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BMO Lifts Target as Founder Trims and Shorts Unwind

TransDigm heads into its August earnings window with a quietly constructive setup — short sellers pulling back, the Street nudging targets higher, and the founder taking some chips off the table at prices just below…

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FDL: Borrow Costs Double as Short Interest Doubles

FDL, the First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund, finds itself in an unusual position this week — a conservative, income-focused ETF whose borrow market has quietly become anything but quiet. The borrowing…

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FIS Rallies into August Earnings as Analysts Return

FIS heads into its August 4 earnings report on a strong footing — up nearly 10% on the week to $42.60 — but with a wall of Street caution and a history of post-earnings selloffs making the setup anything but…

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UEC Slides 21% in a Month as Shorts Hold Firm

UEC enters the week deeply in the red — down 21% in a month and 7% in the past week to $9.90 — while short sellers show no sign of retreating and the Street's price targets sit almost double the current price. The…

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THG Options Spike as Analysts Divide Ahead of July Earnings

The Hanover Insurance Group heads into its July 28 earnings with an unusual options signal flashing against an otherwise constructive backdrop — a tension worth watching closely as the stock pushes toward new…

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AT&T Heads Into Q2 Earnings With Shorts Retreating

AT&T enters its July 22 earnings date with a notable divergence: short sellers have been aggressively covering while the Street has just turned more cautious, creating an interesting tension between positioning and…

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Baidu's Borrow Market Tightens Sharply as Shorts Rebuild

BIDU enters the week with a striking divergence: the lending pool has nearly dried up even as options traders remain relatively relaxed, creating an unusual tension in positioning that merits attention. The borrow…

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MPT Bears Hold Firm as Short Score Stays Elevated

Medical Properties Trust enters the week heading toward its August 6 earnings report with short sellers deeply entrenched and the stock continuing to lose ground — down 8% over the past month to $4.56, with no sign of…

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VGK Options Sentiment Softens as Borrow Loosens

VGK heads into the second week of July with a quietly shifting setup — options traders are pulling back from their most defensive posture in months, even as the ETF slips 1% on the day. The most notable move this week…

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CEMEX Eyes Earnings as Borrow Market Stays Loose

CEMEX CPO heads into its July 23 earnings report with short sellers notably absent from the picture — making the upcoming quarterly print the clear thing to watch. The lending market signals almost no bearish…

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Ultrapar Breaks Higher While Peers Slide

UGPA3 has put in a striking week against a choppy Brazilian retail backdrop — up 8.2% to BRL 28.20 while most of its correlated peers moved sharply in the opposite direction. The peer divergence is the clearest story…

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FXI shorts rebuild as borrow tightens and calls take over

FXI, the iShares China Large-Cap ETF, enters the week with a sharp contradiction at its core: short sellers are rebuilding positions at pace, yet options traders are becoming measurably more bullish — and the two camps…

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Alphabet Edges Higher, But Bears Haven't Blinked

GOOGL is inching toward its July 28 Q2 earnings date with a modest recovery in hand but short sellers still refusing to cover — the central tension this week is whether that stubborn short position finally capitulates…

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ISCV Borrow Pool Tightens as Small-Cap Value Grinds Higher

ISCV, the iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF, enters mid-July with a notable shift in its lending market — borrow availability has compressed sharply from historically loose levels even as the fund posts a solid…

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Flutter's Short Sellers Face a Difficult Week

Flutter Entertainment enters the week of July 8 with shorts caught on the wrong side of a 6% rally, while forward earnings momentum builds toward an August catalyst. The clearest tension this week is between a growing…

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