ORTEX Pulse
One-sentence market alerts triggered by data threshold crossings across short interest, cost to borrow, options flow, analyst ratings, and institutional positioning.
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WHDWHD Citigroup downgrade contradicts price target hike—stock at $68.85, down 6.6% on the day.21 Aug 2026LMBLMB JP Morgan downgrades to Underweight, cuts price target 17% to $50 from $60.21 Aug 2026TXTX upgraded to Overweight by Morgan Stanley; target raised 18% to $65.21 Aug 2026TERTER Downgraded to Neutral by Baird; Target Held at $420 as Street Remains Bullish.21 Aug 2026LILALILA short interest climbs 21% over one week to 2.7% of float, as Morgan Stanley downgrades to Underweight.21 Aug 2026ADIADI Bernstein upgrades to Outperform, raises price target to $465 from $430. Stock at $370.24, 25.6% below target.21 Aug 2026EPREPR Keybanc upgrades EPR to Overweight from Sector Weight, setting a $70 price target — implying 14% upside from the current $61.22 close. The REIT's 9.2% short interest of float has declined 6.7% over the past month, while availability remains elevated at 915%, signaling minimal squeeze risk despite analyst optimism on experiential real estate recovery.21 Aug 2026CCICCI upgrades to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Barclays, though analyst Brendan Lynch cuts price target to $84 from $92, implying 11% downside from the $75.39 close.21 Aug 2026TJXTJX downgraded to Neutral by Citigroup; target cut 15% to $154, implying 9% downside from $140.69 close.21 Aug 2026AMTAMT short interest drops 2.4% over past month to 1.6% of float, while Barclays upgrades to Overweight with $198 price target, up from $195.21 Aug 2026PGRPGR: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgrades to Outperform, raises PT 10.6% to $250, signaling conviction despite recent pullback and mixed analyst sentiment.21 Aug 2026EFXEFX upgraded to buy by Rothschild & Co with $235 price target, up 9.8% from prior call; stock at $192.41, implying 22% upside to consensus.21 Aug 2026ALLALL short interest collapses 24.5% in one week to 2.3% of float as Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgrades to Underperform, lowering target to $250 from $255.21 Aug 2026MRKMRK RBC Capital downgrades to Sector Perform, raises PT to $150 (5.6% above current), amid broader analyst re-rating cycle; stock at $148.99, up 19.8% YTD despite post-Q2 headwinds.21 Aug 2026ACELACEL cost to borrow surges 142% in one week to 1.07%, highest spike in recent trading as short interest remains modest at 2.23% of float.21 Aug 2026XLUXLU cost to borrow surges 120% in one week to 0.49%, marking sharp reversal in lending market tightness.21 Aug 2026DVDV put-call ratio plunges to 0.0971, marking the lowest level in 52 weeks and 4.4 standard deviations below the 20-day mean of 0.358—signaling extreme call buying dominance ahead of the Nielsen merger close.21 Aug 2026HTBHTB short interest rises 20.6% in one week to 2.02% of float, driven by recent positioning shifts in regional banking sector.21 Aug 2026ONON put-call ratio hits 4.2 standard deviations above mean at 0.78, signaling extreme bearish options positioning as stock falls 13.8% in a month.21 Aug 2026CMICMI short interest surges 18.9% in one day to 2.22% of float, highest level in weeks amid sector weakness.21 Aug 2026PTFPTF short interest surged 28% over one week to 1.38% of float, though availability of shares to borrow fell sharply to 58%, signaling tighter conditions for shorting the Dorsey Wright momentum ETF.21 Aug 2026FPXFPX short interest doubled to 0.23% of float in one week, though levels remain historically low at 16,434 shares borrowed.21 Aug 2026RPGRPG short interest surges 56.7% in one week, now at 0.81% of float, as availability plummets 85.5%.21 Aug 2026LEULEU short sellers face maximum borrowing pressure as utilization hits 100%, leaving zero shares available to short despite 30.6% short interest of free float.21 Aug 2026CHRDCHRD short interest surges 44% in one week to 8.8% of float, driven by aggressive rebuilding post-earnings despite extraordinarily loose borrow availability at 513%.21 Aug 2026PPLCPPLC short interest surges 188% in one week to 112,202 shares, amid modest daily gains of 0.22%.21 Aug 2026RDDTRDDT short interest climbs to 18.1% of free float, up 30% in one week as bears rebuild positions despite cheap borrow costs of 0.45%.21 Aug 2026WESWES cost to borrow surges 149% in one week to 0.49%, signaling tightening short availability despite low utilization at 16.8%.21 Aug 2026BBDOBBDO short interest drops 22% in one week to 155K shares, falling sharply from peaks near 214K earlier this month.21 Aug 2026AMPAMP cost to borrow jumps 121% in one week to 0.61%, signaling tightening short supply despite minimal short interest at 3.04% of float.21 Aug 2026CHTCHT cost to borrow surges to 1.43% — up 190% in one week from 0.48%, signaling tightening borrow supply.21 Aug 2026SYNASYNA put-call ratio spikes to 0.73, nearly 4 standard deviations above the 20-day mean of 0.36, signaling extreme put demand as stock slides 13.7% in one month.21 Aug 2026TSTS cost to borrow fell to 0.45% as of Aug 20, marking a sharp decline from elevated levels earlier in the month and signaling reduced short-selling pressure on the oil services stock.21 Aug 2026SANSAN cost to borrow surges to 9.30%, up 275% in one week amid rising short interest.21 Aug 2026DEODEO utilization surges to 97.59%, near the 52-week high of 100%, signaling acute scarcity of borrowable shares for short sellers.21 Aug 2026FRVOFRVO short interest surges 24.5% in one week to 11.76M shares, driven by post-earnings selloff that cut stock 33% in a month.21 Aug 2026PURRPURR short interest surges 42.6% in one day to 33.7M shares, highest level in a month amid stock rally.21 Aug 2026SHAZSHAZ short interest falls 20% in one week to 2.6M shares, as availability rebounds sharply to 64%, easing borrow pressure ahead of earnings.21 Aug 2026YSSYSS short interest fell 20.9% over the past week to 4.8M shares, though cost to borrow plummeted 48.7% to 4.2% — signaling reduced shorting pressure but easing borrow friction. Availability surged 160% to 90.8%, now near 2-month highs, as shares became easier to locate following analyst downgrades that drove the stock down 47% in a month.21 Aug 2026BTCBTC short interest falls 30% in one week to 0.64% of float, unwinding August spike as stock rallies 15%.21 Aug 2026JGROJGRO short interest surges 167% in one day to 6,616 shares, though remains near historic lows at 0.01% of float after plunging 91% over the past week.21 Aug 2026LILALILA short interest surges 21% in one week to 2.7% of float, driven by recent accumulation among sellers.21 Aug 2026SPCXSPCX short interest falls 23.4% in one week to 114.9M shares, marking continued bear retreat from August 6 peak of 232.7M.21 Aug 2026ICEICE cost to borrow spikes to 0.44% — up 133% in one week, though still at historically low levels.21 Aug 2026SOXLSOXL short interest surges 26.6% in one week to 8.7% of float, driven by semiconductor sector weakness.21 Aug 2026GOFGOF short interest plummets 26% in one day to 748K shares, down 22% weekly as bearish bets unwind on the Guggenheim closed-end fund.21 Aug 2026IGPTIGPT short interest plummets 45% in one week to 0.93% of float, lowest level in months as bearish bets unwind on AI ETF.21 Aug 2026SGISGI short interest surges 25% in one day to 8.76% of float, marking a 31% jump over the week as availability plummets.21 Aug 2026IGMIGM short interest surges 27% in one week to 0.41% of float, driven by broad tech sector positioning shifts amid rate uncertainty.21 Aug 2026BAPBAP cost to borrow surges 110% in one week to 0.33%, though availability remains exceptionally loose at nearly 7,954% of short interest.21 Aug 2026