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Compass Therapeutics dropped sharply this week while short sellers trimmed positions slightly. Cost to borrow fell to a 30-day low. Options flow turned more cautious. Insider CEO sales continue a multi-quarter…
The JPMorgan income ETF closed at $57.32, down 0.8% this week, as short sellers added positions and borrowing costs spiked 9.3% to a three-week high. A dramatic shift in options sentiment — PCR fell 1.5 standard…
Cheer Holding closed Friday at $1.67, down 38% over 30 days. Short interest jumped 29% day-over-day to 46,824 shares but remains down 57% from the March peak. Cost to borrow sits at 13.5% while utilisation has…
Gossamer Bio shares tumbled 19% this week to $0.36, tracking analysts' bearish pivot after disappointing trial data. Short interest fell 3% week-over-week to 15.4% of float, while borrowing costs eased and utilisation…
ONDS saw short interest decline for a third week, falling 2.8% to 41.6% of float, while cost to borrow dropped 49% in a month and utilisation retreated from recent extremes — though shares remain heavily borrowed at…
The Defiance Quantum ETF posted a 20% monthly gain as short interest collapsed 54% and options traders shifted bearish. Cost to borrow eased below 1%. QTUM closed at $132.79 on April 24, up 2.3% on the day. The ETF…
Optimum Communications slid 9.6% this week to $1.51. Short interest fell 14% over the month while insiders dumped $2.2M in stock during the past 90 days. Cost to borrow dropped 38% from March highs. OPTU closed at…
Cost to borrow collapsed from 15.37% to 5.00% over seven sessions. Short interest flatlined at 35,514 shares while utilisation eased to 0.5% from a 52-week high of 0.91% hit mid-April. Shares rose 7.2% this week to…
Darkiris Inc. shares jumped 14% this week to $0.46 as short interest plunged 62%, dropping to 260,000 shares from over 690,000 a week earlier. Cost to borrow remains elevated at 120% despite the covering wave. The…
Heidmar Maritime Holdings fell 1.9% this week to $0.82, extending a month-long slide despite a 6% drop in short shares. Cost to borrow climbed 11% week-over-week to 4.5%, while utilisation surged to 23.7% from single…
OFAL surged 32.5% this week to $0.71, extending its one-month gain to 82% despite erratic short-selling activity and negligible institutional coverage. The micro-cap consultancy has seen short interest swing from 406K…
Bayview Acquisition Corp sees short position evaporate over past month while utilisation remains subdued at 21.5%. The SPAC trades flat at $11.95 with earnings catalyst scheduled for May 15. BAYA closed at $11.95 on…
Short shares have collapsed 93% over 30 days while cost to borrow exploded to 144% and utilisation hit 100%. Hyperscale Data now controls 22% of shares after a late-April stake build. YYGH closed at $1.33 on April 24,…
Baiya International Group faces intense selling pressure as short interest explodes tenfold in one week and cost to borrow surges past 339%. The stock closed at $0.90, down 41% in one month, with no analyst coverage or…
ITOC shows whipsaw volatility in both price and short positioning. The stock jumped 25% in one day to $0.374, while short interest surged 2,693% month-over-month from minimal levels. Cost to borrow fell sharply to…
Short sellers reduced positions in NCL by 36% over the past week, pulling back from elevated April levels. Cost to borrow fell 9% over the month despite a 7% weekly uptick. The stock closed at $0.15, down 9% over the…
CDT shares fell 21% this week to $2.75, capping a brutal 78% one-month collapse. Short interest spiked 58% week-over-week to 8.1% of float. Cost to borrow sits at 430%, near the highest levels of the past month. A…
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service craters under extraordinary short pressure. Short interest surged 764% in thirty days to 22.5% of float. Cost to borrow hit 178% as utilisation volatility signals acute…
CCSC Technology International Holdings Limited rallied 11% Friday and added 8% on the week as short interest collapsed 22% over five sessions. Cost to borrow fell 17% week-over-week to 9.4% while utilisation dropped to…
Tianci International saw short interest drop 78% over the past month to just 0.82% of float, while cost to borrow remains extreme at 287%. The stock fell 15% this week to close at $1.48. CIIT closed at $1.48 on April…
