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Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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Super Micro Computer has given back most of last week's gains in a single week, dropping 10% to $39.07, reversing the picture that looked constructive just days ago. The most notable shift is in the price action, not the positioning. Short interest has continued its slow retreat, falling a further 8.8% on the week to 85.1 million shares, now 14.2% of the free float. That extends…

Latest pulse27 Aug 2026

SMCI put/call ratio hits 0.87—four standard deviations above average—as options traders hedge despite short covering and a 24% monthly gain.

$31.63-9.86% 1d-24.43% 1w-11.25% 1mClose: 16 Oct 2026
Short interest % of float
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Next earnings
3 Nov 2026
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Snapshot as of 19 Oct 2026

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SMCI Reverses Hard as Short Unwind Stalls

Super Micro Computer has given back most of last week's gains in a single week, dropping 10% to $39.07, reversing the picture that looked constructive just days ago. The most notable shift is in the price action, not…

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SMCI rally puts the squeeze on a crowded short base

Super Micro Computer surged 16.6% on the week to $41.54 — and the short base that rebuilt so aggressively through mid-September is now quietly unwinding again. The positioning story is the most interesting tension…

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SMCI shorts rebuild as the rally reverses

Super Micro Computer has given back its September gains sharply — down 11% on the week and 3% on Tuesday alone — and the short base is rebuilding just as quickly as it unwound. The reversal in positioning is the…

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SMCI shorts keep unwinding as stock reclaims $39

Super Micro Computer has gained nearly 25% in a month, the short base keeps shrinking, and the Street has lifted targets — yet the consensus still refuses to turn bullish. The most striking development in positioning…

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SMCI: The Options Spike Is Back — Shorts Keep Retreating

Super Micro Computer is caught between two contradictory signals this week: a short base that keeps shrinking and options traders who just hedged at the most defensive pace of the past year. The put/call ratio is the…

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SMCI: Shorts Keep Covering as the Street Lifts Targets

Super Micro Computer enters the back half of August with two stories running in parallel — shorts continuing a steady retreat from record levels, and analysts upgrading their price views post-earnings while still…

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