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CVLT Shorts Rebuild as Analysts Lift Targets

Commvault Systems heads into its July 28 earnings window with shorts rebuilding sharply and the options market running unusually bullish — a combination that sets up an interesting tension ahead of the next print. The…

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Silver Stumbles Hard — SLV Down 12% on the Week

SLV has suffered one of its worst weeks in recent memory, dropping 12% to close at $55.73, with the borrow market and options positioning both telling the same story: the selling has been sharp but shorts aren't piling…

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USO borrow loosens further as oil slide continues

USO — the United States Oil Fund — has extended its collapse to a 21% one-month loss, now trading at $111.26, and the borrow market has undergone a dramatic structural shift since last week's note: availability has…

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UAL Targets Stack Up as Earnings Loom on July 14

United Airlines Holdings heads into its Q2 earnings on July 14 with the Street uniformly bullish, cost-to-borrow near zero, and options traders slightly less defensive than they've been all month — a setup that looks…

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AT&T Dips 10% in a Month, but Shorts Are Quietly Retreating

AT&T enters the final stretch before its July 22 earnings with a notable contradiction at its core: the stock has shed nearly 10% over the past month to $22.81, yet short sellers have been actively reducing exposure —…

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Baidu Options Turn Bullish as Shorts Double Since May

BIDU heads into the final week of June with a striking disconnect: options traders have swung to their most call-heavy stance of the past year, even as short sellers have nearly doubled their positions over the past…

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CBZ Catches a Bid — But Shorts Aren't Convinced Yet

CBZ enters the back half of June with a sharp split: a 6% single-day bounce on Tuesday contrasting with an 11% loss for the week, while a fresh analyst initiation at a meaningful premium and a tick higher in the ORTEX…

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BLDR Options Signal Caution Ahead of July Earnings

Builders FirstSource enters the final stretch before its July 30 earnings with options traders turning notably more defensive — a shift that stands out against an otherwise muted short-selling picture. The clearest…

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HUN Bears Hold Ground, But Options Turn Sharply Bullish

HUN has extended its post-crash slide, down another 14% on the week to $11.38, yet the options market is sending a strikingly different signal — the most bullish read on the stock in over a year. The clearest…

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Gold ETF Pulls Back as Shorts Exit and Options Stay Calm

IAU, the iShares Gold Trust, heads into the final week of June having lost more than 8% over the past month — a sharp reversal from the record-chasing run that dominated the spring narrative. The most striking…

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Samsung Gives Back Ground as Peers Catch a Bid

Samsung Electronics has reversed sharply after its 27% monthly surge, dropping 12.3% on Tuesday alone and ending the week down nearly 10% — at the same time its Taiwanese tech peers are finally starting to recover. The…

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Novartis Drifts Higher as Peers Slip and Q2 Looms

NOVN enters the final stretch before its July 21 Q2 results on a quiet but genuinely divergent note — up 3.1% on the week while most of its closest peers are in the red. The outperformance stands out against a mixed…

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Takeda Holds Near ¥5,000 With July Results on the Horizon

Takeda Pharmaceutical enters the final week of June in a quiet holding pattern, with the stock flat on the week and a Q1 earnings date on July 30 beginning to pull investor attention forward. The most notable tension…

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BYD Slides 10% as Shorts Rebuild Into August Results

BYD Company Limited enters the final week of June in retreat — down nearly 10% on the week and 17% over the past month — with short interest quietly rebuilding even as the stock falls toward its lowest levels since…

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ASML Pulls Back 5.7% as the Sector Sells Off Together

ASML entered the week having blown through €1,900 on a wave of analyst upgrades — and it ended Tuesday giving back a meaningful chunk of those gains in company with every major peer. Tuesday's 5.7% drop to €1,560.80 is…

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TSMC Heads Into Q2 Earnings at a Fresh High

2330 enters the final stretch before its July 16 Q2 results at TWD 2,490 — up 3.75% on the week and more than 10% over the past month — with borrow costs now firmly settled and the stock trading at a valuation that…

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