Banco Santander, S.A.
NYSEBanco Santander heads into its July 22 second-quarter earnings release with the lending market tightening sharply — and options traders shifting notably more defensive in the final stretch. The borrow-cost story is the clearest pre-earnings signal. Cost to borrow has climbed 56% over the past week to 1.85%, and is up 60% versus a month ago — the steepest rate seen in the 30-day…
SAN short interest surges 23.9% in one week to 80.4M shares, as cost to borrow falls sharply to 1.01%.
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Read on ORTEX →Sign up for premiumBanco Santander heads into its July 22 second-quarter earnings release with the lending market tightening sharply — and options traders shifting notably more defensive in the final stretch. The borrow-cost story is the…
Snapshot as of 6 Aug 2026
Three data streams are moving at once for SAN. The options market is skewing bullish, cost to borrow has jumped sharply, and availability is widening — an unusual combination for Banco Santander's NYSE-listed ADRs. The…
SAN delivered its Q1 2026 results on April 29, and the most striking story in the data is not the price — it's how quickly shorts moved to unwind ahead of and after the release. Short sellers trimmed exposure…
SAN reports Q1 results on April 29 with positioning notably lighter than it was two weeks ago. Short interest fell 6.3% over the past week to 73.9 million shares. Borrow cost has collapsed alongside, down 30% in seven…
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