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GOOD enters its November 4 earnings release with short sellers pulling back sharply, even as the stock has dropped 11% over the past month to $11.53. The most striking development in the positioning data is how quickly…
Kadant heads into its Q3 earnings release today with short sellers pulling back meaningfully, even as options traders have grown slightly more cautious than usual. Short interest has eased considerably from its recent…
SM Energy is one of the less crowded names in a group where short positioning is rising across the board. Its short interest has climbed to 12.8% of free float, below the more heavily shorted CHRD and OVV but tracking…
GEF heads into its fiscal Q4 earnings report today with short sellers having materially increased their conviction over the past six weeks. Short interest is the standout signal here. Bearish positioning has risen 58%…
Short sellers have built their largest position in WMK in at least a year, with 11.1% of the free float now held short ahead of Wednesday's earnings release. That figure has grown by roughly 1.7% over the past month,…
United Fire Group reports Q3 results today with short sellers retreating and options positioning leaning bullish, but the fundamental debate over margin sustainability remains unresolved. The lending market shows no…
UFP Technologies reports Q3 results on November 4 with short sellers pulling back materially from recent highs, yet the position remains large enough to be a genuine part of the story heading into the print. The…
Skyworks Solutions goes into Thursday's Q4 print with options traders making their most decisive call-side tilt in months, even as short interest stays elevated at nearly 16% of the free float. The options shift is the…
Modine Manufacturing reports fiscal second-quarter results on November 4, having lost nearly 30% of its market value over the past month and 8% in the past week alone. That weekly decline compares poorly with a median…
The Manitowoc Company reports Q3 results today with short sellers having built positions at a notably faster pace than the stock's recent strength would suggest. The clearest positioning signal is the sharp rise in…
LTC Properties heads into its November 4 earnings release with the stock near multi-year highs, options traders positioned decisively for the upside, and short sellers pulling back. The clearest signal into the print…
HMN reports Q3 results today with one number standing out: insiders sold a net $1.7 million worth of stock over the past 90 days, every transaction a sale, none a purchase. The selling has been broad. CEO Marita…
The most recent insider filings show a sharp divide between executives cashing out and board chairs stepping in with fresh capital. The largest C-suite disposal came from ROBOTIS Co., where CEO Kim Byeong Soo filed the…
JKHY reports fiscal Q1 results today with options positioning at its most call-heavy in a year, a sharp reversal from the defensive stance that dominated through most of October. The put/call ratio has fallen to 0.62,…
HL reports Q3 results today against an uncomfortable backdrop: the stock has fallen 23% over the past month to $13.21, a sharp drop that makes the print one of the more consequential data points of the quarter for…
Flotek Industries reports Q3 results on November 4 with short sellers adding pressure and a controlling shareholder's recent divestiture still fresh in the market's memory. Short interest has climbed sharply heading…
DXP Enterprises heads into its November 5 Q3 results with options traders tilting notably more bullish than they have been all quarter. The clearest pre-earnings signal is in the options market. The put/call ratio has…
CGNX reports Q3 results today, and the mood in the options market has shifted dramatically from just a week ago. The turnaround in options positioning is the sharpest signal into this print. The put/call ratio reached…
The Andersons, Inc. reports Q3 results on November 4, with the stock down 7.5% over the past month to $62.67, against a median gain of around 1% for its closest peers. The shares have lost ground steadily since late…
AMGN reports third-quarter results after the close on November 5, arriving with the stock down slightly from yesterday's close of $461.26, a retreat from the $465 level where it traded just 24 hours earlier, though…
