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ConfluenceFTI

FTI Options Spike as Shorts Cover and Analysts Raise Targets

TechnipFMC has caught a rare three-way signal this week. Short sellers are exiting, analysts are lifting targets, and the options market is flashing an unusual read — all at once. Five firms raised their price targets…

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CN
ConfluenceCNC

Analysts Pile Into Centene After Earnings Surge

Wall Street couldn't move fast enough to reprice CNC after its April 28 earnings beat. The stock has rallied 56% in one month. And the lending market is now signalling that the short thesis has largely been…

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SQ
ConfluenceSQM

SQM Options Signal Caution as Short Sellers Retreat

A sharp drop in short interest collides with a spike in put/call ratio. The options market is sending a note of caution just as bears were packing up. SQM has seen short sellers exit rapidly. Shares short fell roughly…

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IR
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IREN Shorts Pile In as Borrow Market Tightens

Short sellers have added aggressively to IREN positions over the past month. The stock dropped 13.5% last week — yet bears keep pressing. SI % FF reached 23.7% as of May 14. That's up 47% in one month. Week-on-week,…

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CN
ConfluenceCNSY

PSTV Borrow Market Fully Locked as Cost to Borrow Hits 180%

Every share of PSTV (Plus Therapeutics) available to borrow has been lent out. The lending pool is now completely exhausted — availability has dropped to 0%. Cost to borrow stands at 180% annualised, more than double…

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CI
ConfluenceCIGL

YOOV Borrow Market Erupts: SI Jumps 6,421% in a Week

YOOV — Concorde International Group Ltd. — has seen one of the sharpest short-selling buildups of the year. Short interest exploded 6,421% over the past week to 15.6% of free float. The borrow market moved in…

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CT
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CTRI Options Market Turns Bearish Ahead of May 19 Earnings

Options traders are piling into puts on CTRI at a pace not seen in months. The put/call ratio hit 0.14 this week — more than double the 20-day mean of 0.058. That's a sharp shift for a stock that spent most of April…

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RC
ConfluenceRCMT

RCMT Insiders Sell Into Earnings — CTB Rises Anyway

Three signals are converging on RCMT ahead of Monday's earnings. The borrow market is tightening despite short sellers retreating. Options positioning leans bearish. And insiders have been consistently selling for…

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DX
ConfluenceDXCM

DXCM bears pile in ahead of May 27 earnings

Options traders are pricing in more pain for DXCM. Three bearish signals converged this week — rising short interest, a spiking put-call ratio, and a higher cost to borrow — all arriving just 12 days before DexCom's…

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FC
ConfluenceFCEL

FCEL Call Buyers Dominate as Shorts Add Positions

FCEL has staged a 216% rally in a month. Options traders are overwhelmingly bullish. Yet short sellers are also building. That three-way tension defines the story right now. The put/call ratio hit 0.18 on May 14 — the…

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QU
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QUCY Borrow Market Implodes as Short Interest Hits 46%

Quantum Cyber N.V. has become one of the most extreme borrow stories in the market this week. Short interest has exploded from under 14% to 46% of free float in five trading days. Cost to borrow has gone from 15% to…

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TJ
ConfluenceTJX

TJX Bears Pile In Before May 20 Earnings

Options pessimism, rising short interest, and a tightening borrow market are converging on TJX ahead of its May 20 earnings print. All three signals shifted in the same direction over a five-day window — a rare…

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TR
ConfluenceTRAW

TRAW Borrow Market Implodes: Cost to Borrow Hits 292%

TRAW, the small Nasdaq-listed pharma, has become one of the most expensive stocks to borrow in the US market. In one week, cost to borrow exploded from under 1.5% to 292% annualized — a rise of nearly 19,800%. The…

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FI
ConfluenceFIS

FIS Hit by Wave of Analyst Cuts After Earnings Miss

Analysts slashed price targets at four major firms following FIS's earnings miss. Short sellers responded fast. Three converging signals now point in the same direction. UBS, Goldman Sachs, RBC Capital, and Cantor…

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JC
ConfluenceJCI

JCI Analysts Lead, Options Follow — Shorts Caught Offside

Six Wall Street firms raised price targets on JCI after its Q1 earnings beat. Now options traders are swinging bullish. Short sellers are adding exposure — but the borrow market tells a different story. The May 7…

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