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SYM Short Score Ticks Higher After Fresh Earnings Print

Symbotic Inc. heads into the post-earnings week with shorts steadily rebuilding and options traders turning more cautious — even as the stock sits 9% higher over the past month. The most notable shift this week is in…

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QDEL Buckles Under Earnings Miss as Shorts Hold Firm

QuidelOrtho Corporation enters the post-earnings stretch with a painful earnings miss confirmed, an analyst slashing its price target in half, and short sellers showing no sign of relenting. The stock closed at $11.66…

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Trader NoteBTMD

biote beats on profit but misses on sales

BTMD reported Q1 2026 earnings on May 6 with a story that cuts both ways — a bottom-line beat paired with a top-line miss, arriving into a stock that has already rallied 39% over the past month. The numbers landed with…

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WBD Heads Into Merger Fog After Mixed Q1

Warner Bros. Discovery reported Q1 earnings after market close on May 6, with the results landing squarely in mixed territory — and the company's pending deal with Paramount now drawing scrutiny from state attorneys…

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Trader NoteKNTK

KNTK Misses on Earnings as a Major Shareholder Unloads

Kinetik Holdings heads into the post-earnings session with a Q1 miss in hand, a major shareholder actively reducing its stake, and short sellers pulling back — a set of signals that point in distinctly different…

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SVV: Heavy Short Position Stabilises as Earnings Loom

Savers Value Village heads into its June 10 earnings report with short sellers holding near a 20% stake in the free float — one of the most heavily shorted thrift retailers in the market — while the stock quietly…

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Chime beats and raises — the stock fell anyway

CHYM reported Q1 earnings after the close on May 6 that cleared every bar — EPS of $0.13 against a $0.03 estimate, revenue of $647M beating the $636M consensus — and then raised full-year sales guidance to…

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NerdWallet beats on profit but guidance sours the mood

NRDS heads into after-hours trading on the back of a mixed Q1 print — EPS beat, revenue missed, and a conservative Q2 guide that the market will need to digest. NerdWallet reported Q1 EPS of $0.29, clearing the $0.25…

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GFS Erupts After Q1 Beat Triggers Wall Street Rethink

GFS just logged one of its most explosive weeks in years. The stock surged 24% in a week to close at $74.04 — a 69% gain over the past month — driven by a Q1 earnings beat that forced a broad analyst rethink across the…

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Dutch Bros shorts build as Q1 earnings loom

Dutch Bros Inc. heads into its Q1 2026 earnings release — due after the close on May 7 — carrying its heaviest short position in months, yet a stock that has quietly outperformed peers all week. Short sellers have been…

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RDW Misses and Dilutes on the Same Night

Redwire Corporation enters the post-earnings session with two blows landing simultaneously: a deep Q1 miss and a surprise equity raise that triggered heavy after-hours selling. The company reported Q1 EPS of -$0.40,…

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Brilliant Earth Borrow Cost Doubles as Shorts Retreat

Brilliant Earth Group heads into its June earnings window with a curious split: borrowing costs have doubled over the past month while the actual short position has quietly unwound. The most striking data point in the…

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FFAI Bears Hold Firm Into Earnings With Borrow Near Dry

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric heads into its May 8 earnings release with the borrow market near its tightest point of the year and short sellers sitting on a 35% float short position, even as the stock fell 14%…

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