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HQ Borrow Costs Spike as Shorts Double in a Month

Horizon Quantum Holdings heads into next month's earnings with a borrow market under acute stress and short interest that has ballooned five-fold since mid-June. The lending story is the most striking feature of this…

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YSS Bears Grip an Empty Lending Pool

York Space Systems has lost nearly half its value in a month, and the borrowing market is sending a clear signal: short sellers aren't done. The lending picture is about as tight as it gets. Availability has rarely…

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OGN Shorts Retreat Ahead of Wednesday Earnings

Organon & Co. heads into its July 23 quarterly report with short sellers stepping back and options traders leaning more bullish than they have been in months — a notable setup for a stock that has spent much of the…

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CLOV Shorts Retreat as Earnings Loom

Clover Health Investments heads into its August 5 earnings report with short sellers actively retreating and the stock trading near analyst fair value — a tighter setup than it appears at first glance. The short…

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C3.ai Bears Hold Despite Options Swing Bullish

C3.ai enters the week to September earnings with one of the sharpest divergences in its recent history — short interest remains near historically elevated levels while options traders have abruptly flipped to their…

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DBX Shorts Hold Firm as Stock Climbs Toward Earnings

Dropbox heads into its August 6 earnings print with one of the more intriguing setups in application software: a 12% monthly rally running directly into a short position that stubbornly refuses to unwind. The short…

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HWM Analysts Chase the Stock Higher Into August Earnings

Howmet Aerospace heads into its August 6 earnings report with analysts raising targets faster than the stock itself is moving — a setup where the Street appears to be playing catch-up rather than leading. The analyst…

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MGK Pulls Back, but Shorts and Lenders Stay Relaxed

MGK, the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF, is down 2.5% on the week and 1.5% on Friday alone — a soft patch after a strong mid-year run, but the lending and positioning data tell a quiet story rather than a stressed…

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ET Rides a Rally as TD Cowen Lifts Its Target

Energy Transfer LP heads into its August 4 earnings date with the stock at a 12-month high and an analyst community that spent the past week adding conviction — the most interesting question now is whether the…

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VLO Rallies Into Q2 Earnings as Analysts Chase the Move

Valero Energy heads into its July 30 Q2 earnings report riding a 27% monthly surge, with analysts scrambling to lift targets and options traders turning more defensive after being caught flat-footed by the rally. The…

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TXN Bulls Set the Table for Monday's Q2 Print

Texas Instruments heads into its July 20 Q2 earnings report with a striking disconnect: the stock has sold off sharply, yet almost every other signal points toward bullish conviction rather than fear. The price action…

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SJM Insiders Sell Into Strength Before August Earnings

J. M. Smucker heads into its August 12 earnings report with a notable cluster of insider selling fresh in the rear-view mirror and short interest quietly rebuilding — a combination worth tracking as the stock gives…

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TXNM Heads Into Earnings With Shorts Retreating

TXNM Energy enters its July 31 earnings report with one of the more interesting divergences in the utility space: short sellers have been cutting positions sharply even as options traders have quietly grown more…

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Bears Shift Gears: Space, Pharma, and Cable in Focus

Short sellers made notable moves this week. The biggest mover was Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX), where SI % of FF jumped from 3.7% to 27.6% in just seven days. That's a dramatic build. Bears are piling in…

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Lindsay Shorts Build Quietly as Farmers Stay Cautious

LNN enters the back half of July with short interest at its highest level in months and the options market tilted further toward calls — a divergence that frames the stock's central tension heading into autumn planting…

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