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Trader NoteEQH

EQH Raises Dividend as Analysts Pile On Upgrades

EQH heads into the back half of May with a dividend hike and a wall of analyst upgrades behind it — yet a string of insider sales and a sharp single-day drop are creating a mixed picture. The most important headline…

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Trader NoteDOCU

DocuSign Shorts Rebuild into June Earnings

DocuSign heads into its June 1 earnings with short sellers rebuilding positions against a stock that has quietly recovered 9% on the week — and options traders turning more defensive than they have been in months. The…

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Trader NoteAAL

AAL Options Skew Hits Multi-Month High as Shorts Hold Firm

American Airlines enters the week with options traders at their most defensive in months — even as short sellers have slightly pared the aggressive rebuild that dominated the previous two weeks. The clearest signal…

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Trader NoteGLPI

GLPI Shorts Ease But Short Interest Builds on the Month

GLPI enters the back half of May in a curious position: short sellers have been retreating over the past week, yet the one-month picture tells a different story. Short interest has edged down over the past five…

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Trader NoteSAIC

SAIC Options Turn Bullish as Earnings Loom

SAIC heads into its June 1 earnings report with options traders at their most bullishly positioned in at least a year. The standout signal this week is in the options market. The put/call ratio dropped to 0.47 on May…

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Trader NoteBAH

BAH Earnings Day Arrives With Shorts Still Retreating

Booz Allen Hamilton heads into its May 22 earnings print having recovered nearly 2% on the week — with shorts continuing to unwind and options traders turning notably less defensive than they were just days ago. The…

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Trader NoteSOXL

SOXL Shorts Rebuild as the Rally Fades

SOXL has lost 12% in a week after a month that doubled its price — and the bears, far from retreating, are pressing harder. Short interest jumped 43% over the past five sessions to 4.5% of float. That is a sharp…

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Trader NoteBLDP

Weichai Exit Reshapes Ballard's Ownership Story

BLDP heads into its June 3 earnings with the most significant ownership event in years dominating the narrative — and the stock is still digesting what it means. The headline this week is the departure of Weichai Power…

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Trader NoteINGM

Platinum Equity Keeps Selling into INGM's Slide

Ingram Micro Holding Corporation heads into the back half of May carrying a 14% one-month loss, a sponsor still aggressively reducing its stake, and options traders who have swung from defensive hedging to near-pure…

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Trader NoteLDOS

LDOS options signal deepest caution since the earnings rout

LDOS is trading at $125.96, still digesting one of the sharpest single-quarter de-ratings in recent memory — and this week the options market sent its clearest distress signal yet. Put demand has surged to near-extreme…

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Trader NoteBIDU

Baidu's borrow market tightens sharply after earnings

BIDU enters the post-earnings period at $137.68 — up 9% over the past month yet slipping modestly on the week — with the most striking shift in weeks happening not in the price action but in the lending market. The…

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Trader NoteVCR

VCR Call Buyers Push Back Against a Falling Tape

VCR, the Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF, is caught between a price that keeps sliding and options traders who refuse to follow it lower. The most striking signal this week is in the options market. Call buying has…

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Trader NoteGRMN

GRMN Options Traders Turn Bullish as Stock Slips 14%

Garmin Ltd. enters the final stretch before its June 5 earnings with a sharp contradiction between where the stock has been and where options traders think it is headed. The stock has fallen 14% over the past month to…

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BG Options Shift After Q1 Earnings Day

Bunge Global has just passed through its May 20 earnings release, and options traders wasted no time turning more cautious even as the Street's bull case remains structurally intact. The sharpest move this week is in…

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