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Short sellers are pressing hard on WOLF. Short interest hit 132% of free float on June 29. That's up from 105% just one week ago. The chipmaker's zero share availability confirms no new borrow exists. HTZ is another…
Three distinct signals converged on TDIV this week. Cost to borrow spiked, short positions built, and options positioning shifted sharply toward calls — all at once. Cost to borrow on TDIV hit 4.47% on June 29. That is…
Why this matters: Cost to borrow CRML has more than doubled in a single week. The lending market, which briefly reopened ahead of earnings on June 25, has slammed shut again — and the squeeze is now tighter than it was…
Today marks the final session of Q2 2026. Markets close the quarter with a flurry of earnings. NKE and GIS both report after the close today. STZ also posts Q1 2027 results this afternoon. Options traders have…
NKE and GIS are the biggest names reporting this week. Both drop results today, June 30. Nike reports Q4 2026 figures after the close at 4:15 PM ET. Investors are watching for signs of a consumer spending slowdown. The…
Three independent signals on SBET are pointing the same direction. Short sellers are building. Borrowing costs are jumping. Options traders are buying puts at an unusual pace. Short interest climbed 12.5% in one week…
Analysts are making fresh calls across sectors this Monday. Two chemicals giants took hits. Target prices fell for both DOW and LYB. Dow's average target slipped to $41.50. LyondellBasell's dropped to $78.41. Both…
Insiders filed a flurry of notable trades this week, with sellers dominating the headlines — but one founder stood apart by buying. NXST founder and Chairman/CEO Perry Sook filed on June 29. He disclosed a $2M purchase…
Short sellers turned aggressive this week. Several names saw dramatic increases in short interest, while a few heavily shorted stocks shed bearish bets fast. WBI stands out as the week's wildest shift. SI hit 85.2% of…
USO has shed nearly 17% over the past month. Short sellers are covering. Yet the borrow market tells a more complicated story than a clean unwind. Short interest has fallen sharply — down 17.5% over the past week to…
MU closed June with its bull and bear camps further apart than ever. A wave of analyst upgrades pushed consensus price targets sharply higher. At the same time, options traders held their most defensive posture in 52…
Why this matters: Six days ago, a prior ORTEX note called Toyota's lending market "no particular drama" — availability was near 4,000% and cost to borrow sat at 0.84%. That picture has changed materially. Shorts have…
Three lending-market signals converged on QXO this week. Short interest, cost to borrow, and availability all moved in the same direction simultaneously — a rare alignment that warrants attention. QXO's short interest…
Options traders and short sellers are pulling in opposite directions on Red Cat Holdings. The lending market is almost tapped out. Calls are being bought at the fastest clip in two weeks. Something has to give before…
The final trading day of Q2 brings a wave of results. NKE reports Q4 numbers after the close today. Investors want evidence that its turnaround is working amid weak consumer spending. STZ posts Q1 FY2027 results this…
Options markets are paying close attention to a cluster of S&P 500 companies reporting Q2 results today, June 30. NKE, GIS, and STZ all have near-term expiries stacked tightly around earnings. NIKE shows active…
Today is one of the busiest reporting days of the week. NKE drops its Q4 2026 results after the close today. Nike has faced mounting pressure from slowing consumer spending. Investors want to see whether turnaround…
Analysts upgraded two tech names and trimmed targets across the energy sector on Monday, painting a divergent picture heading into Q3. GLW was the standout. Corning received an upgrade, with the average analyst target…
The most striking pattern in the latest filings is a cluster of insider selling at CECO Environmental Corp. Three separate executives filed sales within 48 hours last week. Lead Independent Director Jason DeZwirek…
Options traders are making a contrarian bet on NATL today. The put-call ratio dropped to 1.09 — nearly 2.8 standard deviations below its 20-day average of 1.14. That is the most bullish options positioning the ATM…
