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Trader NoteASTS

ASTS Borrow Pool Cracks Open as Bears Head Into Earnings

AST SpaceMobile closed Tuesday at $70.31, up 24% on the week — and for the first time in over a month, the borrow market has shown a meaningful crack, with availability jumping from near-zero to 9.6% in a single…

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Trader NoteADEA

Adeia Jumps 24% After Earnings — Shorts Caught Offside

ADEA has delivered a sharp post-earnings rally that vindicates the bull case and leaves short sellers in an uncomfortable position, with the stock up 24% on the week and 12% on Tuesday alone after the Q2 results…

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Trader NoteCRL

Carel Bounces, But the Month Still Hurts

Carel Industries heads into the week with an awkward split: a sharp 6% bounce over five days that still leaves the stock down 8% for the month, trading at €28.30 against a consensus target near €34. The most telling…

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Trader NoteSLDB

SLDB shorts pile in ahead of August earnings

Solid Biosciences heads into its August 12 earnings print with short sellers rebuilding aggressively — yet the stock is up on the week, creating the week's central tension. Short interest has become the defining story…

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Trader NoteDIA

DIA Drifts Lower as Short Score Creeps Up

DIA — Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación — enters the first week of August on a quiet but slightly deteriorating trajectory, with the stock down nearly 5% over the past month and a slowly rising short score…

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Trader NoteLUCK

Lucky Cement Earnings Day: Fundamentals vs. Price Action

Lucky Cement arrives at its August 7 earnings release with a widening gap between strong fundamental signals and a stock that continues to drift lower — the print is the first real test of which story wins. The price…

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Trader NoteMDV

MDV Earnings Arrive With Lending Pool Fully Exhausted

Modivo reports Thursday with its borrow market at complete capacity — availability hit 0% on August 4, the stock has rallied 8.9% in a week, and shorts have nowhere left to go for fresh exposure. The lending picture…

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Trader NoteBSP

BSP Borrow Collapses as Street Initiates With Split Verdict

BSP has spent its first weeks as a covered stock pulling the lending market toward maximum stress, even as a freshly minted analyst community disagrees on what the shares are worth. The most striking data point this…

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Trader NoteLIME

Lime Rallies 15% as Wall Street Rushes to Cover

LIME has delivered its sharpest weekly gain of the year, rising 15.6% to close at $31.08, and the catalyst is unmistakable: the company reported earnings on August 4 and the Street — caught under-covered on a freshly…

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Trader NoteVGNT

Street Turns Bullish on Versigent After Earnings Beat

VGNT enters the post-earnings stretch with the most concentrated burst of analyst upgrades the stock has seen in months, all arriving as the price hits its best level since at least mid-year. The catalyst is clear:…

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Trader NoteSUNC

Barclays lifts SUNC target as earnings loom

SUNC heads into its August 11 earnings call with analyst conviction building, options traders turning more cautious, and the stock nursing a modest two-day pullback from a strong monthly run. The clearest signal this…

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Trader NoteMCHB

KBW Raises MCHB Target as Options Sentiment Shifts Bullish

MCHB heads into August with a fresh analyst upgrade, a notable pivot in options sentiment, and a stock that managed a 5.4% weekly gain even as it dipped on Tuesday — a setup worth unpacking for a small regional bank…

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Trader NoteFIG

Figma Earnings Land: Bears Dig In, Bulls Book Gains

FIG has now printed its first major earnings report as a public company — and the positioning data heading into it captures the tension perfectly: a stock up 27% in a month, carrying nearly 15% of its float in short…

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Trader NoteBAM

BAM Surges 8% as Alternative Asset Managers Rally Hard

Brookfield Asset Management enters the week on the front foot, with the stock up nearly 8% in a single session and the entire alternative asset management sector catching a sharp bid. The rally is a sector story as…

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Trader NoteCRCL

Circle Bounces Off Earnings Lows, But Bears Keep Building

CRCL reported on August 5, bounced nearly 5% the following session to $63.25, and yet short sellers have not flinched — a divergence that frames the central tension heading into the next earnings event already…

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Trader NoteSATL

SATL surges 27% into earnings with shorts holding firm

Satellogic heads into its Q2 earnings release — due after the close on August 5 — with the stock up 27% on the week and a short position that has barely budged, setting up an unusual combination of momentum and…

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Trader NoteHNGE

HNGE Analysts Lift Targets After Q2 Beat

Hinge Health delivered its Q2 results on August 4th and the Street's response was immediate — a wave of target increases that arrived before the market opened the following morning. The analyst reaction was broad and…

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