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Earnings PreviewAVBP

AVBP Bears Hold a Heavy Bet Ahead of FURVENT Readout

ArriVent BioPharma heads into its August 13 earnings event with one of the more charged short setups in clinical-stage biotech — nearly one in five float shares is held short, and the ORTEX short score is running at an…

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Earnings PreviewNNE

NNE Bears Dig In Before Thursday's Print

NANO Nuclear Energy heads into its August 14 earnings report as one of the most aggressively shorted names in the small-cap nuclear space — and the borrow market confirms bears have nearly exhausted their…

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Earnings PreviewZURA

ZURA's Bullish Analyst Surge Meets Stubborn Short Position

Zura Bio arrives at its August 14 earnings event with an unusually sharp divide between analyst optimism and short-seller conviction — the tension between those two forces is what makes this print matter. The analyst…

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Earnings PreviewLUNR

LUNR Bears Retreat Into Heavy Earnings Print

Intuitive Machines reports today with a striking divergence at its core: short sellers are pulling back sharply even as options traders pile into defensive positioning, leaving the stock in genuinely contested…

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Earnings PreviewATAI

ATAI Into Earnings: Analysts Downgrade, Shorts Disagree

ATAI arrives at Thursday's print carrying one of the most pronounced divergences in its positioning data — short sellers have largely walked away, while the analyst community has spent the past month walking out. The…

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Earnings PreviewMNPR

MNPR Analysts Lift Targets as Shorts Continue Retreat

MNPR heads into tomorrow's August 14 print with analyst conviction building and a short position that has shed nearly 40% of its mass in a month — yet enough residual bears remain to make this a genuine binary…

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Earnings PreviewKE

KE Shorts Elevated but Borrow Market Stays Wide Open

Kimball Electronics walks into its August 13 earnings print carrying a short position that has quietly built over the past month, even as the stock slips on the week. Short interest has climbed roughly 10% over the…

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Market Commentary

Executives Buy the Dip, Sell the Rally

Fresh filings show a sharp split in insider activity this week. One board member dumped over $148M in a single name. Meanwhile, two executives at a beaten-down auto supplier stepped in with their own cash. The biggest…

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Earnings PreviewSSMR

SSMR Analysts Pile In as Rally Extends Into Earnings

SSMR heads into its August 13 earnings print on the back of a sharp 32% monthly rally and a wave of fresh analyst coverage — making this print a test of whether fundamentals can keep pace with sentiment. The Wall…

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Earnings PreviewXMAX

XMAX Bears Dig In Ahead of Tomorrow's Print

XMAX heads into Thursday's earnings report as one of the most heavily shorted small-cap names on Nasdaq, with the borrow market close to fully seized up and bears firmly in control of the tape. Short sellers hold 21.6%…

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Earnings PreviewBWAY

BrainsWay Reports Today With Borrow Tightening Confirmed

BWAY reports Q2 results this morning, with yesterday's preview article noting the tightening borrow picture — and that setup remains intact heading into the open. The lending story is unchanged from yesterday's read.…

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Earnings PreviewMLCO

Analysts Cut Targets as MLCO Reports Today

Melco Resorts & Entertainment faces its August 13 earnings release with a wall of analyst target reductions behind it and a stock trading nearly 30% below consensus fair value. The analyst story heading into this print…

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Earnings PreviewENS

EnerSys Bears Hold Their Ground Into Today's Print

ENS reports this morning with short sellers maintaining the outsized position built over the past month — and the stock still lagging its sector peers heading into the release. Short interest has held near the levels…

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Earnings PreviewSTN

Stantec Heads Into Q2 Print With Peers Sending Mixed Signals

STN reports Q2 results on August 13 against a backdrop of sharply diverging peer performance — a contrast that puts the underlying quality of Stantec's own execution squarely in focus. The peer divergence is the…

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Earnings PreviewLEG

LEG Bears Dug In, but the Borrow Market Stays Calm

Leggett & Platt reports earnings today with short sellers heavily positioned and the stock down 14% over the past month — yet the lending market offers no sign of panic on either side of the trade. Short interest is…

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Earnings PreviewDJCO

Daily Journal Heads Into Print With Shorts in Retreat

DJCO arrives at its August 14 earnings release with short sellers quietly unwinding positions — a notable backdrop for a stock that has pulled back 7% in a week. Short interest has fallen roughly 20% from late-July…

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Earnings PreviewCAE

CAE Heads Into Q1 Print With Bears in Retreat

CAE Inc. reports its fiscal Q1 results on August 13 with short sellers visibly pulling back — the question is whether the fundamentals justify the stock's quiet recovery. The clearest pre-earnings signal is the sharp…

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