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Ramelius Resources reports on 25 October with its stock down 7% over the past month to A$3.53, and short sellers have been notably more active than usual in the weeks running up to the announcement. Short interest has…
Beacon Financial Corporation heads into its Q3 results today having already delivered the kind of move the print itself is supposed to explain. The price action is the standout. BBT closed at $29.95 on Thursday, up 7%…
Community West Bancshares heads into its Q3 results today with short sellers notably more active than they were just a month ago. Short interest has climbed 40% over the past month to 9.6% of the free float, a…
Short sellers have built their largest position in FTRE in at least a year, with short interest now at 14.6% of the free float, up 10.5% over the past month and 3.6% over the past week alone. The absolute share count…
EBC heads into its Q3 earnings print today with short interest at a meaningful level, yet the lending market itself telling a notably relaxed story. Short interest has climbed to 7.6% of free float, up 22.5% over the…
South Plains Financial reaches its Q3 earnings release today with options markets positioned unusually bullishly, even as the insider-selling overhang documented in the run-up to this print remains the dominant…
Short interest in AMTB has climbed 22% over the past month, reaching 5.2% of free float, with most of that increase arriving in the second week of October. The build is notable because the borrow market tells a…
BY reports Q3 results today at 2 p.m. ET, and the most unusual signal going into the print is not in the borrow market but in options, where the put/call ratio has jumped to a reading more than two standard deviations…
Kinsale Capital Group reports its Q3 results today against a notable divergence: short sellers hold 10% of the free float, yet the options market is about as bullish as it has been all year. The options signal is the…
FirstService Corporation added 7.6% over the past week to close at CAD 206.06, outpacing the median gain of 2.6% across its closest real estate services peers, yet the short interest position has risen sharply at the…
KN fell 3.4% over the past week to $33.38, a slightly softer move than the median decline of roughly 2.9% across its closest electronic components peers. PLXS, LFUS and BHE each shed between 2.9% and 4.2%, while ROG…
Rexford Industrial Realty reports Q3 results today with options traders positioning more defensively than at almost any point in the past year. The put/call ratio has surged to 3.65, nearly two standard deviations…
Persistent selling by VESTA * insiders over the past three months frames today's Q3 earnings release in a particular light. The CEO, Founder-Chairman, and multiple vice presidents all sold shares between late June and…
Customers Bancorp reports third-quarter results on October 23, and the regional bank enters the day with short sellers at their most committed level in at least a year, even as the stock has gained ground on its peers…
Orchid Island Capital heads into its October 23 earnings print with a striking split between a growing short position and options traders positioned for a bounce. Short interest has become a genuine story here. At…
First Interstate BancSystem reports Q3 results on October 23 with short sellers in clear retreat, even as the analyst community remains cautious about the bank's ability to sustain momentum. The bear unwind is the…
Hilltop Holdings reports Q3 results today, and the most consequential data point heading into the release is not in the company's own filings: it is a Raymond James downgrade to Underperform on October 6, the only…
ABCB reports third-quarter results on October 23 with the stock trading at $82.37, roughly 12% below the analyst consensus price target of $93.17, a gap that frames the central question heading into the print. The…
UCB shares closed at €259.10 on Thursday, up 21.6% on the day and 25.8% over the week, a move that dwarfs the median 3.4% gain among its closest pharma peers ahead of Monday's earnings release. The most striking…
WSBC reports Q3 results this evening with the stock up nearly 4% on the day and analysts split between those who see a growth story taking hold and those who have quietly stepped back from it. The short-selling…
