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Trader NoteREAL

RealReal Shorts Hold Firm Ahead of November Print

The RealReal heads into its November 3 earnings with short interest stubbornly elevated, insiders having sold in August, and options traders tilting more cautious than they were just weeks ago. Short sellers are not…

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Trader NoteCRWD

CrowdStrike Shorts Hold Firm After a 5% Thursday Drop

CrowdStrike enters the new week with short sellers at their most committed level in months, a BMO analyst raising his target by $60 in a single move, and a CEO selling into every session, all while the stock gave back…

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Trader NoteELAN

Elanco Insiders Buy the Dip as Shorts Quietly Rebuild

Elanco Animal Health heads into its November 6 earnings with a notable insider buying cluster, modest short rebuilding, and a Street that remains constructively positioned well above the current price. The most…

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Trader NoteSKY

SKY drops 5% as shorts hold steady and earnings loom

Champion Homes has shed 5.4% this week to close at $81.03, giving back gains that followed its last earnings beat, with the October 27 print now just 19 days away and the stock sitting 14% below where several analysts…

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Trader NoteSRRK

SRRK: Shorts Build as Stock Slides 23% from Peak

Scholar Rock Holding Corporation enters the final stretch before its November 11 earnings with a deteriorating price trend, a short position that has grown steadily for six weeks, and a Street that remains broadly…

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Trader NoteAIQ

AIQ Borrow Tightens as Options Remain Cautiously Defensive

AIQ, the Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF, heads into the week with a notable split in its lending market: shares short rose 27% over the past week, yet borrow conditions remain relatively low-cost and…

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Trader NoteDNA

Ginkgo Bears Dig In as Stock Pulls Back from 65% Rally

Ginkgo Bioworks faces its sharpest test of its recent rally. The stock fell 7.6% on Wednesday to $11.47, cutting its one-week loss to 10.6%, even as it retains a 65% gain over the past month. Short sellers have been…

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Trader NoteYEXT

Activist Pressure Meets a Rebuilding Short Book at Yext

YEXT enters the October stretch with two activist shareholders on its register, a short position that has grown nearly 24% over the past month, and a stock that is up only modestly from where it was a year ago. That…

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Trader NoteGDS

GDS Shorts Ease But Borrow Market Stays Structurally Tight

GDS Holdings heads into its November 13 earnings with an unusual split: short sellers have been quietly covering for weeks, yet the borrow market spent most of September fully exhausted. The covering story is genuine.…

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Trader NoteVVV

Valvoline: Shorts Rebuilding as Analysts Cut Targets

VVV heads into its November earnings with short sellers adding exposure, analysts trimming targets, and a stock that has already punished investors badly once this year. The short position tells the most urgent story.…

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Trader NoteKSA

KSA Shorts Stay Heavy as Options Turn Sharply Bullish

KSA, the iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF, is carrying one of the most unusual combinations in the ETF space right now: a short position that remains near its highest levels of the year, while options traders have…

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Trader NoteACRS

ACRS Drops 35% in a Week as Shorts Hold Firm

Aclaris Therapeutics has turned sharply lower, shedding 35% over the past week and 45% over the past month to close at $3.40, a brutal reversal for a stock that had been up nearly 79% year-to-date as recently as late…

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Trader NoteRUN

Goldman Cuts Sunrun Again as 30% Short Interest Holds Firm

Sunrun heads into its November earnings with a stock down 14% over the past month, a short position covering nearly a third of the float, and Goldman Sachs trimming its target for the third time since August. The most…

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