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ConfluenceAVO

AVO Options Market Turns Bearish as Shorts Cover

AVO put/call ratio hit 0.48 on June 9 — a 4.2 standard deviation spike from its 20-day mean of 0.089. That's the highest PCR reading in 52 weeks. Options traders are buying puts at a rate not seen all year, even as…

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PP
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PPL Call Buyers Take Control as Short Sellers Build Quietly

Options traders have turned aggressively bullish on PPL this week. The put-call ratio has sat near 0.80 for three consecutive sessions. That is 2.2 standard deviations below the 20-day mean of 1.00 — the most one-sided…

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CP
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CPB Bears Still Paying Up — Even After the EPS Beat

CPB delivered an earnings beat on June 8. Short sellers haven't left. The borrow market tells you why. Cost to borrow sits at 5.996% — more than four times where it stood six weeks ago. The put-call ratio just hit 2.5…

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PURR borrow cost triples as stock drops 15% from June peak

The picture for PURR has shifted materially since the June 3 note. The stock has reversed hard. It now trades at $8.53, down 14.6% on the week and 22% below the $10.97 high reached just days ago. Three signals are now…

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JL
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JLHL Borrow Market Tightens Fast as Stock Surges 129%

JLHL (Julong Holding Limited) has gained 129% in a week. The lending market is tightening rapidly behind that move. Availability stood at 184% on May 19. By June 5 it had fallen to just 11.9%. That means roughly one…

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WD
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WDS Borrow Costs Collapse as Bulls Dominate Options

WDS cost to borrow has fallen 57% in a single week. That move cuts across a more complex short-selling picture worth unpacking. Cost to borrow hit 0.87% on June 5. That is down from 2.18% just a week prior — and well…

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BM
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BMY short sellers accelerate into July earnings window

The short build in Bristol-Myers Squibb has continued at pace since Tuesday's note. Short interest now stands at 2.32% of free float — up another 20.8% in a single week and 60% over the past month. Bears that were…

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HO
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HON Borrow Costs Whipsaw Ahead of Monday Print

Honeywell International has put short sellers through a volatile week in the lending market — costs to borrow spiked to 0.48%, then collapsed 78% to 0.08% in a single session. The moves are noise against an essentially…

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CO
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COST Borrow Cost Collapses as Options Bulls Hold Firm

COST fell nearly 8% in the week after earnings. Now two of the three signals that fired during the selloff are reversing fast. The cost to borrow has plunged 57% in one week to just 0.16% annualised — the lowest level…

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ET
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ETH Options Signal Bullish Divergence Amid Sharp Price Slide

Traders are flooding into calls on ETH even as the Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF drops 24.6% over the past month. That divergence — extreme call dominance against a falling price — is the sharpest signal in the…

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PG
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PGR Options Signal Bulls as Shorts Exit

Progressive Corporation is drawing bullish options activity just as short sellers accelerate their retreat — and analysts keep nudging targets higher. The put/call ratio fell to 0.67 on June 4. That is 3.1 standard…

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KN
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KNX Short Sellers Pile In as Options Traders Turn Bullish

Short sellers are aggressively building positions in KNX — yet the options market is telling a very different story. Knight-Swift Transportation's short interest has climbed 45% over the past month to 6.6% of free…

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CR
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CRSR Bears Circle Ahead of June Earnings

Three distinct signals converged on CRSR this week. Short interest, borrowing costs, and options positioning all moved sharply in the same direction. The timing matters: earnings are due June 16. Short interest hit…

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EH
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EHang: Five Days Out, Bears Trim but Borrow Stays Locked

The short book on EHang Holdings is finally moving. SI has dropped to 8.5% of free float — down 10.4% in a week. But the borrow market tells a different story. Availability is still just 13%, and every share in the…

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XL
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XLP Borrow Tightens Again as Shorts Keep Covering

The previous article noted that XLP's borrow market had loosened through late May. That has now reversed sharply. Availability dropped to 28.6% on June 3 — down from 64.5% just five days earlier. That is a 59%…

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