Essex Property Trust reported third-quarter results today, and the first market reaction is a modest short-covering move after bears had built their largest position in over a year heading into the print. Short interest fell 0.9% on October 27 to 3.76% of the free float, the first meaningful pullback after a week in which positions had climbed 2.5%. That one-day reduction comes…
ESS short interest surges 22% in one week to 3.52% of float, driven by activist positioning and sector weakness amid analyst downgrades.
Key data as of 5 Nov 2026
Essex Property Trust delivers its Q2 results today with options positioning still at a historically bullish extreme — and short interest now moving in the opposite direction. The options story published here four days…
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