The Williams Companies, Inc.
NYSEWMB short interest surges 28% in one week, reaching 2.5% of float amid rising borrow costs and shrinking availability as options traders show heightened caution.
Williams Companies enters the final week of August in an unusual position: sell-side conviction has rarely been higher, yet the stock just posted a 5.4% weekly loss to close at $71.08. That gap between analyst…
Williams Companies enters the week after Q2 results with a notably different positioning picture than the one that defined its earnings run-up — options traders have rotated from extreme bullishness, and short sellers…
Snapshot as of 20 Sept 2026
Williams Companies exits its Q2 earnings week with the call-side options skew that dominated pre-print positioning still firmly in place — and a freshly raised analyst target from Wells Fargo adding fuel to a narrative…
Williams Companies heads into its August 4 print with the most aggressive call-side positioning seen in months — a sharp pivot from an already bullish setup. Options traders have rarely been this one-sided. The…
Williams Companies heads into its August 3 earnings release having already reported July 30 results — and the repositioning since that print tells an interesting story. Short interest dropped sharply after the July 30…
Williams Companies enters its July 30 earnings release with positioning largely unchanged from five days ago — and if anything, the short-side pressure has eased further since the last preview. Availability in the…
Williams Companies heads into its July 30 earnings call with the Street firmly in the bull camp, borrow conditions among the loosest in the sector, and options traders more bullish than usual — yet the stock has just…
Williams Companies enters the final stretch before its July 30 earnings report with options traders still firmly in the bull camp — and short sellers beginning to retreat from positions built over June. The call-side…
Williams Companies heads into its July 30 earnings report with options traders growing unusually bullish and the Street lifting targets — a sharp contrast to rising short interest that suggests not everyone is…
WMB enters the week looking like a consensus trade — and that convergence is exactly what makes the setup worth watching. The stock gained 6.2% over the past week to close at $79.40, adding to an 11.6% one-month rally.…
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