ANF short interest surges 48.6% in one week to 5.5M shares, marking fastest buildup since August as availability plummets 35%.
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ANF short interest surges 48.6% in one week to 5.5M shares, marking fastest buildup since August as availability plummets 35%.
ANF short interest surged 20% on August 25, reaching 3.87M shares, reversing most of a month-long decline as Citigroup downgraded the stock to Neutral while raising its price target to $156 from $135.
ANF heads into its August 26 earnings print with the most aggressive short-covering in months, a split analyst community racing to upgrade, and options traders quietly hedging a stock that has just run 27% higher. The…
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