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Trader NoteICE

ICE Posts a 10% Week as Shorts Step Back

Intercontinental Exchange has had a sharp reversal of fortune since the earnings preview note published here a week ago. Where ICE was lagging peers going into Wednesday's print, it has since sprinted to the front: the…

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Trader NoteCRTO

Criteo Pops on Earnings but Options Hedge Creeps Higher

Criteo reported Q3 results on November 4, and the market's immediate reaction was measured: the stock added 7% on the week to close at $15.17, with a 1.3% gain on the day of the print itself. The more interesting…

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Trader NoteCRCT

Cricut CEO Sales Run Into Fresh Short Pressure

Cricut heads into the week after its November 3 earnings release with a stock down 9% over the past month, a CEO selling steadily under a pre-arranged plan, and shorts still holding an above-average position despite a…

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Trader NoteVOYA

Voya Jumps 6% Post-Earnings as Analyst Lifts Target

VOYA has cleared its November earnings hurdle with a 5.2% one-day gain on November 3, and the stock is now up 6.5% on the week to $103.11, the clearest signal yet that the Q3 print resolved enough of the market's…

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Trader NoteBCC

BCC Options Turn Defensive Ahead of Q3 Results

Boise Cascade goes into Thursday's Q3 earnings print with options traders at their most cautious in months, shorts at a one-year high, and the stock trailing its peer group by a wide margin. The sharpest move this week…

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Trader NoteTVTX

Shorts Ease but Analysts Trim After TVTX's Rough Month

Travere Therapeutics heads into the final stretch of Q4 with a split picture: short sellers have quietly covered a significant chunk of their position, but the stock has shed 13% over the past month and Guggenheim has…

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Trader NoteQXO

QXO Shorts Retreat as Stock Outpaces Peers

QXO gained 10.1% over the past week, putting it ahead of the median gain of 5.7% across its closest building products peers and marking a sharp reversal for a stock that had fallen nearly 40% year to date. Short…

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Trader NoteVAC

VAC shorts ease as an activist trims and Street stays split

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has gained 6.8% on the week and 13.8% over the past month, yet the analyst community remains fractured between buyers with targets well above the current price and bears who think the rally…

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Trader NoteFBIN

FBIN Shorts Rebuild as Analysts Cut Targets Post-Earnings

Fortune Brands Innovations posted earnings on November 3 and walked into the week after with its stock up 6.5% on the week but down sharply on the day, analysts trimming targets on both sides, and short interest at a…

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Trader NoteMPC

MPC Dips After Earnings as Analysts Raise Targets Anyway

Marathon Petroleum closed the post-earnings week down 2% at $427.34, with the stock absorbing its Q3 print and a fresh round of analyst target increases that still sit comfortably above the current price. The earnings…

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Trader NoteMOS

Mosaic Shorts Hold Ground After Q3 Miss

MOS reported its Q3 results on November 4, and the numbers landed into an already-weakened stock: shares are down 12.6% over the past month to $18.42, and short sellers had spent October positioning for exactly this…

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