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CPRI Posts-Earnings: Shorts Cover, Bulls Stay Cautious

CPRI has just reported fiscal Q4 results, and the market's reaction so far is a muted 8% weekly bounce — not a rout, not a reversal, just a stock searching for a new equilibrium after years of brand…

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ENPH shorts stuck as stock blows past Street targets

Enphase Energy has rallied another 43% this week to $66.90, leaving every major analyst target in the dust — and yet the bears refuse to cover. Short interest is the dominant tension here. At 24.2% of free float, the…

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FBIN shorts retreat as options turn sharply bullish

Fortune Brands Innovations heads into the final week of May with a striking split: the stock just posted its best week of the year while short sellers scrambled to cover and options traders pivoted to their most…

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Zillow shorts build ahead of June earnings

ZG heads into its June 2 earnings call with short sellers at their most aggressive in months, the stock down 21% from April, and options markets edging toward the most defensive posture of the past year. Short interest…

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MPC pulls back as options defensiveness deepens

Marathon Petroleum has given back ground this week, and the options market is flashing a more cautious read than it was seven days ago. The stock fell 5.7% on the week to close at $248.05 — reversing part of the 23%…

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Prologis rallies as the Street upgrades its view

Prologis heads into the back half of May with its stock up 3.2% on the week, the analyst community turning noticeably more constructive, and short sellers sitting firmly on the sidelines. The clearest story this week…

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RLJ Rallies 24% in a Month — Shorts Haven't Blinked

RLJ Lodging Trust has roared back from its April lows, climbing 24% over the past month and 8% this week alone to close at $9.87 — yet short sellers are not retreating. The most striking tension in the setup is the…

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KOS Faces Earnings Test After a Brutal Week

Kosmos Energy enters Wednesday's Q1 results with a freshly downgraded rating, a stock that has shed 10% in five sessions, and a cluster of insider buying that now looks like a floor-test rather than a vote of…

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META Absorbs Earnings Drop, Options Traders Stay Bullish

Meta Platforms has passed its May 27 earnings event with the stock holding up — and the options market's pre-earnings bullishness now looks vindicated, even as analysts quietly trim their targets. The options signal…

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PCRX Bulls Push Back Against Stubborn Short Interest

Pacira BioSciences enters the final stretch before its June 9 earnings with a notable split: the stock has bounced sharply while shorts have barely budged. The price action this week is the sharpest divergence in…

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Analysts Pile In as TRGP Pulls Back from Recent Highs

TRGP enters the final days of May with a curious split: a wave of fresh analyst upgrades and rising price targets hitting the tape at almost the same moment the stock retreats 2.3% on the week to $269.89. The Street's…

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VOO's Bullish Options Flip Deepens — Hedgers Exit En Masse

VOO is closing out the week with its options market planted firmly in bullish territory — and the shift from last week's defensive extreme has now become structural rather than a one-day flush. The options signal is…

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Tesla bounces back — but shorts aren't running

Tesla has recovered sharply from last week's slide, and the most interesting question now is whether the rally has changed anyone's mind. The stock closed Tuesday at $433.59, up 7.3% on the week — a clean reversal of…

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SIL shorts retreat as silver miners ride a strong week

SIL enters the final days of May with a notable split between bullish price action and a lending market that has swung from tight to comfortable in a matter of weeks. The price story is the headline. The Global X…

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Citi Trims LYB Target as Options Hit Year-High Defensiveness

LyondellBasell heads into the final week of May with analysts trimming targets and options traders more defensive than at any point this year. The most notable move came on May 27, when Citigroup's Patrick Cunningham…

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VEON's Kyivstar pivots from pipes to power

VEON enters the final week of May on a quietly constructive note, but the story that grabbed attention this week had nothing to do with subscriber counts or ARPU — it was Kyivstar spending $80.8m on six solar plants in…

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GM Rallies 10% as Options Bulls Hit a One-Year High

GM enters the final stretch before its June 2 investor event riding a sharp reversal of fortune — the stock is up nearly 10% on the week and options traders are the most bullish they have been all year. The standout…

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DA Davidson Cuts FIBK to Neutral as Shorts Ease Off Peak

FIBK enters the back half of May with a notable split in its positioning story — shorts are retreating from a mid-month spike even as a fresh analyst downgrade lands on the stock. The most pressing news this week is…

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