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Sea Surges After Q1 Beat as Peers Sink

Sea Limited posted its Q1 results on May 12 and the market loved it — the stock jumped 13% on the day and 13.7% on the week, closing at $96.02, at a moment when every major e-commerce peer was heading in the opposite…

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MGY Shorts Rebuild After Q1 Beat

Magnolia Oil & Gas closed this week down 7.2% at $28.64, a rougher ride than its own Q1 earnings beat arguably warranted — and short sellers wasted no time exploiting the dip. Short interest jumped sharply this week.…

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NESR analysts lift targets after a clean earnings beat

NESR enters the back half of May with an unusually clear tailwind — a strong Q1 print, a wall of analyst upgrades, and a stock that has jumped 10% in one week while peers in the oilfield services space mostly drifted…

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METC Rallies 10% on Earnings Beat Despite Revenue Miss

Ramaco Resources heads into the post-earnings week as a stock that jumped on a beat that wasn't a clean beat — and where bulls and bears have yet to agree on what the print actually meant. Q1 results landed after the…

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Park Hotels Lags Peers as Shorts Hold Firm Above 18%

Park Hotels & Resorts heads into the back half of May with an uncomfortable combination: short interest stubbornly elevated near 18% of float, a stock down 3.5% on the week, and hotel REIT peers rallying while PK moves…

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INSG options turn bullish as shorts quietly cover

Inseego Corp. enters mid-May with an unusual split: the options market has abruptly swung to its most bullish posture in months, even as the stock absorbs a brutal 18.5% sell-off on the week and an earnings-day drop…

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BOTZ shorts double as options turn bullish

BOTZ, the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF, enters mid-May carrying a striking split: short positions have doubled in a month, yet options traders have just turned their most bullish in over a year. The…

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AB InBev Insiders Sell Into Q1 Pop

ABI enters the post-earnings period with a striking pattern: a cluster of senior insiders offloaded shares last week at the same time short sellers were quietly rebuilding positions — a combination that deserves more…

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CWS: Borrow Demand Spikes on a Lightly Shorted ETF

CWS — the AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF — is closing a mixed week down 1.2%, even as a sharp jump in estimated short shares draws attention to an otherwise quiet name. The most notable development this week is a…

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Truist Lifts Target as MDGL Shorts Trim Into Strong Earnings

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals heads into the post-earnings stretch with short sellers retreating and the Street turning incrementally more constructive — the tension being that even after a 6.4% earnings-day pop, shorts…

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NTLA heads into earnings with shorts at a multi-week high

Intellia Therapeutics walks into its Q1 2026 earnings report — due after the close on May 14 — carrying the heaviest short positioning it has seen in weeks and a Street that is rapidly repricing what this gene-editing…

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MBRX Borrow Market Heats Up Ahead of Next Week's Earnings

Moleculin Biotech enters its May 19 earnings report with the borrow market under real pressure — and a short score near the top of the universe. The most striking development this week is how rapidly shorts have built.…

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ALT shorts surge as Q1 beats land fresh catalyst

Altimmune just reported Q1 results, beat its EPS estimate, and simultaneously saw short sellers add aggressively — a setup that puts the stock in a genuinely unusual position heading into what comes next. The short…

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XLRE options turn defensive as shorts rebuild

XLRE enters the week with an unusual split: the price is rising, yet the options market is flashing its most defensive reading in months. The options story is the most striking data point this week. Put demand has…

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OLLI analysts trim targets as the stock falls 8% in a week

Ollie's Bargain Outlet heads into its June 3 earnings date with the stock down sharply, the Street paring back targets, and options traders unusually bullish — a combination that makes the setup worth watching…

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