KO reported Q3 results on October 27 and the bears retreated fast: short interest fell 16% over the week to 1.11% of the free float, the sharpest weekly unwind in the dataset this year. The scale of that reversal is the defining fact of the week. Shares short dropped from a peak near 57 million in mid-October to 47.7 million by October 27, erasing the bulk of the rebuild that had…
KO short interest surges 31% over one week to 1.29% of float, highest level since early October as stock rallies ahead of earnings.
Key data as of 5 Nov 2026
KO short interest surges 31% over one week to 1.29% of float, highest level since early October as stock rallies ahead of earnings.
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Read on ORTEX →Sign up for premiumKO heads into Monday's Q2 report having clawed back the ground it lost last week, with short sellers continuing to stand down and the analyst community raising targets almost in unison. The stock has recovered to…
KO heads into Tuesday's Q2 print having shed nearly 4% on Thursday alone, handing back most of its recent gains three days before the report. The price move is the sharpest development since the last preview. KO closed…
Why this matters — Three distinct ORTEX data signals have aligned on KO within days of its scheduled earnings release. Short interest, cost to borrow, and options sentiment are all shifting simultaneously, making the…
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