Vale S.A.
NYSEBears are piling into VALE, but the options market isn't buying it. Short shares jumped 25% in a month. Yet put/call positioning tells a different story. Short shares in VALE have climbed from 55.3M on April 9 to 69.5M on May 4. That's a 25.7M share increase in under four weeks. The one-month change stands at +24.9%. The narrative driving the build is…
Snapshot as of 6 May 2026
Bears are piling into VALE, but the options market isn't buying it. Short shares jumped 25% in a month. Yet put/call positioning tells a different story. Short shares in VALE have climbed from 55.3M on April 9 to 69.5M…
Vale reports Q1 2026 results today against a backdrop of accelerating short interest and a sharp two-day sell-off that has exposed a real tension between institutional conviction and deteriorating price momentum. The…
VALE heads into its April 30 Q1 results with the stock down 9.5% on the week and a notable analyst downgrade freshly on the tape. The clearest signal comes from Barclays. On April 20, the firm downgraded Vale from…
VALE reports Q1 results on April 29 with short sellers adding positions at their fastest pace in months — just as analysts grow more divided on the outlook. The most striking pre-earnings signal is the speed of the…
Short sellers increased positions by 8.5% over the past month as VALE heads into Tuesday's earnings. Borrowing costs remain low and utilisation minimal, signalling plenty of ammunition for further bearish bets. Short…
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