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Trader NoteIBRX

IBRX: High Short Score, Loosening Borrow Mark a Tense Setup

ImmunityBio heads into October with an unusual split: short conviction remains historically high while the borrow market has quietly eased, creating a setup worth watching ahead of a November earnings date. The short…

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Trader NoteONDS

ONDS: Bears Dig In as Options Cool and Q3 Earnings Loom

Ondas Inc. ends September with its short position near a month-long high, the borrow market still fully exhausted, and the options market finally pulling back from its most defensive extreme of the year. The most…

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Trader NoteQVCG

QVCG: GoldenTree Keeps Buying Into a Deepening Slide

QVCG has fallen another 11% this week to $14.14, pushing GoldenTree Asset Management further into the red on a position it has been actively adding to — and the gap between activist conviction and market reality is…

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Trader NoteVMRK

VMRK Options Flash a Warning as Shorts Quietly Retreat

Vivmark Residential enters the final week of September with an unusual split: options traders are suddenly much more defensive than they have been all year, even as short sellers have been cutting exposure at a notable…

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Trader NoteAIIR

AIIR Borrow Costs Triple as Stock Quietly Grinds Higher

AIIR enters the final week of September caught between a stock that keeps climbing and a borrow market that keeps tightening — an unusual combination that deserves attention from anyone watching this name. The lending…

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Trader NoteEROC

EROC Shorts Double in a Month as Activist Looms Large

EROC enters the final week of September with a striking contradiction at its core: short sellers have roughly doubled their positions in a month, yet an activist investor holding a 78% Schedule 13D stake sits at the…

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Trader NoteAADX

AADX Shorts Triple in a Week as Borrow Market Tightens Fast

AADX enters the final week of September with a striking and sudden shift in short positioning — one of the sharpest weekly build-ups the stock has seen since its NYSE debut. The headline number is hard to ignore: short…

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Trader NoteLFTO

LFTO Shorts Surge as Options Shift, Activist Looms

Liftoff Mobile enters the final week of September with a striking build in short positions against a stock already down 15% in a month — and an activist investor on the register with a Schedule 13D stake. The short…

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Trader NoteFPT

FPT Drops 10% in a Week as Earnings Loom

FPT Corporation has shed nearly 10% in seven days, pulling the stock to its lowest level in months, even as analysts see meaningful upside from current prices. The price action is the week's defining story. FPT closed…

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Trader NoteINFRAC

Infracore Insiders Stay Bullish as Borrow Costs Tick Up

INFRAC enters the final stretch of September with its most distinctive feature unchanged: every insider transaction on record is a buy, and that streak extended again this week. The boardroom accumulation pattern at…

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Trader NotePPLI

PPLI Stock Jumps 11% as Short-vs-Options Standoff Sharpens

People Incorporated surged 11% Thursday, turning a sustained short-selling campaign into an uncomfortable ride for bears — while options traders remain firmly on the other side of the trade. The stock closed at $40.00…

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Trader NoteNTLA

NTLA Shorts Hold Firm as Options Traders Turn Bullish

Intellia Therapeutics heads into the final week of September with a striking contradiction at its core: nearly 40% of the float is shorted, yet options traders are the most bullish they have been all year. Short…

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Trader NoteMOL

MOL Board Director Buys Big as Insiders Send Mixed Signals

MOL heads into the final week of September with an unusual insider dynamic: a board director just made a sizeable open-market purchase even as other executives were selling — and the stock sits barely flat on the week…

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Trader NoteHBMN

HBMN: Board Sells Into Strength as October Results Approach

A small but timely insider sale has added a new data point to HBMN's setup, arriving just as the stock heads into its October 23 half-year results with a 3.4% weekly loss still on the books. On September 24, a related…

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