LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
NYSELyondellBasell has posted a quiet but meaningful bounce since its Q3 earnings report landed July 31, and the week's most striking dynamic is the gap between a Street that just spent two weeks cutting targets and is now scrambling to raise them — while short sellers have been quietly covering for a month. The short-covering story is the cleaner one. Short interest has dropped 21%…
LYB short interest jumps 24% over past week to 4.5% of float, driven by broad chemical sector weakness and analyst downgrades.
LyondellBasell has posted a quiet but meaningful bounce since its Q3 earnings report landed July 31, and the week's most striking dynamic is the gap between a Street that just spent two weeks cutting targets and is now…
LyondellBasell reports July 31 results against a backdrop of fading short pressure but a persistently cautious analyst community — a split that makes the upcoming print genuinely contested. The most notable positioning…
Snapshot as of 14 Aug 2026
LyondellBasell enters July under heavy selling pressure, down 21% in a single month to $52.65, with short sellers accelerating bets against it and the Street cutting targets across the board. The most striking…
LyondellBasell heads into the final week of May with analysts trimming targets and options traders more defensive than at any point this year. The most notable move came on May 27, when Citigroup's Patrick Cunningham…
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. reports its Q1 2026 results on May 1 with a striking short-side capitulation as the clearest feature of the setup. Short sellers have largely unwound their positions ahead of the print.…
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