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Trader NoteTTE

TotalEnergies Drifts Into Q3 Earnings With Shorts at Rest

TTE heads into its October 29 results with the lending market exceptionally loose, short positioning near a year-low, and the stock quietly lagging its European peers across every timeframe this week. The borrow story…

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Trader NoteDK

Mizuho Downgrade Clouds DK's Rally Into November Earnings

DK heads into its November 6 earnings date with a fresh analyst downgrade sitting awkwardly on top of a 5.7% weekly gain and short sellers who haven't flinched. The most pressing development this week was Mizuho…

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Trader NoteLYV

LYV options turn defensive ahead of November earnings

Live Nation Entertainment heads into its November 5 earnings date with options traders at their most bearish in months, even as short sellers slowly reduce their bets. The clearest signal this week is in the options…

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Trader Note3382

Seven & i Shorts Ease While Stock Drifts Lower

Seven & i Holdings enters the autumn in an unusual state: short sellers are retreating from the stock at the same time it keeps sliding, a divergence that makes the current setup harder to read than the headline price…

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Trader Note8150

ChipMOS Surges 12% as Shorts Clear Out Further

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES has extended its recovery sharply this week, with the stock up 12% to TWD 128.5, and the lending market now telling a dramatically different story from a fortnight ago. The borrow picture has…

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Trader NoteDRH

DRH Shorts Retreat as Analysts Lift Targets

DiamondRock Hospitality enters the final stretch before its November 3 earnings report with a quietly improving setup: short sellers have been pulling back, the borrow market has opened up dramatically, and most of the…

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Trader NoteLTM

LATAM Buyback Signal Stands Out in a Mixed Week for Airlines

LATAM Airlines Group heads into the final stretch of its buyback programme with the company's own treasury purchases running as the most concrete signal in an otherwise data-light snapshot. The clearest story this week…

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Trader NoteELV

ELV Short Interest Tops 7.7% as Peers Stabilise

ELV enters the week with short sellers continuing to press their bets, even as the slide that triggered the original build shows no sign of reversing. The short position has grown further since last week's note. Short…

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Trader NoteITUB4

Itaú Rallies Hard but Shorts Keep Building

ITUB4 has gained 11% in a week and 17% in a month, yet short sellers are still adding to positions, a split verdict that frames the key question into November earnings. The HSBC downgrade published earlier today laid…

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