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CME Group arrives at its October 21 Q3 earnings with the Street more constructive than a week ago and the stock up nearly 3% on the week to $278.03, yet still sitting below a mean price target that continues to…
Quantum Computing Inc. heads into its November earnings with one of the most structurally constrained borrow markets on the Nasdaq, a short base that refuses to shrink, and options traders now meaningfully more…
Green Brick Partners heads into its October 28 earnings report carrying an 8% weekly loss, rising short interest, and a put-heavy options market that has run well above its recent average for months. The stock closed…
SSR Mining heads into its October 30 earnings date with short interest rising sharply and the stock giving back recent gains, a combination that sets up the print as the clearest near-term test for the thesis. The most…
NOG enters the week with an unusual tension: short interest remains high at 21% of free float, yet bears have been cutting exposure into a rally, not pressing their bets. The stock gained 10.4% over the past week to…
UNG has spent the past week squeezing the bears who piled in at the start of October: the fund is up 6% on the week and 12% over the past month, while short interest has pulled back and the lending pool has partially…
Super Micro Computer has given back most of last week's gains in a single week, dropping 10% to $39.07, reversing the picture that looked constructive just days ago. The most notable shift is in the price action, not…
UDR heads into its October 26 quarterly print with a notable tension: short interest has climbed sharply over the past month while the Street has spent the last two weeks systematically cutting price targets, yet the…
AeroVironment enters mid-October with its short position at a fresh high and the borrow market reversing the brief loosening that defined last week's note. Since the October 8 article, both dimensions of the short…
FSLR heads into its October 27 earnings with shorts quietly trimming positions, the Street turning more constructive, and a looming index rebalance adding a mechanical layer to the setup that has little to do with…
Canadian Solar heads into November earnings with nearly 29% of its free float sold short, borrowing costs rising sharply, and a fresh price-target cut from a major Wall Street firm, all at a moment when the stock is…
Western Union enters the final fortnight before its October 30 earnings with short interest having surged to a new high, JP Morgan trimming its target this morning, and ORTEX now putting an 85% probability on the stock…
Mueller Water Products heads into its November 6 earnings release with short sellers adding positions, analysts trimming targets, and options traders turning more bullish than usual, a combination that creates an…
Mastercard has added another 6.7% this week to close at $604.80, extending a rally that has now run more than 6% over the past month, with shorts continuing to exit and options positioning remarkably calm for a stock…
Kaiser Aluminum reports Q3 results on October 21, one week away, and the most interesting tension right now is a modest but persistent build in short interest running into a fresh analyst initiation from Barclays at…
DK enters the final stretch before its November 6 earnings date with a notable shift in the analyst picture: Wells Fargo has raised its target sharply higher, even as short sellers continue to build positions and the…
USO has reversed the brief lull in short pressure documented last week: short interest has dropped sharply in share terms, yet the lending market has locked down again, creating a tighter squeeze setup than at any…
Duke Energy heads into its November 5 earnings with an unusual combination: short positions building at their fastest monthly pace in months, while a broad wave of analyst target cuts leaves the stock trading well…
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. enters its October 27 earnings release with short interest roughly doubling in six weeks, analyst targets stepping down across the board, and the stock down 5% on the month. The most…
AT&T heads into its October 21 quarterly print having shed 6.5% over the past week to $22.85, with short sellers adding exposure at the fastest pace in months even as options traders and analysts lean the other…
