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BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.

NYSE

BigBear.ai enters its October 27 earnings print with the borrow market now effectively closed, short interest still near historic highs, and options traders leaning more bullish than the stock's fundamentals warrant. The lending story has moved fast since the last note. Four days ago availability was already tight at around 3.9%. It has since collapsed to 0.28%, meaning fewer than…

Latest pulse5d ago

BBAI short sellers' borrowing pool tightens to critical levels: utilization hits 100%, availability plunges to 0.28% of short interest, down 96% in one week.

$2.16-7.30% 1d-9.62% 1w-23.40% 1mClose: 16 Oct 2026
Short interest % of float
High
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Cost to borrow
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Availability
Low and dropping
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Put / call ratio
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Next earnings
27 Oct 2026
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Snapshot as of 19 Oct 2026

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BBAI Borrow Dries Up as Earnings Loom

BigBear.ai enters its October 27 earnings print with the borrow market now effectively closed, short interest still near historic highs, and options traders leaning more bullish than the stock's fundamentals…

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BBAI Bears Hold Firm Ahead of October Earnings

BigBear.ai heads into its October 27 earnings with one of the most heavily shorted books in the small-cap AI universe, a lending market that tightened sharply this week, and options traders more bullish than the…

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BBAI Bounces After Print, But Shorts Aren't Moving

BigBear.ai posted its Q2 numbers on August 4 and rallied 10% on the day — yet the short base that defined the pre-earnings setup has barely shifted, leaving the stock up 14% on the week at $3.15 with one of the most…

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BBAI Shorts Dig In With Borrow Near Zero

BigBear.ai enters the week of August 4 earnings with shorts deeply entrenched, options traders leaning bullish, and the Street quietly marking down its expectations — a three-way tension that makes Monday's print…

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BBAI Bears Hold Ground After the Print

BigBear.ai has now cleared its June 9 earnings event, and the short-seller community has not blinked — short interest edged higher into the release and the lending market remains tight, leaving the stock down 22% on…

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