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CSTE heads into earnings with shorts unwinding fast

Caesarstone enters its May 6 Q1 2026 results with one of the clearest short-covering moves of recent weeks — and options traders still skewed heavily toward calls. Short interest has collapsed over the past month,…

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XWIN Shorts Retreat as AI Pivot Heats Up

XMax Inc. heads into its May 14 earnings date carrying two very different stories: a sharp short-seller retreat over the past week and a flurry of AI-deal announcements that have pushed the stock up 11% since last…

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BCHT Short Sellers Pile In Ahead of May 13 Earnings

Birchtech Corp. heads into its May 13 Q1 earnings call with short sellers rebuilding positions at an extraordinary pace — against a backdrop of thin float and a CEO who recently bought in at a premium. The most…

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BNO Shorts Retreat as Brent Oil Rebounds

BNO — the United States Brent Oil Fund — has had a week of sharply diverging signals: the fund climbed nearly 9% while short sellers unwound positions at pace, yet borrow costs crept higher and options traders remained…

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FIBK shorts surge on earnings week as Street turns mixed

First Interstate BancSystem heads into the post-earnings stretch with short sellers rebuilding aggressively and the Street reading from two different scripts. The short interest story is the week's dominant signal. SI…

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YDKG Shorts Retreat Ahead of May Filing

Yueda Digital Holding heads into its next earnings event with short sellers meaningfully reducing positions and borrowing costs easing — a quieter lending backdrop than the stock has seen in months. The most notable…

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RIG shorts dig in ahead of Q1 earnings

Transocean enters Monday's Q1 results with short sellers in an unusually assertive posture — and the stock up nearly 12% on the week, setting up a pointed confrontation between the bears and the tape. Short interest…

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VEA shorts rebuild — but conditions stay loose

The most telling feature on VEA right now is not the level of short interest, but how quickly it moved — and then reversed — in a matter of weeks. Short interest in the Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF tripled from…

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VNDA Shorts Surge Ahead of May Earnings

Vanda Pharmaceuticals heads into its May 6 Q1 results carrying the heaviest short interest build of the past two months — and a history of double-digit post-earnings drops that will keep every positioning decision…

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USO: Iran Conflict Drives Borrow Demand as Shorts Pile Back In

USO enters May with a rare combination of rising short interest and a rising price — a tension shaped almost entirely by the escalating U.S.-Iran standoff that has gripped oil markets this week. The fund gained 7.9%…

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GME shorts retreat as Ryan Cohen's $21M bet pays off

GameStop heads into the first week of May with a rare alignment: the stock is rising, short sellers are exiting, and the CEO's January equity purchase has moved firmly into the money. The standout fact this week is the…

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INHD Short Sellers Swarm Ahead of May Earnings

Inno Holdings Inc. enters its May 4 earnings report in the grip of one of the most aggressive short-selling buildups visible in its recent history. Short interest has exploded to 74% of the free float — up from just…

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Zegna Bulls Seize the Floor Ahead of Q1 Print

ZGN heads into its May 4 first-quarter results as one of the most decisively bullish options setups in the luxury space right now. The options market is the clearest signal. Call demand has swamped puts so aggressively…

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BBAI Shorts Hold Firm Despite a Rally Into Earnings

BigBear.ai heads into its May 5 Q1 report as one of the most heavily shorted small-cap AI names on the market, even as the stock climbs. Short sellers have dug in deep. At 28.2% of the free float, short interest is…

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PLAYSTUDIOS Heads Into Q1 Print at Distressed Valuations

PLAYSTUDIOS reports Q1 results on May 5 with the stock trading at what the bear case describes as distressed valuations — and with shorts adding quietly while the price has slipped. The short-interest picture is modest…

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