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FLR shorts cover hard as earnings loom May 6

Fluor Corporation heads into its Q1 earnings report next week with short sellers in retreat and options traders abruptly turning defensive — a combination that sets up an unusually charged pre-earnings week. The most…

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FTK shorts rebuild ahead of Q1 earnings

Flotek Industries heads into its May 6 Q1 print with shorts adding positions, options traders positioned bullishly, and a dominant strategic shareholder sitting on more than half the float — a setup full of competing…

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FEX jumps 25% but data tells a thin story

FEX delivered its sharpest weekly move in months this week. The TSXV-listed junior explorer closed at CAD $0.025 on April 28 — up 25% on both the day and the week, snapping a flat month and reclaiming the top of its…

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Piper Sandler Lifts Target as 1st Source Heads Into Earnings

1st Source Corporation heads into its May 5 earnings release with analyst opinion split and short interest building toward its highest level in six weeks. The most telling development this week came from the Street.…

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FRFC Borrow Costs Ease as Shorts Rebuild

First Robinson Financial Corporation enters the final days of April with an unusual divergence: short interest jumped roughly 55% in the past month, yet the cost to borrow those shares has collapsed to a multi-month…

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FREV Trades Near Multi-Year Lows as Insiders Hold Firm

First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey heads into late April with its share price pinned near levels last seen during the pandemic, while a tightly-held ownership structure and a filing event three weeks ago…

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FPX Nickel bounces 15% in a month as borrowing costs spike

FPX Nickel Corp. heads into the final day of April with a quietly interesting setup — a strong one-month recovery, a borrow market that has become notably more expensive, and a next earnings event just weeks away. The…

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First Quantum hammered by Q1 miss as copper sell-off bites

FM enters the week of April 27 in the grip of a double blow: a widening Q1 net loss reported Tuesday colliding with a broad copper-sector rout that has pushed the stock down 15% in five sessions. The earnings print set…

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FNRN Lands on Nasdaq as Earnings Season Opens

First Northern Community Bancorp heads into its Q1 2026 results with three meaningful changes all landing inside a single week: a Nasdaq uplisting, a fresh earnings print, and a borrow market that has almost entirely…

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FNFI Heads Into May Earnings With Shorts Easing

First Niles Financial arrives at its May 1 earnings date with a notable shift in short positioning — a near-fivefold jump in short interest over the past month has since begun to unwind, leaving a mixed picture just as…

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FCF Options Flip Bulls; Short Sellers Retreat

First Commonwealth Financial heads into the post-earnings stretch with the most striking divergence of the week: options traders turned sharply bullish just as short sellers quietly unwound positions, making the stock…

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FCAP Short Interest Jumps 23% Ahead of Earnings

First Capital, Inc. heads into its April 30 earnings release with short sellers meaningfully more active than they were just a week ago. The most striking development this week is the pace of short-building. Short…

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BUSE shorts rebuild as options turn bullish

First Busey Corporation heads into its May 20 earnings report with an unusual split in its positioning signals: short sellers have been quietly rebuilding while options traders have shifted to their most bullish stance…

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FBTT Heads Into Earnings With Shorts Jumping

First Bankers Trustshares reports tomorrow with an unusual backdrop: short interest has more than doubled in a month against a stock that barely anyone borrows. The short position tells an interesting story on paper —…

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