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SMH borrow market hits maximum tightness as shorts hold firm

SMH is trading at $600.31 — up 3.2% on the week — yet the borrow market is now at its most constrained point of the past year, with shorts refusing to cover into the rally. The lending picture has deteriorated…

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Almonty Insiders Cash Out as Tungsten Stock Pulls Back

Almonty Industries heads into mid-July with a clear insider-selling story sitting uncomfortably alongside renewed short-side interest — the stock is up on the week, but the people who know it best have been selling…

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Zillow shorts retreat as analysts argue over the ceiling

Zillow Group heads into its August earnings with shorts quietly covering, analysts divided on how much upside the housing recovery can deliver, and options positioning mildly more defensive than usual. The most…

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NBIS: Short Interest Jumps to 28% as Earnings Approach

Nebius Group heads into its July 28 earnings print with the short book materially larger than a week ago, the borrow pool swinging between near-zero and barely open, and the stock down another 8% on Tuesday to close at…

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HCA Options Hit Yearly Highs as Earnings Loom

HCA Healthcare enters its July 24 earnings report under fresh pressure — down 14% on the week, with options traders buying protection at the most aggressive pace in a year. The clearest signal this week is in the…

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META Eases Back but Bulls Still Hold the Cards Eight Days Out

Meta Platforms pulled back slightly from last week's $669 peak to close Tuesday at $661, but the positioning picture heading into July 22 earnings remains firmly bullish — with options, borrow, and analyst consensus…

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Analysts Chase TRGP Higher Ahead of August Earnings

Targa Resources Corp. enters the week before its August 6 earnings release with a rare alignment: the Street is actively raising targets, the stock is making new ground at $281.60, and short positioning offers…

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VOO: The Hedge Unwinds — PCR Collapses as Price Slips Back

VOO enters the back half of July with its most striking reversal yet: the put/call ratio that spent the past month near record highs has collapsed in a single session, even as the fund itself retreated from its…

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Tesla Analysts Lift Targets as Earnings Loom

Tesla arrives at Q2 earnings week — the print is scheduled for July 22 — with a fresh wave of upward analyst revisions, a short book that has barely moved, and options traders who remain conspicuously calm. The…

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EUSA Borrow Costs Jump as Short Interest Swings

EUSA, the iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF, closes the week with an oddly active lending market for a fund this lightly shorted. Short interest is negligible at just 0.5% of float — not a number that normally…

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COPX Shorts Retreat as Copper Miners Rally Hard

COPX enters mid-July with a sharp tension between a powerful near-term price rally and a short position that, while retreating, remains meaningful against a backdrop of loosening borrow conditions. The price move is…

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GM Stabilises but Bears Haven't Left

General Motors heads into Tuesday's Q2 earnings print in a more settled state than last week's convergence report suggested — short interest has plateaued, cost to borrow has fallen sharply, and options sentiment has…

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TQQQ Shorts Rebuild as Borrow Market Tightens

TQQQ heads into mid-July with a split picture: the underlying rally is pulling the ETF higher, while the borrow market tells a more cautious story beneath the surface. The price action has been solid. TQQQ closed at…

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CleanSpark Analysts Lift Targets as Shorts Begin to Ease

CLSK heads into the final stretch before its August 7 earnings report with analysts raising targets, shorts trimming exposure, and the borrow market quietly tightening — a combination that gives the current 9% weekly…

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HAPN Shorts Build as Insiders Cash Out Before July Earnings

Happen, Inc. heads into its July 27 earnings report with a curious split: short sellers are quietly rebuilding positions while company insiders have been steady sellers through June and into July. The insider activity…

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Chubb Pulls Back Pre-Earnings as Street Lifts Targets

CB enters its July 21 earnings print having given back last week's gains, with the stock off 3.6% this week to $346.22, reversing course even as analysts race to revise targets higher. The gap between analyst optimism…

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