Delta Air Lines sits in an unusual spot this week: short sellers have largely walked away, options traders remain bullish, and yet the CEO just sold $4.1 million of stock at $82 without a 10b5-1 plan to cover him. The insider angle is worth pausing on. Edward Bastian sold 50,000 shares on October 29, a discretionary open-market sale, not a pre-arranged plan sale. At $82 per share…
DAL short interest fell 20.9% over the past week to 2.7% of float, near a low level as sellers exit positions ahead of Q3 earnings.
Key data as of 5 Nov 2026
DAL short interest fell 20.9% over the past week to 2.7% of float, near a low level as sellers exit positions ahead of Q3 earnings.
6 Short Interest updates in 30 days
DAL put-call ratio spikes to 0.87, four standard deviations above the 20-day mean of 0.57, signaling extreme options demand for downside protection as stock falls 6.8% over one week.
DAL heads into its October 9 earnings report with short sellers cutting positions sharply, options traders turning distinctly bullish, and Warren Buffett quietly building a larger stake — a rare alignment of signals…
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