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BiomX Pivots to Defence Tech as Biotech Bets Implode

PHGE enters the week of May 6 carrying one of the most unusual stories in small-cap biotech: a company nominally still in the phage-therapy space is now best known for its Israeli AI defence subsidiary, while its stock…

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RVMD Enters Q1 Print with NEJM Data and Shorts in Retreat

Revolution Medicines heads into its Q1 2026 earnings release with a rare alignment: a landmark clinical publication, a collapsing short position, and a Wall Street analyst community that has spent two weeks racing to…

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BSBK Reports Q1 as Shorts Cover

Bogota Financial Corp. filed its Q1 2026 earnings on May 6, with the news landing into a week that saw short sellers rapidly exit their positions. The earnings print was modest but positive. Q1 EPS came in at $0.06,…

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EPOW Lands $252M Microgrid Deal as Shorts Retreat

E-Power Inc. enters the week defined by a single headline: a $252 million microgrid construction deal that would grow the company's power capacity from 3 megawatts to 50 megawatts — yet the stock fell 4.2% on…

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PNTG beats on Q1 as shorts retreat

The Pennant Group enters the post-earnings session with a clean beat on both the top and bottom line — and a short base that has been quietly shrinking for weeks. Q1 2026 results, released on May 6, showed adjusted EPS…

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NVST shorts rebuild ahead of May earnings

Envista Holdings heads into its May 19 earnings with a genuinely mixed setup: short interest that has climbed sharply over the past month, options traders leaning bullish, and the Street still split between caution and…

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Sezzle shorts rebuild as stock hits one-month highs

SEZL heads into the week after a Q1 earnings release with short sellers rebuilding positions into a rising stock — a setup that puts squeeze dynamics back on the table. The short position is uncomfortably large for…

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MIRM Beats Revenue, Raises Guidance After Strong Q1

Mirum Pharmaceuticals enters the post-earnings window with a sharply upgraded growth story — Q1 sales of $159.9M beat estimates by 7%, and management lifted full-year guidance to $660M–$680M, well above the consensus…

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FSLY: Short sellers stay put as the stock doubles its month

Fastly gained 31% in a week and 18% in a single session on May 5 — yet short sellers have barely moved, and that tension between a violent price recovery and a stubbornly elevated short base is the defining feature of…

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PLMR beats and buys back, but the week's damage is done

Palomar Holdings walked into its Q1 2026 earnings report carrying a 12% weekly loss. It walked out with a beat and a $200 million buyback. That combination is the central tension this week: the underlying business…

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WES Heads Into Earnings With Shorts Retreating

Western Midstream Partners reports Q1 results on May 7 with short sellers backing away, borrowing costs at a multi-month low, and the Street collectively holding its breath at neutral. Short interest has quietly…

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DEC earnings and a $1.2B deal dominate an eventful week

Diversified Energy Company delivered its Q1 2026 results on May 6 alongside a blockbuster acquisition announcement — a combination that puts the stock at a pivotal junction, with two distinct stories competing for the…

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VRRM Beats But Stays Down — Options Tell the Real Story

Verra Mobility just reported Q1 results. The beat was real. The reaction was not. The company posted Q1 adjusted EPS of $0.25, a cent above the $0.24 consensus estimate. Revenue of $223.6 million came in fractionally…

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Green Thumb beats Q1, but insiders already sold on the way up

Green Thumb Industries just handed the cannabis sector a rare piece of good news. Q1 2026 EPS came in at $0.07 against a $0.01 estimate, and revenue of $300.2 million topped the $296.8 million consensus — the clearest…

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electroCore Rallies Into Earnings on Thin Short Conviction

ECOR enters its Q1 2026 results — scheduled for May 6 — with a stock that has run hard while short sellers look far from alarmed. The week's most interesting tension is the gap between price and positioning. The stock…

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ASND Heads Into Q1 Earnings With Short Score Surging

Ascendis Pharma enters its Q1 2026 earnings call — scheduled for tomorrow, May 7 — with its ORTEX short score having nearly doubled over the past two weeks, setting up one of the more charged pre-earnings positioning…

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VCTR's 30% rally runs ahead of the Street

Victory Capital Holdings heads into its Q1 earnings call — scheduled for May 7 — having climbed nearly 30% over the past month to $81.26. The Street's average price target of $74.80 is now trailing the stock price.…

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