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TriNet Rebounds Hard, but the Street Hasn't Caught Up

TNET enters its Q1 earnings cycle in a curious position: the stock has snapped back sharply while analyst targets remain well above where the stock actually trades — and short sellers have quietly rebuilt positions…

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LOPE Heads Into Earnings with Shorts at a Multi-Month High

Grand Canyon Education reports Q1 2026 results today after the close, and the stock arrives at the print with short sellers more active than they have been since at least mid-March. Short interest has climbed sharply…

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LendingTree Heads Into Earnings With Shorts Creeping Higher

LendingTree reports Q1 2026 results tonight with short sellers slowly rebuilding positions and options traders turning more cautious than they've been in months — all against a backdrop where the stock's last earnings…

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TOMZ short interest explodes 13x as price surges 32%

TOMI Environmental Solutions heads into the week of April 27 carrying one of the most striking short-interest builds seen in a micro-cap name all month — a 13-fold jump in borrowed shares that arrived precisely as the…

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EDV Options Hedging Rises as Long-Duration Bonds Slip

The week's most interesting tension in EDV is the widening gap between a very loose borrow market and increasingly defensive options positioning — a split that frames where long-duration Treasury sentiment really sits…

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ENSG Heads Into Q1 Print With Options at a 52-Week Extreme

ENSG reports Q1 2026 results today — and options traders are the loudest voice in the room ahead of the bell. The clearest pre-earnings signal is in options positioning. The put/call ratio has jumped to 1.27, a full…

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Trader NoteULTA

Ulta Beauty shorts rebuild ahead of June earnings

ULTA heads into its June 2 earnings date with short sellers rebuilding positions, options traders adding downside protection, and a stock already nursing a 6% weekly loss — even as the Street broadly remains…

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QQQ shorts rebuild as Nasdaq tech roars back

QQQ enters the final day of April with a notable tension at its core: short sellers have been steadily adding to positions even as the fund itself has posted one of its strongest monthly rallies in recent memory. The…

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Barrington Downgrades OPK After Earnings Selloff

OPKO Health enters May with a fresh downgrade, a post-earnings selloff, and short sellers who have been quietly retreating — a setup where the bearish analyst call meets a more neutral picture in the lending…

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TriMas Shorts Retreat but Stay Sizeable Ahead of May Earnings

TRS heads into its May 20 earnings with short interest still elevated but on a clear downward trend — the key question is whether recent covering reflects conviction or simply a pause. Short interest has pulled back…

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AEO Shorts Ease but Won't Leave

American Eagle Outfitters enters May with a curious contradiction: short interest high enough to matter, yet clearly retreating. The stock fell 8.5% this week to $17.12, while bears quietly reduced their bets. Short…

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ESEA Orders Four More Ships Ahead of May Results

Euroseas Ltd. enters its May 19 Q1 earnings with fresh news dominating the tape: the Greek feeder specialist announced this morning the ordering of four additional newbuilding containerships — two 2,800 TEU high-reefer…

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MLCO Beats Q1 Estimates as Shorts Quietly Exit

MLCO heads into the post-earnings session with a genuinely interesting setup: the company just beat Q1 expectations by a wide margin, yet the stock shed 8.2% over the week leading into the print. That gap between…

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AerCap CEO Sells $22M as Options Turn Bullish

AER enters May with a notable split in signals: the CEO booked a $22 million sale at the peak of the stock's recent range, yet options traders have swung sharply toward calls — the most bullish lean of the past…

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Trader NoteFSLR

First Solar heads into earnings with shorts in retreat

FSLR reports Q1 results after the close today — April 30 — and the most striking feature of the setup isn't the guidance anxiety or the analyst target cuts. It's the speed at which short sellers have been…

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