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ESI Beats Estimates, Shorts Retreat, Options Flash Caution

Element Solutions Inc closed Tuesday up nearly 10% to $42.56 — the stock's best single session in months — after Q1 earnings topped both estimates and revenue expectations. The result capped a week that saw ESI gain…

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Trader NoteQURE

QURE Eyes UK Approval as Earnings Loom

uniQure heads into its May 5 Q1 print carrying a double dose of catalysts — a fresh UK regulatory milestone announced this morning and a stock that fell 7% on Wednesday, extending losses into what has been a pivotal…

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ICE beats Q1 estimates as shorts quietly retreat

Intercontinental Exchange walks into its Q1 2026 results day in the best shape shorts could have feared: estimates beaten cleanly, short interest falling at its fastest weekly pace in months, and the analyst community…

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Trader NoteAGIO

AGIO jumps 13% — but shorts have been quietly rebuilding

AGIO booked one of its biggest single-day gains in recent months on April 29, while short sellers have been adding quietly in the background — a divergence that sets up an interesting read into next week's…

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Trader NoteGCTK

GCTK: Short sellers hold on as the stock bounces back

GlucoTrack, Inc. enters the final day of April with one of the most extreme short setups in the small-cap health care space — a 27% weekly rally, a short interest near 32% of the free float, and a cost to borrow…

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Trader NoteABBV

AbbVie beats Q1, but short sellers are quietly rebuilding

ABBV delivered what management called an "excellent start to 2026" on April 29, with immunology and neuroscience strength driving a beat that lifted shares 3.1% on the day. Yet even as the stock reclaimed $203.89 and…

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PBF Energy Shorts Retreat as Options Turn Bullish

PBF Energy enters its Q1 2026 earnings day with shorts unwinding sharply and options sentiment flipping to its most bullish reading of the past year — a rare alignment that stands in direct contrast to a Street that…

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TDIV Shorts Double in a Month as Borrow Costs Rise

TDIV — the First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund — closed the week at $105.96, up 1.1% on Wednesday but still down 0.8% on the week. That surface-level calm masks a striking build in short positions that…

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VS Short Sellers Spike on Texas Rangers Deal

Versus Systems heads into the final days of April with its lending market in sharp flux — short interest nearly doubled over the week even as a fresh partnership renewal dropped Wednesday morning. The short-side story…

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Trader NoteAMT

AMT Catches a Bid — But the Street's Enthusiasm Has Limits

American Tower Corporation posted a quiet week, gaining just over 1% to close at $178.19 on April 29. That tidy move, however, masks a more complicated setup heading into the company's May 20 earnings call — one where…

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Trader NoteNMIH

NMIH Heads Into Q1 Earnings With Shorts Rebuilding

NMI Holdings reports Q1 2026 results after the close today — and the stock arrives at that moment with a quietly interesting setup: short sellers have been rebuilding positions over the past week while the stock has…

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Trader NoteSMH

SMH shorts hold steady as tech ETF flows hit top of the pack

SMH — the VanEck Semiconductor ETF — enters the last trading day of April in a striking position: a 33% one-month price surge has run straight into short interest that has expanded at almost the same pace. The price…

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Trader NoteMARA

MARA shorts ease but the float is still heavily under siege

MARA Holdings heads into its May 5 earnings with shorts covering and options pointing toward calls — yet nearly 27% of the free float remains borrowed, and a fresh cluster of insider sales keeps the backdrop…

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