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AMD has pulled back sharply from its post-earnings high, and the clearest signal this week is not in short interest — it's in options, where defensive positioning has jumped to its most extreme reading in months. The…
Aehr Test Systems has had a remarkable month — up 61% to $117.18 — but the rally is arriving alongside a cluster of insider sales and a short base that is shrinking rather than pressing into the move. The most telling…
ANF heads into its August 26 earnings print with the most aggressive short-covering in months, a split analyst community racing to upgrade, and options traders quietly hedging a stock that has just run 27% higher. The…
Vietnam Enterprise Investments Limited enters mid-August with a striking contrast to where it stood just five weeks ago — the borrow market that tightened dramatically in early July has now swung to the opposite…
thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA enters the back half of August with one of the most extreme borrow configurations in its trading history — costs spiking, availability near zero, and a short score climbing to a fresh…
ROKU delivered its Q2 results last week, and the post-earnings setup has shifted meaningfully: short sellers who had been retreating are now rebuilding positions, while analysts used the print as an opportunity to trim…
CHWY enters the final stretch before its August 26 earnings date with short sellers unwinding fast — a notable shift from the dug-in positioning described just six days ago. The unwind is the week's standout. Short…
CrowdStrike heads into its August 25 earnings print with short sellers backing away, analysts now chasing a stock that has already lapped the consensus, and the CEO cashing out on the way up. The short interest story…
WEN ended last week with a 3.4% daily bounce but is down 1.8% on the week to $7.55, and the more telling move is happening in the lending market: short interest has rebuilt sharply since the August 7 earnings print,…
CRWV has cleared its most important near-term hurdle: the August 11 earnings print arrived, the shorts who rebuilt aggressively into the report have now largely fled, and the stock is holding near CAD 17.11 — but the…
July CPI printed in line with forecasts today. That single data point reset the mood across markets. The VIX dropped sharply. Options flow swung toward calls on rate-sensitive names. Volatility is also tumbling in…
Today is a busy day for earnings. CSCO reports Q4 2026 results after the close. The networking giant carries a $475 billion market cap. Investors will watch for guidance on AI infrastructure spending. Also reporting…
Cardinal Health is the day's standout. Two major banks raised their price targets within minutes of each other. Evercore ISI lifted its target to $270 from $265. Morgan Stanley moved to $265 from $255. Both analysts…
Reinsurance Group of America just printed a sharp short-side capitulation. Short interest dropped 31% in a single week. Yet the options market is pushing back. RGA's short interest fell to 1.22% of free float as of…
Insider filings from the past week show a striking split between executives loading up on stock and others cashing out at elevated prices. The standout buyer is Florentino Perez Rodriguez, Chairman and CEO of Spanish…
A 15% earnings-day collapse on August 11 has triggered an unusual chain reaction for UPWK: short sellers are rushing to cover, options traders have abandoned their bearish positioning, and the borrow market is…
Short sellers are busy this week. Data from August 11 shows sharp moves across biotech, consumer names, and a surprise in the private-prison sector. CoreCivic saw the sharpest week-on-week jump among mid-caps. SI % of…
The standout story this week is a sharp reversal in Technology. Information Technology ETFs bled $3.3B in net outflows over the past seven days. That flips the three-month picture entirely — over 90 days, Tech…
Markets lit up on August 12 after July CPI landed on target. Call-side demand surged across several high-profile names. CPI Fuels Broad Bullish Positioning July inflation data printed in line with forecasts. That…
July CPI came in line with expectations this morning. That was enough. S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq futures all moved higher on the print. Inflation fears eased. Rate cut hopes stayed alive. The data is the biggest macro…
