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Trader NoteYYGH

YYGH Borrowing Costs Surge 1,287% in a Month

Short shares have collapsed 93% over 30 days while cost to borrow exploded to 144% and utilisation hit 100%. Hyperscale Data now controls 22% of shares after a late-April stake build. YYGH closed at $1.33 on April 24,…

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Trader NoteITOC

iTonic Holdings Sheds 39% of Short Borrow Cost

ITOC shows whipsaw volatility in both price and short positioning. The stock jumped 25% in one day to $0.374, while short interest surged 2,693% month-over-month from minimal levels. Cost to borrow fell sharply to…

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Trader NoteNCL

NCL Shorts Retreat While Borrow Costs Ease

Short sellers reduced positions in NCL by 36% over the past week, pulling back from elevated April levels. Cost to borrow fell 9% over the month despite a 7% weekly uptick. The stock closed at $0.15, down 9% over the…

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Trader NoteCDT

CDT Equity Plunges 78% as Short Sellers Circle

CDT shares fell 21% this week to $2.75, capping a brutal 78% one-month collapse. Short interest spiked 58% week-over-week to 8.1% of float. Cost to borrow sits at 430%, near the highest levels of the past month. A…

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Trader NoteCTNT

CTNT Collapses 97% as Short Interest Explodes

Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service craters under extraordinary short pressure. Short interest surged 764% in thirty days to 22.5% of float. Cost to borrow hit 178% as utilisation volatility signals acute…

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Trader NoteCCTG

CCTG Short Interest Tumbles 22% While Price Surges

CCSC Technology International Holdings Limited rallied 11% Friday and added 8% on the week as short interest collapsed 22% over five sessions. Cost to borrow fell 17% week-over-week to 9.4% while utilisation dropped to…

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Trader NoteCIIT

Short Sellers Ease Pressure on Tianci International

Tianci International saw short interest drop 78% over the past month to just 0.82% of float, while cost to borrow remains extreme at 287%. The stock fell 15% this week to close at $1.48. CIIT closed at $1.48 on April…

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Trader NoteSMX

SMX Bleeds 76% in Month Amid Violent Price Swings

SMX has collapsed 76% over the past month to $2.08, with short sellers maintaining an 89% stake of the float despite wild swings in both borrow costs and utilization. The stock's options market signals extreme…

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Trader NoteAIXI

AIXI Stock Collapses 30% as Short Sellers Retreat

Xiao-I Corporation shares plunged 29.6% Friday, capping a volatile week that saw short interest decline 30% even as borrowing costs remain elevated at 72%. The stock trades at $0.76 after a 516% surge over the past…

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Trader NoteVSME

VSME Short Borrow Cost Spikes 258% As Earnings Loom

VS Media Holdings faces extreme short-side volatility heading into Monday's earnings call. Cost to borrow sits at 258%, up 961% from the March average, while short interest has fallen 39% in a month. Utilisation…

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Trader NoteBAER

Bridger Aerospace Hits Month-High Short Interest

Short interest in BAER more than doubled over the past month, reaching 2.82% of free float—the highest level since late March. Utilisation climbed back above 23% as the stock drifts 3.6% lower this week, though still…

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Trader NoteBURU

Nuburu Swings 57% Higher Amid Borrowing Pressures

Nuburu shares surged 57% this week to $0.31, recovering from recent lows. Short interest ticked up 6% day-over-day but remains down 7% week-over-week. Cost to borrow sits at 17% and utilisation at 84% — both far below…

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Trader NoteSHFS

Short Sellers Pile Into SHF Holdings

SHF Holdings saw short interest explode 734% over the past week to 13.7% of float, while utilisation surged to 79.68% — the highest since early April. The stock rallied 16% week-over-week despite the mounting short…

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Trader NoteALMU

Aeluma Surges 19% on Falling Short Interest

Short sellers retreat as ALMU rallies nearly 50% in a month. Options sentiment turns bullish ahead of May earnings. Insiders sold $5.6M over three months. ALMU closed at $19.21 on April 24, up 2.6% on the day. The…

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Trader NoteLRHC

Short Sellers Flee La Rosa Holdings

La Rosa Holdings saw short interest collapse 94% in one week to just 3.3% of float, while cost to borrow remains elevated at 270%. The stock fell 18% this week despite the short covering. LRHC closed at $2.18 on April…

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Trader NoteSHEL

Shell Cost to Borrow Slides 13% in One Month

Shell plc shares rose 3.5% this week to 33.08p, rebounding from a month-long decline. Cost to borrow fell to 0.53%, down 13% in 30 days, while utilisation jumped to 2.33%—just shy of the 52-week high of 2.51% set on…

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