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SWAG Posts Earnings Beat as Shorts Retreat

SWAG enters the post-earnings period with a sharply different short-interest picture than just a week ago. Stran & Company reported Q1 2026 results on May 12 — revenue of $31.2 million, up from $28.7 million a year…

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JZ Borrow Cost Collapses as Stock Slides 20% in a Week

Jianzhi Education Technology Group enters mid-May with a striking divergence: the cost to short is falling fast, yet the stock itself is losing ground just as quickly. The most telling move in the lending market is the…

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Algoma Steel: Bears Retreat After Earnings Miss

Algoma Steel Group is navigating one of the more contradictory setups in the steel sector right now. The company just reported a Q1 loss that badly missed expectations, yet short sellers spent the entire week…

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CTKB Stumbles After Q1 Miss — Analysts Pull Targets Lower

Cytek Biosciences enters the week after Q1 results fighting a 15% price drop, fresh target cuts from two analysts, and a short base that remains stubbornly elevated. The stock closed at $4.04 on Tuesday, down from…

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RSKD shorts build after earnings, founders sell into rally

Riskified exits its May earnings print with short sellers adding exposure and company insiders heading for the exits — a combination that gives this week's modest price slide an extra edge. The stock closed at $4.58 on…

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Rivian shorts rebuild as the stock slides back toward $14

Rivian is heading into late May with short sellers adding to already heavy positions and options traders abandoning the defensive hedges they wore just weeks ago — a split signal that makes the current setup harder to…

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ABSI shorts ease while the Street turns more constructive

Absci Corporation heads into its June 4 earnings report with short sellers in measured retreat and an analyst upgrade providing fresh upside context — while options traders turned their most call-heavy in months. The…

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LCID shorts surge past 34% of float after earnings rout

Lucid Group is heading into its next earnings report with short sellers at their most aggressive in months — and every share in the lending pool already lent out. Short interest jumped 28% in a single week, vaulting…

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Joby's 21% Week Masks a Divided Street

JOBY heads into the week of May 13 having ripped 21% higher in five sessions — yet the stock pulled back 2.3% on Tuesday with insiders actively selling and the Street trimming targets. The tension between strong price…

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UNCY Faces Street Skepticism Despite OLC Countdown

Unicycive Therapeutics heads into the week after a Q1 earnings miss with analysts trimming targets but the stock, paradoxically, holding its ground. The most important development on UNCY right now is the widening gap…

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WHWK: $87.5M PIPE Reshapes the Story

Whitehawk Therapeutics just changed its funding picture entirely — a freshly announced $87.5M private placement, filed this morning, is the event that reframes everything else in the current setup. The PIPE is the…

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UBS Cuts JBI to $6 After Earnings Miss

Janus International Group enters the post-earnings stretch in a tough spot. Q1 2026 results missed EPS estimates by $0.09, and UBS responded by cutting its price target to $6 — the latest in a string of analyst…

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CEO Buys as Street Cuts Targets on SoFi

SoFi Technologies enters the week with a notable split: the CEO is buying his own shares while analysts are cutting their price targets after a bruising earnings reaction. CEO Anthony Noto made two open-market…

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FEMY faces earnings test as short pressure eases

Femasys Inc. enters its May 15 earnings event having endured another rough week — down 6.7% on Tuesday alone and 5.6% over the past five days, bringing the stock to $0.38. The tension heading into the release is…

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DOCS shorts rebuild ahead of earnings test

Doximity heads into its Thursday evening earnings call carrying a heavier short burden than at any point in the past two months — and with options traders tilting decisively more bullish than usual. Short interest has…

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Nayax Heads Into Earnings With Shorts Re-Building

NYAX arrives at its May 20 earnings date with a quietly interesting setup — short interest tripled in two days last week, executives have been selling steadily all spring, and the stock just posted its best monthly…

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HYDR Short Score Collapses After a Chaotic Fortnight

HYDR — the Global X Hydrogen ETF — heads into mid-May with an unusual story: a short score that has collapsed from near-extreme levels in a matter of days, even as borrowing costs stay elevated and options traders have…

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SMWB shorts exit as options turn bullish after earnings

Similarweb enters the week after its Q1 earnings in an unusual position: short sellers have just staged a dramatic exit while options traders are the most bullish they've been all year. The most striking development is…

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JXN Shorts Rebuild as Options Hit Yearly High

Jackson Financial enters the post-earnings stretch with short sellers quietly rebuilding positions and options traders expressing the most defensive skew of the past year. Short interest has climbed sharply over the…

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