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Harmonic Heads to May Earnings With Shorts Retreating

Harmonic Inc. enters its May 11 Q1 earnings call in a curious position: short sellers have been cutting exposure, options traders are the most bullish they've been all year, yet the Street's own price targets sit well…

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Harleysville Financial: Low Activity, Low Shorts

HARL had a quiet week on the OTC market. The Pennsylvania community bank closed Wednesday at $27.50, down about 0.9% on the week and just over half a percent on the day, though it has gained roughly 2.4% over the past…

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HOG shorts retreat before May 5 strategy reveal

Harley-Davidson heads into its May 5 Q1 earnings and strategic plan presentation with short sellers beating a rapid retreat — yet options traders loading up on puts, creating one of the more conflicted setups the stock…

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HDB ADR Shorts Jump as Options Turn Defensive

HDB — HDFC Bank's US-listed ADR — is closing April with an unusual tension: short interest nearly doubled over a single week while price has held remarkably steady, the ADR closing Wednesday at $25.26, down just 3.2%…

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HCBN Heads Into Q1 Earnings With Borrow Costs at Record Highs

HCB Financial Corp. enters its Q1 2026 earnings report — expected May 1 — with a borrow market that has shifted dramatically over the past several weeks, even as short interest itself remains negligible. The standout…

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Halmont Heads Into May Results With Shorts Near Zero

HMT, the TSXV-listed small-cap real estate company, enters its May 7 full-year results with short sellers almost entirely absent from the register. Short interest has collapsed. Estimated shares short fell from 257 to…

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GUF's CEO Keeps Buying as Results Land

Gulf & Pacific Equities Corp. enters May carrying a fresh set of annual results, a new CFO, and a CEO who has spent the better part of the past year consistently adding to his position. For a micro-cap real estate name…

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ASR Stumbles After Q1 Miss as Puts Stack Up

ASR enters the final day of April in a difficult spot. Q1 earnings came in below expectations on both the top and bottom line, and the stock has shed nearly 8% over the week — a move that looks like a market re-rating…

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Televisa Shorts Halved — But the Stock Still Slips

TV enters the final day of April with a story that cuts in two directions at once. Short interest collapsed by more than three-quarters in a single week, the lending market has all but drained of borrow demand — yet…

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GGAL shorts build as earnings loom

GGAL heads into its May 22 earnings date with short sellers pressing harder and the stock down 7.5% on the week — a divergence from the broader Latin American banking complex. Short interest is the clearest story this…

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WesCan Energy Drills Into a Rally

WCE has spent the past month rerating sharply higher, driven by a string of exploration milestones and a borrow market that briefly tightened before retreating entirely. The price action tells most of the story. WesCan…

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Gray Media shorts retreat ahead of May earnings

GTN heads into its May 6 Q1 report with short sellers aggressively unwinding positions — yet the stock still dropped nearly 10% on the week, leaving the setup anything but straightforward. The most notable development…

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GPG shorts ease but lending tightens into May

Grande Portage Resources enters May in a curious position: short sellers are retreating even as the stock itself pulls back sharply, leaving a tighter lending market and a sector-wide selloff as the backdrop. The stock…

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CFBK Insiders Sell into Strength Ahead of May Earnings

CF Bankshares heads into its May 8 Q1 earnings report with a cluster of executive sales on the books and the borrow market showing an unusual spike in cost, creating a subtle but notable tension for a micro-cap…

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GWW Options Traders Turn Defensive Ahead of May Earnings

W.W. Grainger heads into its May 7 earnings date with options positioning at its most cautious level in nearly a year, even as short sellers rebuild modestly and the stock holds an 8% monthly gain. The clearest signal…

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GHM Rallies Hard, But Shorts Are Quietly Retreating

Graham Corporation heads into its June earnings window with a striking divergence: the stock is up 16% in a month, while short sellers have been steadily covering their positions. The price action tells a strong story…

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Graco slips post-earnings as CEO and CFO sold near the top

GGG delivered its Q1 2026 results on April 22 and the market's verdict was swift. The stock fell nearly 6% on the day and extended that slide to almost 9% over the following five sessions, closing the week at $79.57 —…

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