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Nice Ltd (NASDAQ:NICE) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock traders bought 2,030 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 1,564% compared to the average daily volume of 122 call options. Shares of NICE stock opened at $138.07 on Wednesday. Nice has a 52-week low of $100.54 […]

Luxoft Holding Inc (NYSE:LXFT) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,060,900 shares, a growth of 7.3% from the April 30th total of 1,921,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 265,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.8 days. […]

Allakos Inc (NASDAQ:ALLK) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,812,000 shares, a growth of 5.3% from the April 30th total of 4,569,800 shares. Currently, 30.6% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 316,500 […]

Jounce Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:JNCE) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 495,900 shares, an increase of 8.3% from the April 30th total of 458,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 190,500 shares, the short-interest ratio […]

Shockwave Medical Inc (NASDAQ:SWAV) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,847,500 shares, an increase of 5.8% from the April 30th total of 2,690,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 448,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is […]

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 11,414,800 shares, a growth of 11.2% from the April 30th total of 10,262,200 shares. Approximately 15.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on […]

Molson Coors Brewing Co (NYSE:TAP) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Stock investors purchased 3,777 put options on the company. This is an increase of 642% compared to the typical volume of 509 put options. TAP has been the subject of several research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating […]

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:MMC) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,196,000 shares, an increase of 7.3% from the April 15th total of 5,774,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,700,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently […]

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE:PAA) was the target of a large growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 15,004,900 shares, a growth of 7.6% from the April 15th total of 13,944,800 shares. Currently, 2.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an […]

Rudolph Technologies Inc (NYSE:RTEC) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,008,700 shares, a growth of 9.4% from the April 30th total of 921,700 shares. Currently, 3.4% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of […]

TC Pipelines, LP (NYSE:TCP) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 710,000 shares, a drop of 8.2% from the April 30th total of 773,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 149,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.8 days. […]

Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,950,300 shares, an increase of 10.5% from the April 30th total of 6,291,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,910,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.6 days. […]

Patriot National Bancorp (NASDAQ:PNBK) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,500 shares, a decline of 6.3% from the April 30th total of 1,600 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on […]