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HPE gave back last week's gains almost as fast as it made them, and a fresh downgrade is the news that changes the story. Barclays analyst Tim Long cut HPE to Equal-Weight from Overweight on Wednesday, trimming his…
The story for XLRE this week is a clear reversal: the short rebuild that dominated the first week of October has unwound almost as quickly as it arrived. Short interest has fallen 15% over the past week to 2.35% of the…
Alamos Gold heads into its October 28 earnings release with the stock down nearly 9% over the past month, short interest quietly rising, and a peer group sending mixed signals. The most notable tension this week is in…
CC heads into its November 5 earnings with a fresh downgrade from a bellwether name, a stock that has shed 12% over the past month, and a short position that has been building steadily since September. The most notable…
Shopify heads into its November 3 earnings report with a striking split: the Street is chasing the stock higher with fresh target upgrades, while short sellers have quietly been rebuilding positions through October at…
SEDG gave back ground this week, falling 4.4% to $32.53, even as the prior note noted an 8% gain to $34.04. The most pointed development was a same-day analyst cut that brought a price target level with the current…
Medtronic has seen one of the most dramatic short-side reconfigurations in the large-cap medical device space this week: a position that was negligible six weeks ago has grown to nearly 9.5% of free float, and the…
Sunrun enters its November 4 earnings with the analyst community still cutting targets, short interest anchored near its highest levels in months, and options traders noticeably more defensive than they were a week…
OKTA has added another 3.6% this week to $226.53, extending a month that has now delivered a 36% gain, and the most interesting development is no longer the short rebuild flagged last week but a convergence of two…
W heads into its October 29 print with short interest at its highest level in over a month, yet the lending market remains far too relaxed for this to read as a squeeze setup. Short interest has moved meaningfully…
Advanced Drainage Systems heads into its November 5 earnings report with short sellers rebuilding positions, analysts trimming targets, and the stock trading nearly 30% below the Street consensus. Short interest has…
argenx SE enters its October 22 quarterly results down 14% on the week and nearly 16% over the past month, a sharp deterioration that makes the insider selling flagged last week look increasingly well-timed. The stock…
JD.com heads into its November 12 earnings with short sellers cutting positions at a notable pace, while options traders have turned more bullish than they have been all year. The clearest development in the lending…
Alibaba enters the week of October 13 with a notable shift from the prior week's narrative: the stock has actually moved higher, and shorts are covering in size, two things that last week's note flagged as missing from…
ATEN enters its November 5 earnings window with short interest at a one-month high, a muted price gain over the past week, and the Street divided between a bullish growth story and a fragile service provider…
DOCU has climbed 6% this week to $72.31, but the more interesting development is in what the market's own positioning reveals: short sellers are retreating at pace while options traders are hedging at the most…
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical heads into its November 3 earnings with the gap between its short sellers and its options traders growing wider, not narrower. The short interest story has changed materially since last week's…
Element Solutions Inc heads into its October 21 results with a fresh Overweight from Barclays landing just a week out, short sellers quietly rebuilding positions, and a stock that has given back a little of October's…
American Airlines enters its October 21 earnings report with short positions entrenched near a month-long peak and the analyst community still cutting targets, a week after the picture was already looking…
Intercontinental Exchange is heading into its October 29 earnings release with short interest on a quiet rebuild, the analyst split that defined last week's note showing early signs of resolution, and the stock up…
