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SPCX has added 9.4% overnight to $125.33, yet the short base that built through July has not moved — and today's second earnings event arrives with the borrow market still functionally closed. The lending picture has…
GSM reports today against a backdrop of improving price momentum and short sellers quietly exiting — a notably different setup from the punishing reactions that followed each of the past two prints. The most striking…
CC reports Q2 results today carrying a contradictory signal: short sellers have been cutting positions even as the stock remains nearly 6% below where it was a month ago. Short interest has fallen meaningfully over the…
Limbach Holdings reports Q2 results today with a notable gap between where the stock trades and where those closest to the company have been placing their bets. The most telling signal ahead of this print is persistent…
MTUS enters its August 6 earnings release with short sellers making their most aggressive move of the past month — even as the stock has continued to climb. The short interest story has sharpened materially since…
Analyst activity on August 5 shows a clear divide between upgrades and downgrades across energy, industrial, and healthcare names. WEC Energy Group took a hit. Analysts downgraded the utility stock, pushing consensus…
Rayonier Advanced Materials reports Q2 results today against a backdrop that is more nuanced than the stock's recent surge implies. Short interest at 6.4% of the free float is meaningful but not extreme, and the…
Sixth Street Specialty Lending reports Q2 results today against a backdrop of unusually tight borrow conditions and a recent cluster of insider buying — two signals that don't typically point in the same direction. The…
Paylocity heads into its August 6 earnings release with options market positioning sharply tilted toward upside — a notable contrast to the cautious tone that dominated much of the past two months. The call-side…
OGS reports second-quarter results today with options market sentiment running unusually positive — a notable contrast to a stock that has slipped 4.2% over the past week to $77.33. The clearest positioning signal…
Eastman Kodak heads into its August 7 earnings release with short sellers holding a meaningful but stable position — and the borrow market offering no squeeze signal to complicate either side's calculus. Short interest…
Voya Financial heads into its August 5 earnings print with a stock that has run hard and an analyst community that has spent the past month scrambling to catch up. The most striking feature of the pre-earnings setup is…
TVTX heads into its August 6 earnings print with short sellers retreating and analysts raising targets — a rare alignment of two signals pointing in the same direction. Short interest has declined meaningfully over the…
HY reports today with the stock up 10% over the past month but still trading at $35.13 — well below where analysts last set their sights. The positioning picture is notably relaxed heading into the print. Short…
Par Pacific Holdings reports Q2 earnings today against one of the most dramatic stock recoveries in the refining sector — up 42% in a month and trading at $83, which is precisely where the Street's consensus price…
Nearly 29% of MARA Holdings' free float is sold short — one of the highest readings in the broader market — and that bearish conviction has been building. Short interest climbed roughly 6% over the past month to 108…
ZG reports Q2 results today with the divergence flagged four days ago now sharper: short interest has continued climbing, the stock has added further ground, and analysts have been trimming targets in both…
MOS heads into its August 5 earnings report with short sellers meaningfully more active than a month ago, even as the borrow market remains far from stressed. Short interest is the standout signal here. Bears have…
Suncor Energy reports Q2 results today riding one of the strongest price runs in its peer group — up 16% over the past month — but Tuesday's session handed back 3.6%, a reminder that the rally has left little margin…
SLR Investment Corp. reports today against a backdrop of unusually cautious options positioning — a sharp contrast to a short book that has been quietly unwinding. Options traders have shifted more defensive than at…
