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Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) was the target of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Traders acquired 51,184 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 10,303% compared to the average daily volume of 492 put options. Achillion Pharmaceuticals stock opened at $6.09 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average […]

Shell Midstream Partners LP (NYSE:SHLX) was the target of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Stock traders acquired 660 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 1,122% compared to the average daily volume of 54 call options. SHLX stock opened at $20.89 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price […]

Tallgrass Energy LP (NYSE:TGE) was the target of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Stock investors purchased 2,785 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 2,042% compared to the typical volume of 130 call options. NYSE TGE opened at $19.06 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $5.45 billion, […]

Concho Resources Inc (NYSE:CXO) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors purchased 5,533 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 972% compared to the average daily volume of 516 put options. In other Concho Resources news, Director Susan J. Helms acquired 700 shares of the […]

Gladstone Land Corp (NASDAQ:LAND) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 728,900 shares, a decrease of 5.5% from the August 30th total of 771,100 shares. Currently, 4.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading […]

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Investors acquired 767 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 1,222% compared to the typical volume of 58 put options. POOL opened at $219.55 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.30, a current ratio […]

P H Glatfelter Co (NYSE:GLT) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,210,000 shares, a decrease of 5.5% from the August 30th total of 1,280,000 shares. Currently, 2.8% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading […]

CVR Partners LP (NYSE:UAN) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 126,800 shares, a decrease of 6.1% from the August 30th total of 135,100 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on […]

El Paso Electric (NYSE:EE) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 868,900 shares, a decline of 7.0% from the August 30th total of 934,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 220,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is […]

Dover Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE:DVD) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 14,300 shares, an increase of 5.1% from the August 30th total of 13,600 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on […]

FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 19,320,000 shares, a decrease of 5.9% from the August 30th total of 20,530,000 shares. Approximately 9.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading […]

International Paper Co (NYSE:IP) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Investors purchased 21,227 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 1,509% compared to the typical volume of 1,319 call options. In other International Paper news, SVP Sharon R. Ryan sold 22,507 shares of the company’s stock in […]

Cara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CARA) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 5,670,000 shares, a decline of 5.3% from the August 30th total of 5,990,000 shares. Approximately 13.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average […]

Gibraltar Industries Inc (NASDAQ:ROCK) saw a significant drop in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,360,000 shares, a drop of 5.6% from the August 30th total of 1,440,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 210,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.5 days. Currently, 4.2% […]

Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYKE) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 981,900 shares, a drop of 6.5% from the August 30th total of 1,050,000 shares. Approximately 2.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on […]

XBiotech Inc (NASDAQ:XBIT) saw a significant growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 3,450,000 shares, a growth of 5.2% from the August 30th total of 3,280,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 163,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 21.2 days. Currently, 19.2% of the […]

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SPWH) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 6,100,000 shares, a growth of 5.4% from the August 30th total of 5,790,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 433,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently […]

A10 Networks Inc (NYSE:ATEN) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 981,400 shares, a drop of 6.5% from the August 30th total of 1,050,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 429,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is […]

CBRE Group Inc (NYSE:CBRE) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Investors purchased 91,934 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 79,843% compared to the typical volume of 115 put options. Shares of NYSE CBRE opened at $52.71 on Friday. CBRE Group has a twelve month low […]

New Oriental Education & Tech Grp (NYSE:EDU) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 3,320,000 shares, a growth of 5.7% from the August 30th total of 3,140,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,150,000 shares, the […]

First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) saw a significant decrease in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,230,000 shares, a decrease of 7.9% from the August 30th total of 2,420,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 310,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.2 days. Currently, 2.3% of […]

HarborOne Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:HONE) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 756,700 shares, an increase of 6.2% from the August 30th total of 712,400 shares. Currently, 2.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading […]

Nutrien Ltd (NYSE:NTR) was the target of a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 4,980,000 shares, a growth of 6.0% from the August 30th total of 4,700,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,350,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.7 days. Currently, […]

Independence Holding (NYSE:IHC) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 80,900 shares, a decline of 8.1% from the August 30th total of 88,000 shares. Approximately 1.6% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily […]

JD.Com Inc (NASDAQ:JD) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 48,030,000 shares, a drop of 8.4% from the August 30th total of 52,440,000 shares. Currently, 4.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 12,280,000 […]