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ABTC Misses on Earnings but Bitcoin Hoard Keeps Growing

American Bitcoin Corp. heads into the aftermath of its Q1 print carrying a rare combination: a clean operational story and a messy income statement. The headline numbers disappointed. Q1 EPS came in at -$0.08, against…

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PTRN beats and raises — options flash a warning

PTRN delivered a blowout Q1 print on May 6, raised full-year guidance well above consensus, and the stock still trades below where the Street set its targets two months ago. That gap is the story this week. The…

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MIAX insiders cash out ahead of a clean earnings beat

MIAX delivered a strong Q1 beat on May 6 — adjusted EPS of $0.42 against a $0.38 estimate, revenue of $128.6 million against $122.5 million — yet the most telling move of the week came the day before results landed. On…

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SMA shorts retreat as earnings land today

SmartStop Self Storage REIT heads into its Q1 2026 earnings — due today after the close — with short sellers continuing a decisive retreat, even as the Street has spent months trimming price targets across the…

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CEA Industries quietly unwinds its short position

BNC — CEA Industries — is mid-way through a quiet but consistent short-seller retreat, with the stock up 20% over the past month and the borrowing market growing noticeably looser. Short interest has been easing for…

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Trader NoteFVR

FrontView REIT beats Q1 and lifts guidance

FVR heads into tomorrow's conference call with a strong Q1 print in its pocket — and an analyst community that is only beginning to warm up to the stock. Q1 FFO of $0.34 per share came in 21% ahead of consensus…

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Ackman Bets Big on His Own Fund at IPO

PSUS launched on April 29 at a discount — and the story of the week is how aggressively the entire Pershing Square team moved to backstop it. The headline number is the insider buy. On April 30, the day after the IPO…

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Six Flags Heads Into Earnings With Bears in Charge

Six Flags Entertainment reports Q1 2026 results tomorrow with nearly one in five shares of its float sold short — and JP Morgan warning investors to stay away. Short interest is the defining tension heading into this…

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LandBridge Heads Into Earnings with Shorts at a 30-Day High

LB enters its Q1 2026 earnings call — scheduled for May 7 — with short sellers at their most aggressive in over a month and the stock quietly 4.5% lower than it was 30 days ago. Short interest is the clearest tension…

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Trader NoteCTRI

Centuri beats on both lines as the stock surges 17%

CTRI heads into the post-earnings session carrying its biggest month-long run in recent memory — up 39% over the past month and 17% on the week alone — after blowing past first-quarter estimates on both revenue and…

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BBB Foods beats on sales but misses on EPS into earnings

TBBB enters the week after earnings with a split verdict: strong revenue but a wider-than-expected loss per share, a combination that captures the central tension in the BBB Foods investment case right now. Q1 results…

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GRDN beats Q1 estimates as shorts rebuild into earnings

Guardian Pharmacy Services enters the post-earnings period having delivered a clean beat — but with short sellers who spent six weeks building positions now facing a squeeze they didn't quite get. Q1 results landed…

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Trader NoteNATL

NATL misses Q1 estimates as shorts quietly retreat

NCR Atleos Corporation reported first-quarter results after the close on May 6, and the headline numbers fell short — earnings of $0.65 per share missed the $0.87 consensus, while revenue of $1.04 billion came in just…

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TKO Earnings: EPS Miss, Revenue Beat, Guidance Held

TKO Group Holdings reported Q1 results after Wednesday's close — a mixed print that perfectly mirrors the tension that had been building in positioning all week. The headline numbers tell a split story. Revenue of…

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CXT Shorts Build Into Tomorrow's Print

Crane NXT heads into its Q1 2026 earnings call — confirmed for May 7 — with short sellers at their most aggressive position in at least six weeks and the stock down 5.8% year-to-date after a brief recovery from April…

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Trader NoteYHC

LQR House Shorts Retreat as Earnings Loom

LQR House Inc. heads into its May 14 earnings release with short sellers clearly in retreat — a notable turn for a micro-cap advertising stock that has been heavily borrowed across much of the past two months. The most…

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