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Wolfspeed is the most heavily shorted stock among US-listed firms with a market cap above $500M. Short interest hit 129.9% of free float as of June 26. That jumped 26 points in just one week. The chip maker has been a…
EQPT is in its second consecutive week of near-zero availability. The lending market has not recovered. And options traders just made their most bullish move in a year. Six days ago, availability collapsed to 1.4%. It…
Options markets and the lending pool are sending the same signal on MDT this week. Short sellers are moving with unusual urgency following analyst target cuts after June earnings. The borrow market told a confusing…
Q2 earnings season opens today. Options markets are pricing notable risk across several reporting names — and one semiconductor giant faces a different kind of pressure. NKE headlines the day. Short interest hit 5.1%…
The Q2 earnings season begins today. NKE posts Q4 2026 results after the close tonight. STZ and GIS also report after the bell. Nike carries a $48.9 billion market cap with only 5% of free float shorted. General Mills…
Three high-profile companies report results today, marking the start of the summer earnings season. NKE tops the bill. The sportswear giant posts Q4 2026 results after the close tonight. Nike carries a $48.9 billion…
Analysts are turning more bullish on tech while trimming price targets across energy names on June 30. GLW picked up a fresh upgrade. The glass and optical fiber maker now has an average analyst target of $206. Its…
Applied Materials insiders filed over $113 million in stock sales this month. The filings hit in mid-June and reveal a broad exit across the executive suite. CEO Gary Dickerson filed $49.2 million in sales across 11…
Z Squared Inc. heads into its July 2 earnings event with the borrow market now functionally closed — a meaningful tightening even from the already-constrained levels described in the June 24 preview. Since that earlier…
LEVI heads into its Q2 2026 earnings report — due after the close today — with short sellers actively retreating even as options traders load up on downside protection. The most striking development in the lending…
Achieve Life Sciences reports Q2 results on July 2 against one of the most charged positioning backdrops in the small-cap biotech universe — a stock up 32% in a month, short sellers at 17.8% of free float, and a borrow…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Wolfspeed tops the charts with 129.9% of its free float shorted — up a massive 26 percentage points in just seven days. The chip maker's distressed finances continue drawing…
MAMA heads into its July 2 earnings release having doubled-down on momentum: the stock has climbed 38% in a month to $19.94, adding another 12% in the past week alone, and options traders are firmly on the bull side of…
Progress Software reports after the close today with the data telling a cleaner story than it did a week ago: the options-versus-shorts divergence flagged in the prior note has largely resolved, with both signals now…
MSC Industrial Direct reports Q3 results on July 1 against a backdrop of rising short interest, easing options defensiveness, and a lopsided analyst debate about whether the recent rally has outrun the…
Quarter-end brings a heavy slate. NKE and STZ both report after the close today. Nike faces ongoing pressure from tariff headwinds and softer demand. Investors will watch margins and China guidance closely. GIS also…
NKE and STZ lead a packed earnings slate today, June 30. Both report after the market closes. Nike delivers its Q4 FY2026 results. Constellation Brands reports Q1 FY2027 numbers. Nike is under pressure. The sneaker…
Analysts made two notable upgrades on Monday. Corning was lifted to a higher rating, with the consensus target price rising to $206. The specialty glass maker carries a market cap above $190 billion. Short interest…
Insider selling dominated filings this week. Three notable names moved hundreds of millions in stock over a few days. The biggest single exit came from Evolution AB. Capital Group Companies — a 10% owner of EVO — filed…
Chip stocks drove the session's narrative. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed lower as a semiconductor rebound failed to hold. AI-related names have come under pressure, and the Bank for International Settlements added fuel…
