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Trader NoteCHWY

Chewy options flip bullish as shorts hold steady

CHWY has spent the past week in an unusual position: the stock gained 11% while shorts barely moved, and options traders turned notably less defensive, a combination that sharpens the question of which side is reading…

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Market Commentary

Insiders Buy as Uber COO Puts $5M In

The most striking open-market purchase in the latest filings came from UBER. Andrew Gordon MacDonald, President and COO, filed on 8 September that he bought roughly $5.3 million worth of shares across two transactions…

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Trader NoteCAR

CAR Group shorts build quietly as the stock bounces

CAR Group heads into the week of October 17 with an unusual split: the stock is rising, short sellers are adding positions, and the borrow market remains comfortably loose. The short-interest build is the week's most…

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Trader NoteIOVA

IOVA: Analysts Lift Targets as Earnings Count Down

Iovance Biotherapeutics heads into its November 6 earnings print with the short book still contracting, analyst targets moving sharply higher, and options traders finally starting to hedge. The short unwind has now…

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Trader NoteIAM

IAM insiders buy steadily as next earnings loom

IAM, the Chilean water utility Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas, enters the week with one story dominating the tape: a sustained campaign of open-market buying by a director-level entity that has not let up since late…

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Trader NoteIRPC

IRPC Drifts Lower Ahead of November Print

IRPC heads into its November 5 earnings release with the stock at its weakest level in a month, a mean analyst target sitting below the current price, and institutional ownership concentrated firmly in state hands. The…

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Trader NoteSNY

Sanofi shorts rebuild ahead of October earnings

SNY heads into its October 30 results with short interest rising sharply, options traders rotating away from hedges, and the lending market sending contradictory signals that deserve a closer look. The most striking…

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Trader NoteWHK

WHK shorts tripled as Russell inclusion settles

WHK enters the October 17 week with a striking divergence: short interest has tripled since early October, yet the borrow market remains loose and borrowing costs have eased. The sharp move in short interest is the…

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Trader NoteDTM

DTM shorts rebuild quietly ahead of October earnings

DT Midstream heads into its October 29 earnings report with short sellers quietly rebuilding positions while the stock trades nearly flat on the week, a split that is worth watching as the print approaches. Short…

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Trader NoteOWL

Blue Owl Shorts Build as Earnings Loom

OWL enters its October 29 earnings report with short sellers adding exposure into a stock already down 13% over the past month, creating a test of whether the bear thesis on the credit business can hold against what…

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Trader NoteENVA

Enova Q3 countdown: bears retreating, bulls recalibrating

Enova International heads into its October 20 Q3 print with three days to go, bears pulling back, options calm, and a Street that is bullish in rating but cautious in number. The positioning story is one of retreating…

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Trader NoteSOXL

SOXL Shorts Rebuild as Leveraged Chip ETF Drops 33%

SOXL, the Direxion 3x leveraged semiconductor bull ETF, enters the back half of October with its sharpest weekly loss of the year sitting alongside a fast-rebuilding short position and a borrow market that has…

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Trader NoteARI

ARI shorts build as liquidating distribution looms

ARI enters its October 30 earnings event with a very different profile than a week ago. Short interest has jumped nearly 45% in five days, borrow costs have nearly doubled over the past month, and the company is…

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Trader NoteSU

Suncor Rallies 7% as Energy Sector Catches a Bid

Suncor Energy heads into its November 7 earnings date with the stock up 7% on the week and short sellers nowhere near the picture, making the real story about where oil prices go next and what the Street is paying…

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Trader NoteDLTR

Dollar Tree shorts retreat as Loop Capital turns buyer

Dollar Tree heads into its November 25 earnings date with the most notable development being a decisive retreat by short sellers over the past week, even as options traders edge toward mild caution. The positioning…

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