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Sezzle shorts rebuild as stock hits one-month highs

SEZL heads into the week after a Q1 earnings release with short sellers rebuilding positions into a rising stock — a setup that puts squeeze dynamics back on the table. The short position is uncomfortably large for…

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MIRM Beats Revenue, Raises Guidance After Strong Q1

Mirum Pharmaceuticals enters the post-earnings window with a sharply upgraded growth story — Q1 sales of $159.9M beat estimates by 7%, and management lifted full-year guidance to $660M–$680M, well above the consensus…

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FSLY: Short sellers stay put as the stock doubles its month

Fastly gained 31% in a week and 18% in a single session on May 5 — yet short sellers have barely moved, and that tension between a violent price recovery and a stubbornly elevated short base is the defining feature of…

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PLMR beats and buys back, but the week's damage is done

Palomar Holdings walked into its Q1 2026 earnings report carrying a 12% weekly loss. It walked out with a beat and a $200 million buyback. That combination is the central tension this week: the underlying business…

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WES Heads Into Earnings With Shorts Retreating

Western Midstream Partners reports Q1 results on May 7 with short sellers backing away, borrowing costs at a multi-month low, and the Street collectively holding its breath at neutral. Short interest has quietly…

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DEC earnings and a $1.2B deal dominate an eventful week

Diversified Energy Company delivered its Q1 2026 results on May 6 alongside a blockbuster acquisition announcement — a combination that puts the stock at a pivotal junction, with two distinct stories competing for the…

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VRRM Beats But Stays Down — Options Tell the Real Story

Verra Mobility just reported Q1 results. The beat was real. The reaction was not. The company posted Q1 adjusted EPS of $0.25, a cent above the $0.24 consensus estimate. Revenue of $223.6 million came in fractionally…

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Green Thumb beats Q1, but insiders already sold on the way up

Green Thumb Industries just handed the cannabis sector a rare piece of good news. Q1 2026 EPS came in at $0.07 against a $0.01 estimate, and revenue of $300.2 million topped the $296.8 million consensus — the clearest…

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electroCore Rallies Into Earnings on Thin Short Conviction

ECOR enters its Q1 2026 results — scheduled for May 6 — with a stock that has run hard while short sellers look far from alarmed. The week's most interesting tension is the gap between price and positioning. The stock…

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ASND Heads Into Q1 Earnings With Short Score Surging

Ascendis Pharma enters its Q1 2026 earnings call — scheduled for tomorrow, May 7 — with its ORTEX short score having nearly doubled over the past two weeks, setting up one of the more charged pre-earnings positioning…

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VCTR's 30% rally runs ahead of the Street

Victory Capital Holdings heads into its Q1 earnings call — scheduled for May 7 — having climbed nearly 30% over the past month to $81.26. The Street's average price target of $74.80 is now trailing the stock price.…

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LILA Heads Into Earnings With Fresh Capital Behind It

Liberty Latin America reports Q1 2026 results on Thursday — and for once, the headline into earnings isn't about execution risk. GCI Liberty announced an equity investment in LILA on Wednesday evening, purchasing…

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VIR Options Surge as Short Sellers Ease Off

Vir Biotechnology heads into its May 26 earnings date with options traders the most defensively positioned they have been all year — even as short sellers quietly trim their exposure. The options signal is the sharpest…

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QTRX Heads Into Earnings on Mixed Signals

Quanterix Corporation enters its Q1 2026 earnings report — released after the close on May 6 — with shorts sitting at a meaningful share of the float, options traders more cautious than usual, and analyst targets that…

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NEXA earnings beat fuels a stunning 44% monthly run

NEXA heads into the post-earnings session with one of the most dramatic re-ratings in the mining space this month. The zinc miner closed at $15.99 on May 5, up 14% on the week and 44% over the past month. Q1 results…

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HBB Beats Q1 Estimates Despite Revenue Decline

Hamilton Beach Brands heads into the post-earnings session with a fresh beat on the board — and a revenue miss that keeps the picture complicated. The company reported Q1 2026 EPS of $0.26, double the $0.13 earned a…

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