5 Hated Stocks Poised to Pop on Bullish Earnings

With that in mind, here's a look at several stocks that could experience big short squeezes when they report earnings this week.

My first earnings short-squeeze play is specialty retail player Finish Line(FINL) , which is set to report results on Thursday before the market open. This company operates as a mall-based specialty retailer in the U.S. It operates Finish Line stores that offer performance and athletic casual footwear, apparel and accessories for men, women and kids. Wall Street analysts, on average, expect Finish Line to report revenue of $320.73 million on earnings of 23 cents per share.