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East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) short interest & options flow

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East West Bancorp heads into its Q3 results today with one signal standing well apart from otherwise relaxed positioning: options traders have turned notably more bullish than at any point in recent memory. The put/call ratio moved to 0.42 on Monday, almost three standard deviations above its 20-day mean of 0.38. That sounds like a small absolute gap, but a z-score of 3.2 is the…

Latest pulse22 Sept 2026

EWBC put-call ratio crashes to 0.41, lowest in 4 weeks—traders dump protective puts as stock rallies 0.67% on September 21. Ratio sits 4 standard deviations below the 20-day mean, signaling extreme bullish sentiment ahead of October 20 earnings.

$128.27+2.21% 1d+2.57% 1w+1.06% 1mClose: 20 Oct 2026
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ORTEX chart of East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) share price and short interest (% of free float), six months to October 20, 2026

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    EWBC put-call ratio crashes to 0.41, lowest in 4 weeks—traders dump protective puts as stock rallies 0.67% on September 21. Ratio sits 4 standard deviations below the 20-day mean, signaling extreme bullish sentiment ahead of October 20 earnings.

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EWBC Options Signal Stands Out Ahead of Q3 Print

East West Bancorp heads into its Q3 results today with one signal standing well apart from otherwise relaxed positioning: options traders have turned notably more bullish than at any point in recent memory. The…

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