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Ford Beats Q1 Estimates, but Shorts Keep Unwinding

F just posted a Q1 earnings beat that would have looked implausible a month ago, and the reaction cuts to the heart of what's interesting about the stock this week: the numbers were genuinely good, yet the shares still…

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FEMSA heads into earnings with shorts in rapid retreat

FMX enters its Q1 2026 results — due today, April 30 — with bears pulling back at an unusually sharp pace, even as the stock slips a touch heading into the print. Short sellers have been unwinding positions at a…

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FFIC Stumbles Into Earnings Season with a Costly Miss

Flushing Financial arrived at its Q1 2026 earnings release already under the microscope — and the numbers didn't help. The bank reported Tuesday after the close. Q1 adjusted EPS came in at $0.29, missing the consensus…

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FLS Shorts Surge Into a Mixed Earnings Print

Flowserve heads into its Q1 results — released after the bell on April 29 — having attracted a sharp and unusual buildup of short interest, even as options traders leaned bullish and the stock sat near multi-month…

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Trader NoteFLEW

Fleetwood Bank Quietly Builds Value

FLEW, the OTC-traded holding company for Fleetwood Bank Corporation, enters the final day of April having notched its best monthly price performance in recent memory — a quiet gain that belies the stock's near-total…

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BDL Shorts Retreat Ahead of May Earnings

Flanigan's Enterprises heads into its May 11 earnings report with short sellers in full retreat — but a stubbornly high cost to borrow keeps the borrow market far from relaxed. The clearest signal this week is the…

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FE earnings match, but shorts keep retreating

FirstEnergy Corp. just reported Q1 results that matched estimates — and short sellers responded by continuing their exit. Short interest has fallen sharply over the past month. It has dropped 11.3% over the past 30…

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FUNC slips with sector peers amid thin short-seller conviction

First United Corporation closed the week at $37.15, down 1.7% over five sessions and dropping a sharper 3.4% on Wednesday alone — a move that sits modestly worse than most of its regional bank peers but shares the same…

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FBAK Borrow Cost Climbs as Shorts Return

First National Bank Alaska heads into the final day of April with an intriguing split: the stock has quietly rallied while borrowing costs have risen sharply to multi-year highs. The clearest tension in the data is in…

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FMBH Heads Into Q1 Earnings With Options Turning Bullish

First Mid Bancshares reports Q1 results on May 1 with short sellers in retreat and options traders leaning more constructive than they have in months. The most striking shift this week is in options positioning. The…

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SSE insiders buy as AGM adjournment clouds the week

Silver Spruce Resources Inc. heads into May with two board-level insiders having stepped up to buy the stock and a surprise adjournment of its annual general meeting adding a fresh layer of uncertainty. The clearest…

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FR Shorts Retreat as Earnings Loom

First Industrial Realty Trust heads into its Q1 2026 earnings call on April 30 with shorts in full retreat — yet the stock itself gave back ground this week, creating a quiet tension between improving sentiment and a…

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FHRT jumps 38% in a month as borrowing costs spike

First Hartford Corporation has had a striking April — a micro-cap real estate name trading on OTC Pink Sheets that almost nobody was shorting suddenly caught attention on both sides of the trade. The stock closed at…

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THFF slips on earnings as options positioning turns cautious

First Financial Corporation closed out April at $64.94, down 3.7% on Tuesday after reporting first-quarter earnings — a move that left the stock roughly flat on the week despite the intraday pressure. The options…

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FFIN raises dividend 16% as directors buy the dip

First Financial Bankshares heads into the final day of April with a freshly hiked dividend and two board members who backed the stock with their own money — a combination that frames the week's pullback as…

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FCBC Earnings Beat Follows Short Interest Build

First Community Bankshares enters the final day of April with an unusual setup: it just reported better-than-expected Q1 numbers, yet short interest has climbed sharply over the past month while the stock dipped on the…

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FCCO shorts rebuild after Q1 beat

First Community Corporation enters the back half of April with an unusual dynamic: short sellers added aggressively to positions just days after the South Carolina community bank beat Q1 earnings estimates, while the…

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