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MP Materials Corp.

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Latest pulse·4d ago

MP short borrow market seized up hard: utilization hit 100% as of June 18, highest in 52 weeks, with availability plummeting 97% in one week to just 0.66%. Shares to short nearly gone.

$60.29-0.97% 1d+3.48% 1w-6.47% 1mClose: 22 Jun 2026

Short interest % of float: High
Cost to borrow: Low
Availability: Low
Put / call ratio

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Earnings PreviewMP

MP Materials: Options Alarm Loud as Stock Falls Into Print

MP Materials arrives at its June 9 earnings call in a materially different position than just three days ago — the stock is down hard, shorts are slightly covering, but options traders have swung sharply defensive in a…

6 Jun 2026, 04:13·1 min read

Trader NoteMP

MP Materials: CEO Sells Into Rally as Borrow Market Hits Maximum Tightness

MP Materials heads into its June 9 earnings call with a striking contradiction at its core: the stock is up 8% on the month and shorts are trimming positions — yet the founder-CEO has been selling aggressively into the…

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3 Jun 2026, 18:22

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Recent pulses

MPMP short borrow market seized up hard: utilization hit 100% as of June 18, highest in 52 weeks, with availability plummeting 97% in one week to just 0.66%. Shares to short nearly gone.4d ago MPMP put-call ratio spikes to 0.95, highest level in 52 weeks, signaling extreme options market pessimism as short interest holds at 15.6% of float.4d ago MPMP put-call ratio surges to 0.967, a 4.3 standard deviation spike above the 20-day mean of 0.525, signaling extreme options market bearishness as the stock rallies 6.6% on the day.5d ago MPMP short interest squeezed as utilization hits 100%, availability plummets to 0.66% — the lowest level in a week, making shares nearly impossible to borrow.5d ago MPMP put-call ratio surges to 0.969, a 4.3 standard deviations above the 20-day mean of 0.52, signaling extreme options market bearishness as short interest climbs 14.5% over the past month to 15.9% of float.6d ago MPMP Materials put-call ratio surges to 0.968, nearly 4 standard deviations above its 20-day mean of 0.517, signaling extreme options market bearishness as short interest climbs to 15.9% of float.16 Jun 2026 MPMP utilization hits 100%, matching 52-week high as availability plummets to 0.4%.5 Jun 2026 MPMP put-call ratio spikes to 0.89, highest level in 52 weeks and 4.3 standard deviations above the 20-day mean—signaling extreme options market pessimism.5 Jun 2026 MPMP Materials shares lent at full utilization (100%), with availability at just 1.8% of short interest—near the lowest 52-week level of 0.14%—making it virtually impossible for new short positions to establish.4 Jun 2026 MPMP Materials put/call ratio explodes to 0.847, 4.3 standard deviations above the 20-day mean of 0.498, signaling intense protective hedging as stock falls 5.1% in one day.4 Jun 2026 MPMP utilization hits 100%, lowest availability in 52 weeks at 2.1%.3 Jun 2026 MPMP utilization hits 100%, lowest availability in 52 weeks at 0.44%—short shares nearly impossible to borrow.29 May 2026 MPMP short interest utilization hits 100%, availability plunges to 0.44% — lowest since April, making shares increasingly scarce to borrow.28 May 2026 MPMP short shares fully utilized at 100%, marking the tightest supply squeeze. Availability at 1.15%—down 45% in a week—limits new short bets as 15.8% of float remains shorted. Stock gained 9.3% today on heavy demand-supply imbalance.22 May 2026 MPMP short interest sits at 15.8% of float, elevated but manageable, while utilization has hit 100%—the highest level in 52 weeks. Availability of shares to borrow has plummeted to just 1.15%, down 45% in one week, making it extremely difficult to establish new short positions despite high short interest already on the books.21 May 2026

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