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Trader NoteRZLV

RZLV: Borrow Pool Fully Exhausted as Stock Slides 15%

Rezolve AI has entered a new phase of borrow stress, with availability collapsing from 22% to near-zero in a single session even as the stock fell 15% on the week. The lending market tells the most urgent story right…

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Trader NoteBTDR

Bitdeer shorts rebuild as the stock sheds 16% in a week

BTDR has reversed the cautiously improving picture from last week: short interest is climbing again, the stock has shed 16% in seven days, and the borrowing market has tightened sharply, putting the bear case back in…

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Trader NoteMU

Micron Sells Off on China Fear While Shorts Keep Covering

Micron Technology is caught in an unusual split: the price is falling hard on geopolitical headlines, yet the positioning structure continues to move against the bears. The stock dropped another 8% on the week and is…

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Trader NoteSOUN

SOUN Bears Hold Firm as Earnings Approach

SoundHound AI has now lost 22% in a month and 15% in a single week, closing at $4.88, with November 5 earnings three weeks out and the short side showing no sign of fatigue. The positioning story has been covered in…

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Trader NoteBBAI

BBAI Borrow Dries Up as Earnings Loom

BigBear.ai enters its October 27 earnings print with the borrow market now effectively closed, short interest still near historic highs, and options traders leaning more bullish than the stock's fundamentals…

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Trader NoteONDS

ONDS: Bears Hold Firm as Borrow Costs Keep Falling

Ondas Inc. is now running a three-week pattern that reads more like a stress test than a stock: material corporate news, a Palantir joint venture, European aviation certification, a $56 million munitions order,…

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Trader NoteWEN

Wendy's: Short Score Creeps Higher as Earnings Loom

WEN heads into its November 5 earnings date with a short position that refuses to deflate, a lending market that has loosened modestly from its tightest levels, and options traders who remain stubbornly positioned for…

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Trader NoteMDV

Modivo: Bears Pay More to Hold a Losing Bet

Modivo is a stock where the bear thesis keeps getting more expensive to own and keeps failing to pay off. The cost to carry a short in MDV has risen roughly 19% since the end of August, reaching 15.8% per annum. That…

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Trader NoteNVAX

NVAX Holds Its Ground as Bears Dig Back In

Novavax finds itself in an odd position this week: the stock is up 13% and bears are still running the show. The plague-scare rally that drove a 20% single-day gain on October 5 has largely held this time, unlike the…

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Trader NoteNWCL

newcleo Drops 35% in a Month as Borrow Costs Double

NWCL has had a bruising October, falling 35% over the past month and another 18% in the past week alone, and the borrow market has taken notice in a striking and somewhat unusual way. The most eye-catching development…

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Trader NoteVYLR

BNP Paribas Dissents as VYLR Adds 5% on the Week

VYLR has recovered well from its post-spinoff dip, but the tenth analyst initiation this week broke ranks with the bullish consensus, adding a note of caution just as the stock approaches the mean price target. The…

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Trader NoteAADX

AADX Shorts Retreat as Stock Slides Into November Earnings

AADX enters its November 12 earnings window with a striking divergence: short sellers have been cutting positions sharply while the stock itself has fallen 12% in a week, leaving the setup more complicated than either…

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Trader NoteXE

Morgan Stanley Cuts Target as XE Erases Last Week's Bounce

XE has given back its entire 8% gain from the prior week and then some, falling 18% to $12.72 as Morgan Stanley trimmed its price target this morning, adding fresh Street weight to a stock that was already struggling…

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