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SMX has collapsed 76% over the past month to $2.08, with short sellers maintaining an 89% stake of the float despite wild swings in both borrow costs and utilization. The stock's options market signals extreme…
Xiao-I Corporation shares plunged 29.6% Friday, capping a volatile week that saw short interest decline 30% even as borrowing costs remain elevated at 72%. The stock trades at $0.76 after a 516% surge over the past…
VS Media Holdings faces extreme short-side volatility heading into Monday's earnings call. Cost to borrow sits at 258%, up 961% from the March average, while short interest has fallen 39% in a month. Utilisation…
Short interest in BAER more than doubled over the past month, reaching 2.82% of free float—the highest level since late March. Utilisation climbed back above 23% as the stock drifts 3.6% lower this week, though still…
Nuburu shares surged 57% this week to $0.31, recovering from recent lows. Short interest ticked up 6% day-over-day but remains down 7% week-over-week. Cost to borrow sits at 17% and utilisation at 84% — both far below…
SHF Holdings saw short interest explode 734% over the past week to 13.7% of float, while utilisation surged to 79.68% — the highest since early April. The stock rallied 16% week-over-week despite the mounting short…
Wetour Robotics shares inched up 2.2% this week to $0.54 amid wild swings in short interest and persistently elevated borrow costs. Short interest doubled in a day before collapsing 71% over the week. Cost to borrow…
Short sellers retreat as ALMU rallies nearly 50% in a month. Options sentiment turns bullish ahead of May earnings. Insiders sold $5.6M over three months. ALMU closed at $19.21 on April 24, up 2.6% on the day. The…
La Rosa Holdings saw short interest collapse 94% in one week to just 3.3% of float, while cost to borrow remains elevated at 270%. The stock fell 18% this week despite the short covering. LRHC closed at $2.18 on April…
Shell plc shares rose 3.5% this week to 33.08p, rebounding from a month-long decline. Cost to borrow fell to 0.53%, down 13% in 30 days, while utilisation jumped to 2.33%—just shy of the 52-week high of 2.51% set on…
Short interest in Douglas Elliman jumped 11% over the past week while cost to borrow fell sharply. Options sentiment turned distinctly bullish with puts collapsing to a multi-week low. The stock gained 6.5% this…
SES AI sees coordinated C-suite selling through April while short interest hovers near 4% of float. Cost to borrow more than doubled in a month. Analysts cut target, citing weak commodity demand. SES closed at $1.16 on…
Key takeaway: ONCO short sellers fled en masse this week, cutting positions by 75% to just 5.7% of float after shares crashed 80% in the past month. Cost to borrow remains extreme at 353% despite the unwind. HRT…
Society Pass shed 16% this week as short interest plunged from extreme levels. With earnings due Wednesday, the stock sits at 44 cents — down 25% in a month — while cost to borrow has eased from its March peaks. SOPA…
Robinhood Markets (HOOD) heads into Monday's earnings with rising short pressure and sustained insider selling. Short interest hit 4.59% of float, the highest in a month. Founders continue trimming stakes while…
Coinbase shares fell 3.2% over the past week despite a monthly gain of 10.3%. Short interest dropped to 10.2% of float as bears trimmed positions before the crypto exchange's April 30 earnings call. Analyst opinion…
Short interest in IDAI climbed 14.8% over the past week, pushing utilisation back above 50% despite shares trading down nearly 6% over the month. CEO Gareth Genner sold $48K worth of stock at $2.60 while simultaneously…
Key takeaway: AFBI shares rose 13% over the past month while short interest jumped 40%, though absolute positioning remains minimal at 0.25% of float. Notable insider selling in November, and the regional bank reports…
Ebang International Holdings faces its highest short pressure in over a month — shares short surged 40% this week to 21,825 — as the crypto-mining hardware maker prepares to report earnings Monday evening. Price action…
NXTT fell 11.8% this week to $1.65 as short interest plunged 48% over seven days. Cost to borrow remains extreme at 274%, but utilisation dropped to just 6.4% from March's near-100% peak. The stock has no analyst…
