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Fortis Heads Into Q1 Print With Borrow Costs Doubled

Fortis Inc. reports Q1 2026 results today against a backdrop that is more notable for what the borrow market is signalling than for any particular shift in short positioning. The clearest anomaly heading into the print…

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EZCORP Short Sellers Ease as Stock Surges 23% Into Earnings

EZCORP reports fiscal Q2 2026 results today with short sellers retreating into the print even as the stock trades near multi-year highs. Short interest has been unwinding steadily. At 17.7% of free float, the position…

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CCRN Options Flash Bullish as Short Sellers Retreat

Cross Country Healthcare heads into tonight's Q1 2026 earnings release with options positioning markedly more bullish than usual — and with short sellers meaningfully backing away. The options market is the clearest…

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CoreCivic Heads Into Earnings on a 9% Pop

CXW walks into today's Q1 print having already delivered one of its biggest single-day gains of the year — the stock jumped 9% on Wednesday to $21.17, extending a 3% month-on-month recovery and pushing the share price…

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Cognex Calls Dominate as Stock Surges 27% Into Earnings

Cognex heads into today's Q1 2026 print riding one of its sharpest rallies in recent memory — and options traders are leaning hard into the upside. The most striking signal in the data is the call-side dominance in…

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COKE: Options Bears Dominate Ahead of Thursday's Print

Coca-Cola Consolidated heads into its May 8 earnings report with options positioning firmly skewed toward the downside — the standout signal in an otherwise quiet short-selling picture. Options traders have turned…

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CPK Earnings: Options Turn Bullish as Short Sellers Pull Back

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation heads into its Q1 2026 earnings call on May 7 with options positioning noticeably more bullish than usual — a tilt that runs against the modest short interest build seen over the past…

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BKH Short Sellers Circle as Analysts Lift Targets

Black Hills Corporation heads into its Q1 2026 earnings print with a genuinely split picture: short sellers have built meaningful positions, yet the analyst community has been steadily raising targets into the…

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ATNI Misses Q1 But Holds Its Outlook

ATN International reports this morning with a Q1 miss already in hand — EPS came in at -$0.29, a $0.41 shortfall against the $0.04 estimate, while revenue of $182.2M fell just short of the $183.4M consensus. The stock…

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AWR Options Traders Turn Bullish Ahead of Q1 Print

American States Water heads into its Q1 2026 results — due today, May 7 — with options positioning unusually tilted toward the upside, even as the stock drifts lower and analyst sentiment stays cautious. Options…

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OSG Bulls Lean on Earnings Track Record as Options Turn Bullish

Octave Specialty Group heads into its May 7 earnings release with the most bullish options tilt of the past year — a striking setup for a stock that has shed nearly 9% over the last month. The clearest signal comes…

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SharkNinja Options Defensiveness Stands Out Before Q1 Print

SharkNinja heads into its Q1 2026 earnings today with options traders notably more defensive than usual — the most charged positioning signal ahead of the print. The put/call ratio has jumped to 0.766, nearly two and a…

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WES Enters Earnings With Muted Shorts and Neutral Analyst Tone

Western Midstream Partners reports Q1 2026 results today against a backdrop of retreating short conviction and broadly neutral analyst positioning — leaving the debate squarely focused on distribution sustainability…

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Elanco Surges Into Earnings as Shorts Retreat

Elanco Animal Health heads into its May 8 earnings with a striking divergence: the stock is up 20% on the week while the broader pharmaceutical peer group has crumbled. The price move alone commands attention. Elanco…

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Analysts Stay Bullish as PR Heads Into a Sector-Wide Selloff

Permian Resources Corporation reports Q1 2026 results today against an uncomfortable backdrop: the stock fell 5.4% on Wednesday to $21.21, part of a broad Permian-basin rout that dragged peers down with it. The selloff…

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