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WB: Earnings Miss Collides With a Near-Locked Borrow Market

Weibo reported Q1 2026 results today into one of the most constrained borrow markets it has faced in years — a combination that frames this week's note around one central question: how much more room do short sellers…

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Trader NoteWULF

WULF: Bulls Own the Week, But June 9 Looms Large

TeraWulf has now rallied 26% over the past month to $25.18 — running straight through a short book that refuses to budge, straight into a June 9 earnings date that will force the issue. The short positioning remains…

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Trader NoteNVTS

NVTS: Shorts Still Trapped as Options Defensiveness Peaks

Navitas Semiconductor closed Tuesday at $31.79 — up 64% on the week — and the short sellers who have been riding this position for months still haven't blinked. The short interest story has been the dominant thread…

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Trader NoteLCID

LCID: Earnings in eight days, borrow pool sealed shut

Lucid Group approaches its June 4 earnings date with every pressure point pointing in the same direction — short interest near a multi-month high, a lending market that has been functionally closed for weeks, and a…

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Trader NoteTE

Technip Energies recovers further as borrow re-tightens

Technip Energies has extended its rebound to €37.48, up another 5% on the week — but the borrow market has quietly moved in the opposite direction, with cost to borrow doubling from where the last note found it. The…

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Trader NoteGRPN

GRPN's shorts hold firm — borrow stays historically tight

GRPN has now published a near-identical note earlier today. The data has not materially changed, but one detail warrants a correction: short interest is running at 33.6% of the free float, not the 58% figure cited in…

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Trader NoteVNET

VNET bears hold their nerve, peers retreat

VNET Group has cleared its May 26 earnings print, but the bears have not blinked — and the broader peer group is now selling off sharply around it. The short positioning story has barely moved post-earnings. SI % of…

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Trader NoteINFY

INFY Shorts Ease Slightly as Borrow Squeeze Remains Extreme

INFY heads into the final week of May with a fractured picture: short sellers are quietly reducing exposure, yet the borrow market remains as tight as it has been all year. The headline story from earlier this week —…

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Trader NoteFRVO

FRVO Finds Its Price After a Messy IPO Debut

Fervo Energy Company is writing its first weeks of post-IPO price history with a sharp rally and an even sharper reset in borrowing costs — the real story is how quickly the lending market has normalised after the…

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Trader NoteNASA

NASA: Space ETF Catches Fire — But Shorts Are Waking Up

NASA, the Tema Space Innovators ETF, has had a stunning week — up 16% in five sessions and 41% over the past month — yet a sudden trebling of short interest in a single session raises a pointed question about how much…

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XNDU shorts retreat as stock stages sharp recovery

Xanadu Quantum Technologies has reversed course sharply this week — the same shorts that piled in after earnings are now covering, and the stock has jumped 54% as they do. The price move is the starting point. XNDU…

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Trader NoteJAN

Street Lifts Price Targets as Janus Living Hits Post-IPO Highs

JAN enters the final days of May with a story that is squarely about analyst conviction meeting a stock that is finally responding. A cluster of target-price upgrades in the past three weeks has pushed JAN to $26.90 —…

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Trader NoteBRUN

BRUN: Price Rockets 68% in a Month, but Shorts Hold Firm

Boost Run, Inc. has had a remarkable month in price terms — yet the lending market tells a story of persistent bearish conviction that the rally has not yet shaken. The stock closed at $28.43 on May 26, up 18% on the…

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Trader NoteMANE

MANE Shorts Rebuild Into May 30 Data Readout

MANE heads into this week's key catalyst event with short sellers piling back in at the fastest pace in months — even as the stock has nearly doubled since April. The short interest story here is one of conviction…

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BOBS: Options Flip Bullish as Shorts Start to Retreat

Bob's Discount Furniture enters the back half of May with a striking split in sentiment — options traders are the most bullish they have been all year, while short sellers still hold a substantial 25% of the float. The…

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Trader NoteMDLN

MDLN Short Sellers Hit Hardest as Earnings Loom

Medline Inc. heads into its June 11 earnings date with short interest at a new high, the stock down sharply on the month, and a Street that remains broadly bullish but increasingly cautious on near-term execution. The…

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Trader NoteBRAI

BRAI surges 78% as borrow costs stay extreme

BRAI has had a remarkable week — the stock is up 78% to $12.49, nearly tripling its price from a month ago, while the lending market remains one of the most expensive in the market. The price action is the story. BRAI…

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Trader NoteKDK

KDK Borrow Market at Breaking Point

Kodiak AI heads into next week with a borrow market under extreme stress — every share in the lending pool deployed, a cost to borrow above 250%, and an earnings date just two weeks away. The lending story is the…

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