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FNDA's Short Surge Fades as Borrow Stays Loose

The Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF (FNDA) heads into the final week of June with one genuinely curious data point — a sharp build in short interest that has quietly started to unwind — against a backdrop…

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KORU Options Traders Turn Bullish as Short Unwind Continues

KORU, the Direxion 3X leveraged South Korea bull ETF, is caught between a collapsing short base and a stock that just fell 36% in a single session — a combination that makes the options market's latest move the most…

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AbbVie Bounces Hard as Shorts Continue to Fade

ABBV has reclaimed the narrative after Sunday's Apogee acquisition shock, rallying 5.5% on the week to $234.76 as short sellers extend their retreat and options traders rotate back toward calls. The short position has…

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JP Morgan Cuts LZ Target as Options Traders Turn Defensive

LegalZoom.com enters the week carrying a double burden: a 10.8% price decline over the past month to $5.67, and a fresh target-price cut from JP Morgan that crystallises the Street's ongoing discomfort with the…

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ServiceNow: Short Sellers Dig In Ahead of July Earnings

ServiceNow enters the final stretch before its July 22 earnings with a contradictory setup: shorts are rebuilding after a brief retreat, the stock has lost ground on the week, and the Street's price targets sit well…

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MACOM Pulls Back as Stifel Lifts Target to $450

MTSI enters the back half of June with its first meaningful pullback since the May earnings blowout — and a fresh analyst upgrade arriving almost exactly as the stock gives ground. The session decline tells the…

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SMH shorts build as the ETF drops 7% in a single session

SMH entered this week carrying a meaningful contradiction: the ETF gained roughly 1% on the week, yet closed Tuesday down 7% in a single session — and short sellers used the month's rally to build their largest…

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Trader NoteCPRI

Capri Options Turn Defensive as Shorts Ease

CPRI heads into the week with an unusual split: options traders have turned sharply more cautious just as short sellers are quietly trimming positions. The standout this week is in options. The put/call ratio has…

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MPC Shorts Rebuild as Street Lifts Targets

Marathon Petroleum heads into its July 28 earnings with short sellers quietly rebuilding positions even as analysts raise price targets — a divergence worth watching in a stock that has gone essentially nowhere for a…

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NBIS: Borrow Pool Drains as Options Turn Defensive

Nebius Group enters the final week of June with a stock that has extended its rally to $275.25 — up 28% in a month — yet the borrow market has snapped back to its tightest levels in weeks, and options traders are now…

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URA Bears Rebuild as Borrow Demand Surges

URA, the Global X Uranium ETF, enters the back half of June with a striking disconnect: short interest has risen 63% over the past month even as the fund slides 7% — a combination that points to mounting bearish…

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GNR Calls Surge as Natural Resources ETF Slides 5% on the Week

GNR, the SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF, is having a rough June — and options traders have just swung to their most bullish positioning of the past year, even as the price keeps falling. The ETF closed at $68.09…

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VOOG Options Traders Turn Defensive as Growth ETF Slips

VOOG heads into the final week of June with its most pronounced defensive options tilt of the past year, even as short interest remains too small to matter. The options market is the clearest signal this week. The…

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GDOT Options Turn Bullish as Short Score Drifts Higher

Green Dot Corporation enters the final week of June with an unusual tension: options traders have turned sharply bullish while the short score has crept to a three-week high — two signals pointing in opposite…

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Tesla Short Sellers Trim As Stock Slides Toward Earnings

Tesla enters the final week of June with a notable reversal in the short book — the positions that had been building steadily since April are now being cut, even as the stock posts its worst week in over a month. The…

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