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Earnings PreviewAM

AM Short Interest Jumps 18% in a Week as Peers Rally Past It

Antero Midstream reports Q3 results today with short sellers building positions at an unusual pace and the stock sitting out a midstream rally that lifted its closest peers. Short interest jumped 18% over the past week…

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Earnings PreviewTENB

Tenable Shorts Hold Firm as Stock Adds Another 20%

Tenable Holdings reports Q3 results on October 30 with short sellers maintaining a meaningful position even as the stock has continued to climb, now up 20% over the past week and 45% over the past month to…

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Earnings PreviewVISTA A

Vista Energy Reports Today as Borrow Costs Climb

VISTA A releases third-quarter results on October 29 with the lending market flashing an unusual divergence: borrowing costs have jumped sharply even as actual short demand remains near zero. The cost to borrow has…

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Earnings PreviewFCPT

FCPT Short Interest Jumps 34% in a Week Before Earnings

Four Corners Property Trust has seen short sellers move decisively in the past week, with estimated short interest climbing 34% to 3.47% of the free float, a weekly swing that sits 2.4 standard deviations above the…

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Earnings PreviewHLI

HLI Short Sellers Step Back Ahead of Earnings

Houlihan Lokey enters today's earnings report with short sellers retreating at a notably faster pace than most of its boutique advisory peers. Short interest has fallen to 3.7% of the free float, down nearly 15% over…

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Earnings PreviewBOOT

Boot Barn Bears Retreat, But Options Tell a Cautious Story

BOOT reports fiscal second-quarter results today with short sellers heading for the exit even as options traders price in more downside protection than usual. Short sellers have covered aggressively. BOOT's short…

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Earnings PreviewMUSA

Murphy USA Shorts Build Ahead of Q3 Print

Murphy USA, the Walmart-adjacent fuel retailer, reports third-quarter results today after a week in which its shares fell 4% to $515.28, underperforming the median of its closest peers by roughly three percentage…

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Earnings PreviewTMUS

T-Mobile Reports Again Two Days After a 7.7% Drop

T-Mobile US reports on October 30 in an unusual position: the stock is still sitting near the lows from a punishing Q3 reaction just eight days ago, and the market has had almost no time to reset its view. The share…

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Earnings PreviewSUPN

SUPN Shorts Pull Back Before Earnings as Acquisition Looms

Supernus Pharmaceuticals short sellers cut their exposure sharply in the week before today's earnings release, with positions falling 11.5% over the past seven days to 4.37 million shares, or 7.6% of the free float.…

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Earnings PreviewRYZ

Ryerson Short Interest Jumps 28% in a Week

RYZ shares have climbed 24% over the past month to $29.67, yet short sellers have been adding positions at a notable pace: short interest rose 28.5% in the week to October 27, reaching 4.7% of free float, equivalent to…

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Earnings PreviewPPC

PPC Prints Q3 With Stock at Fresh Lows

Pilgrim's Pride reports Q3 results this morning with the stock touching its lowest levels of the year, down another 2.6% on Wednesday to $26.38 and off nearly 5% on the week. Options positioning offers little drama…

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Earnings PreviewMYRG

MYRG Bulls Lean In Ahead of Q3 Print

MYRG heads into its October 29 earnings report with options positioning unusually call-heavy and short sellers still building, a rare split that makes the setup worth watching closely. The bullish lean in options is…

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