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The most notable executive purchase in recent filings came from UBER. Andrew MacDonald, President and COO, filed two open-market purchases on 4 September, totalling roughly $5.3 million. The trades were disclosed on 8…
VKTX carries one of the heaviest short positions in mid-cap biotech, yet the borrow market tells a less pressured story than the headline number suggests. Short interest in Viking Therapeutics has climbed 16% over the…
American Airlines short sellers have added positions at an unusually aggressive pace, with short interest now at its highest level in at least a year. Shorts climbed to 97.1 million shares by October 19, equivalent to…
HBCP reported Q3 results on October 20 and the market's verdict was swift: the stock fell nearly 10% on the day, vindicating the short sellers who had spent the prior week building positions against a tide of…
LRN carries one of the heavier short positions in the mid-cap education space into its October 22 print, and the stock has been drifting lower all week. Short interest is running at 18.3% of the free float, up about 5%…
Pool Corporation is a wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies and equipment, generating most of its revenue from the non-discretionary maintenance side of the market. Shares closed Tuesday at $171.71, up 7%…
United Airlines Holdings is reporting Q3 results today with a striking divergence in how two key bearish signals have moved over the past 48 hours: short sellers cut positions sharply while options traders pushed…
Analyst target prices are moving sharply across energy and autos today, with refiners winning upgrades while General Motors takes a trim. Valero Energy saw its consensus target price lifted to $419.42, up from $412.21.…
BFC heads into Thursday's Q3 results carrying a short interest story that has quietly tightened over the past month, while a pending acquisition reshapes what the print is actually measuring. Short sellers have added…
VMI reports Q3 results today with positioning that remains notably relaxed despite a softer recent run for the stock and continued heavy selling across its engineering peer group. The borrow market signals almost no…
United Community Banks reports third-quarter results today with short interest at its highest level in at least a year, even as the stock itself has moved sharply higher against a notably flat peer group. Short…
Atlantic Union Bankshares reports Q3 results today, and the data has shifted only marginally since yesterday's preview: the stock has recovered slightly, options positioning remains unusually bullish, and short…
QCR Holdings reports Q3 earnings today with short sellers adding positions at the fastest pace in over a year, yet options traders are pricing in the opposite view. Short interest has climbed 37% over the past month to…
Pegasystems makes workflow automation software for large enterprises, and it reports Q3 results today after market close, still carrying the weight of a Q2 miss that sent the stock down 16% in a single session in…
Orrstown Financial Services heads into its Q3 2026 earnings print with a quiet lending market, bullish options skew, and a genuine fundamental debate about whether post-merger profitability is durable or…
ORLY reports Q3 results after the close today with options traders positioned more bullishly than at almost any point in the past year. The put/call ratio has dropped to 0.45, more than one standard deviation below its…
Hasbro makes toys, games and entertainment brands including Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering. It reports Q3 results on October 22, arriving at the announcement up 14% on the week and 25% over the past month,…
The most striking pattern from filings reported on 7 to 8 September is a clear divergence between founders cashing out and executives doubling down. Zetrix AI Berhad's founder and CEO, Wong Thean Soon, filed…
GTY heads into its Q3 results today with a dramatically cleaner short positioning picture than it carried just weeks ago. The story of the past month is the unwinding of a significant bear position. Short interest…
OZK reports Q3 earnings this morning with the bearish positioning that dominated yesterday's preview showing its first signs of relief, though the options market remains near its most defensive reading of the year. The…
