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TRNO Shorts Retreat as Borrow Market Opens Up

Terreno Realty is entering the back half of June with its most notable feature being the absence of pressure — short sellers have been quietly unwinding positions for six weeks, and the borrow market has opened up to…

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SCHX Borrow Demand Spikes as Lending Pool Tightens Sharply

SCHX, the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF, is flashing an unusual signal this week: borrow demand has accelerated sharply even as the fund itself trades near recent highs. The most striking development is in the lending…

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CEG Leads Utilities While Bernstein Initiates at Outperform

Constellation Energy is one of the better-performing utilities this week, up 6.5% to $268, yet analysts are still finding price targets well above where the stock trades — creating a notable gap between market pricing…

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Visa Breaks Out as Call Buyers Hold Ground Into July Earnings

Visa has broken out of its three-week consolidation channel, adding 2.5% on the week to close at $333.12 — the most decisive price move since the April 29 blowout quarter — with options traders and short sellers still…

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MGK: Call Dominance Holds as Short Spike Fades

MGK enters the back half of June with a notable split: short sellers who piled in last week are already trimming, while options traders remain more bullish than at any point in recent memory. The short interest story…

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FNV Rides Gold Wave but Trails Peers in a Strong Week

Franco-Nevada climbed 9.1% this week to CAD 322.47, a strong move in absolute terms — but the royalty sector as a whole ran harder, leaving FNV as a relative laggard even in a week that broadly rewarded precious metals…

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APPS Shorts Retreat as BofA Upgrade Meets a 120% Rally

Digital Turbine enters mid-June caught between two competing narratives: a stock that has more than doubled in a month and a short base that is only now beginning to unwind. The most striking development is how…

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QQQ Bears Add Again — Borrow Tightens as Rally Stalls

QQQ closed Tuesday at $729.86 — up 3.1% on the week but dropping 1.9% on the session — and the short book has grown again, marking the third consecutive week in which bears have added rather than retreated. The lending…

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DOC's Options Turn Defensive as Analysts Send Mixed Signals

Healthpeak Properties heads into the back half of June with the Street divided and options traders growing more cautious — even as the lending market remains exceptionally loose. The most striking shift this week is in…

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CME Group: Analyst Upgrade Meets a 12% Monthly Slide

CME Group heads into its July 22 earnings with an interesting split: a fresh analyst upgrade sitting against a stock that has shed 12% in a month, with options positioning quietly turning more constructive. The analyst…

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CNK insiders sell into a 27% rally as analysts lift targets

Cinemark Holdings heads into the back half of June with a striking disconnect: the stock is up 27% in a month, analysts are raising targets, and yet nearly every insider who has filed a form in the past ten weeks has…

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UNG Shorts Step Back as Gas Fund Climbs

UNG heads into mid-June with bears retreating sharply — short interest has collapsed nearly 19% in a week while the fund itself quietly grinds higher. The positioning shift is the dominant story this week. Short…

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SMCI's 45% Collapse Leaves the Street Uniformly Cautious

Super Micro Computer has now lost 45% of its value in 2026, and the most striking development this week is not the continued selling — it's that the Street has largely stopped arguing about direction. The options…

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BR Pulls Back as Options Traders Turn Bullish

Broadridge Financial Solutions heads into mid-June with a stock that has slipped 4% on the week while options positioning has shifted notably more optimistic — a divergence worth watching. The clearest signal this week…

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CELH: Shorts Hold Firm as Stock Bounces and Insiders Buy

Celsius Holdings is caught between three conflicting forces: short sellers who have doubled down aggressively over six weeks, a CEO who opened his own wallet near the lows, and options traders who remain stubbornly…

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Goldman Reinstates ALGT Buy as Shorts Scramble to Cover

Allegiant Travel enters the back half of June with a rare combination pulling in opposite directions: the stock has climbed 28% in a month, Goldman Sachs just slapped a fresh Buy rating on it this morning, and yet…

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First Solar: Analyst upgrades clash with CEO selling

First Solar heads into the final weeks before its July 28 earnings with a sharply split picture — the analyst community turning more constructive even as insiders trim at the highs and short sellers edge back in. The…

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