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KMX shorts retreat as the stock digests its earnings shock

CarMax heads into the week of April 28 carrying the bruises from a brutal earnings reaction — and the question now is whether shorts are banking profits or simply stepping back before the next round. The short interest…

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Secure Blockchain Insiders Cluster Buys After Agentic AI Deal

ID heads into its May 6 earnings event on a meaningful burst of insider buying — the clearest signal on this TSXV-listed micro-cap right now. The acquisition of Agentic Solutions Limited closed on April 10, and…

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CINF Bulls Get a Post-Earnings Boost

Cincinnati Financial just reported Q1 2026 earnings and the Street liked what it saw. The stock closed at $164.96 on Tuesday, off 0.4% for the day and down about 0.9% on the week — but up more than 7% over the past…

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CHDN Surges 10% on Earnings Beat

Churchill Downs enters May having just delivered the biggest positive surprise of its recent calendar — a 14% single-session jump on April 23 after Q1 results cleared the bar cleanly, carrying the stock from $84 to…

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CHH shorts dig in as Q1 earnings arrive

Choice Hotels International heads into its Q1 2026 earnings call — due April 30 — with short sellers heavily committed and borrow conditions at maximum tightness, even as the stock has staged a sharp recovery over the…

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PLCE shorts ease but remain extreme after earnings crash

PLCE heads into the final day of April with one of the most compressed short structures in retail — and a stock that just shed 10% on the week, closing at $3.22. Short sellers have been actively covering over the past…

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Chevron into Q1 Earnings: Bulls Hold Despite a Bruising Month

CVX heads into its Q1 2026 results on May 1 with a telling divergence: the Street has been lifting targets through a month that knocked the stock down more than 10%. The analyst move has been notably one-directional.…

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Cheniere heads to earnings with the Street firmly on side

Cheniere Energy approaches its May 7 Q1 print having recovered nearly 3% on the week to $264.98 — yet the stock remains down 11% from its month-ago highs, leaving a meaningful gap between where it trades and where…

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CHMG Surges 26% on Earnings Beat — Shorts Retreat

Chemung Financial Corporation has had a remarkable April: a 26% monthly gain, an explosive post-earnings session, and a sharp pullback in short interest — all while the analyst consensus still barely clears the current…

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Shorts Rebuilt as CAKE Heads Into May Earnings

CAKE heads into its May 28 earnings date with short interest at a six-week high and options traders the most bullish they've been all year. Short sellers have been rebuilding positions aggressively. SI jumped roughly…

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CTHR.Q: A Penny Stock in Name Only

Charles & Colvard, the moissanite jewellery maker trading on the OTC Pink market, is a stock defined more by its precarious standing than by any active short interest story — a sub-penny name with a market cap of…

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CBA: Short Interest Jumps 100-Fold in a Month

CBA — Champion Bear Resources Ltd. — is a micro-cap mining exploration stock trading at C$0.04 on the TSX Venture Exchange. The story this week is not price action. It is the near-vertical rise in short interest from a…

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