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Axon Gives Back Ground as Analysts Lift Targets

AXON has pulled back 5% on the week to $565.80, even as analysts raised price targets — a divergence that frames the key tension heading into August earnings. The analyst move is the sharpest signal this week. Piper…

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Trader NoteSNDK

SanDisk Shorts Retreat as Stock Stages Sharp Recovery

SNDK has snapped back hard from its mid-week lows, and the most interesting development is not the price move itself but what is happening to the short base that was building during the selloff. Short interest…

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Trader NoteDRI

DRI Shorts Rebuild as Analysts Stay Bullish

Darden Restaurants heads into mid-July with short sellers quietly rebuilding positions even as the Street lifts price targets after a solid earnings print. Short interest has climbed 26% over the past month, reaching…

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Trader NoteTRN

Trainline Steady Ahead of July Results

TRN heads into its July 31 earnings update with the lending market exceptionally loose, short pressure near negligible levels, and a modest but positive price trend — a setup that places the spotlight firmly on what…

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Trader NoteCHWY

Chewy Posts Q1 Beat, But Shorts Stay Put

CHWY survived its Q1 2026 earnings event with a modest gain, yet the short book has barely flinched — leaving the stock in an unusual post-earnings limbo where the bears refused to cover and the Street is still…

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Trader NotePOET

POET: Short Interest Holds at 20% as Borrow Cost Collapses

POET Technologies now trades at $8.31 — down 5% on the week and 23% over the past month — with short interest entrenched above 20% of the free float and a borrow market that is telling a more complicated story than the…

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Trader NoteNKE

NKE Bounces on Earnings Beat, but the Story Isn't Simple

NKE bounced 6.7% after its June 30 earnings print, yet the stock has barely moved over the past month — a tension that tells you how much repair work remains for the brand. The most meaningful data point this week is…

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Trader NoteCRWV

CoreWeave Shorts Keep Climbing as Borrow Costs Ease

CRWV enters the week of July 12 with short interest still accelerating — but the borrow market sending a contradictory signal that makes this setup genuinely interesting. The short rebuild that began in early July has…

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Trader NoteUSO

USO: Covering stalls, options turn bullish, borrow stays loose

USO has gained 4.5% on the week to $108.70, but the short-covering story that dominated the previous note has hit a pause — and the options market is now telling a meaningfully different story about where sentiment is…

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Trader NoteROKU

Roku Insiders Sell as Earnings Loom

ROKU trades at $140.69 with a July 31 earnings date approaching, and the most striking development this week is not in the short book — it is the drumbeat of insider selling even as the stock holds near a 16% monthly…

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Trader NoteFRMI

FRMI Bears Press On as Options Traders Stay Bullish

FRMI is caught in a rare split: short sellers are pressing harder into a falling stock while options traders refuse to buy the bearish narrative. The short side continues to build at an unusually aggressive pace. SI %…

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Trader NoteFLY

FLY Drops 17% as Shorts Build and the Sector Sells Off

Firefly Aerospace heads into the week of July 11 with an uncomfortable combination: a stock down 17% in five sessions, short interest at a 30-day high, and a Street that still carries a consensus buy rating with…

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Trader NoteHOOD

HOOD: Earnings Loom as Shorts Creep Up and CEO Cashes Out

Robinhood Markets heads into its July 29 earnings report with two narratives running in opposite directions — one driven by the most bullish analyst setup in the market, the other by a CEO who sold aggressively into…

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Trader NoteOSCR

Oscar Health: Shorts Rebuild as Stock Pulls Back from Peak

OSCR is navigating a tricky post-rally moment — a 12% monthly surge now fading, a CEO who cashed out $100 million near the top, and short sellers quietly adding to positions as the stock retreats. The short interest…

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Trader NoteMDT

Analysts Trim Targets but Bulls Hold the Line on MDT

Medtronic heads into its August 18 earnings date with a notable split on the Street — analysts cutting price targets yet maintaining positive ratings — while options traders are becoming more defensive than they have…

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Trader NotePRGO

PRGO Shorts Hold Steady as Stock Slips Further

Perrigo Company plc enters the week of August earnings with short sellers entrenched, the stock still falling, and the borrow market sending a quieter signal than last week's surge might have implied. The short…

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Trader NoteSDF

Steadfast's 30% Rally Meets a June Short Squeeze Unwind

Steadfast Group heads into the back half of July carrying one of the more striking month-on-month repositioning stories in the Australian insurance space — a stock up 31% in a month while short sellers beat a rapid…

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Trader NoteCPRI

Capri drifts lower as shorts ease but Street stays cautious

CPRI enters the week of August earnings season with an awkward setup: short sellers have been quietly trimming positions over the past month, yet the stock has still lost ground, closing at $18.04 after a 5% weekly…

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