filings is concentrated selling by senior executives across multiple markets, with the freshest data running to early September 2026. ARGX founder and CEO Timothy Van…
FFIV is the least shorted name in its peer group heading into tonight's results, with short sellers having been net sellers of the bearish thesis for months. Among the closest correlated names, the short pressure…
CNX Resources heads into its October 29 earnings report with one of the more contradictory positioning setups in the Appalachian gas space. Short interest is meaningful and has been building. Bears hold 12.6% of the…
City Holding Company reports Q3 earnings today, and the most striking positioning move is a sharp retreat by short sellers in the final sessions before the print. Short interest dropped 8.7% in a single session on…
The Cheesecake Factory reports Q3 results today, and the stock arrives at the print carrying more short pressure than at any point in at least a year, even as analysts have spent the past two weeks lifting their price…
Short sellers have been adding to positions in CP at an accelerating pace, with short interest rising 56% over the past month to roughly 6 million shares, equal to 0.67% of the free float. That level remains low in…
Short interest in EAT dropped sharply in the final session before today's earnings release. ORTEX estimates put the short position at 11.3% of the free float on October 26, down 9% in a single day and nearly 6% lower…
BXP reports Q3 results on October 28 against a backdrop where short sellers have been adding exposure even as options positioning turns more constructive than it has been in weeks. Short interest has climbed steadily…
Automatic Data Processing arrives at its fiscal Q1 2027 earnings release with an unusually placid lending market and a put/call ratio that has actually been falling into the event, a combination that runs counter to…
Crane Company has held up better than most of its industrial peer group over the past week, slipping 4.2% against a median decline of 4.7% across its closest correlates, though the stock remains down 7% for the month…
