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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.

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MSC Industrial Direct reported Q3 earnings on July 1, and the short sellers who had been quietly rebuilding positions into the event are now sitting on the wrong side of a 2% gain. The pre-earnings short build has reversed course. Short interest edged fractionally higher on the day to 4.55% of the free float — essentially flat after the 8% weekly build that preceded the print. That…

$130.38-0.24% 1d+0.67% 1w+8.76% 1mClose: 16 Oct 2026
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Trader NoteMSM

MSM Bears Retreat After Q3 Print

MSC Industrial Direct reported Q3 earnings on July 1, and the short sellers who had been quietly rebuilding positions into the event are now sitting on the wrong side of a 2% gain. The pre-earnings short build has…

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Earnings PreviewMSM

MSM Shorts Creep Higher Ahead of Tomorrow's Print

MSC Industrial Direct reports Q3 results on July 1 against a backdrop of rising short interest, easing options defensiveness, and a lopsided analyst debate about whether the recent rally has outrun the…

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