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ConfluenceIREN

IREN Shorts Surge to 23.6% as Borrow Tightens

Short sellers are piling into IREN at the fastest pace in months. Short interest has jumped 19.2% in a single week to 23.6% of free float. Analysts are simultaneously raising price targets — creating a rare two-sided…

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AP
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APLS Shorts Cover as Biogen Buyout Reshapes the Trade

Short sellers are exiting APLS at pace. Short interest dropped 32% in a single week to 7.1% of free float — and is down 56% over the past month. The context is clear: Biogen is acquiring Apellis Pharmaceuticals for $41…

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RW
ConfluenceRWAY

RWAY Borrow Market Tightens as Short Score Climbs

The lending pool for RWAY has tightened sharply over the past week. Short interest, cost to borrow, and availability are all moving in the same direction — and the ORTEX short score is rising alongside them. Cost to…

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ConfluenceSOXL

SOXL Bears Pay Up as the Chip Rally Defies Them

Three data streams are pointing in the same direction on SOXL. The cost to borrow has spiked. The put-call ratio is at a 52-week high. Short interest is rising. Yet the ETF has gained 141% in a month. Cost to borrow…

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ConfluenceSHAZ

SHAZ Borrow Market Maxes Out Ahead of Tomorrow's Earnings

Short sellers have flooded into SHAZ this month. The lending pool is now completely exhausted — and earnings land tomorrow. Every share available to lend is currently out on loan. Availability has dropped to 0%, with…

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ConfluenceMOBX

MOBX Borrow Market Tightens Ahead of Earnings

MOBX enters its May 15 earnings call with one of the most stressed borrow markets in its history. Cost to borrow more than doubled in a single day. Short shares are up 68% in one month. The ORTEX short score sits at…

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APYX Borrow Cost Spikes 278% as Earnings Spark 31% Rally

APYX shares surged 31.5% last week after a post-earnings move of over 25%. Now three distinct signals are converging — and the cost of borrowing the stock tells the most interesting story. Apyx Medical reported on May…

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ConfluenceFOCL

EDAP Insiders Buy as Shorts Flee and Options Turn Bullish

Director Joshua Levine bought 10,000 shares of EDAP on May 11. That purchase coincided with one of the most bullish multi-signal alignments the stock has seen this year. The stock has gained 16% in a week. Three…

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EGAN Options Signal Extreme Bullishness — Into Earnings

eGain Corporation falls 6% today. Yet its options market tells a completely different story. The put/call ratio hit 0.122 on May 13 — a 3.8-sigma low versus the 20-day mean of 0.163. That is the lowest PCR reading in…

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CODX Borrow Market Tightens Ahead of Today's Earnings

Co-Diagnostics reports after the bell today. The lending market tells a striking pre-earnings story. Availability has fallen to near-zero. With 93.51% of the lending pool already lent out, only about one share remains…

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IT
ConfluenceITUB

ITUB: Shorts Exit as Put Buyers Step In

Itaú Unibanco is sending a mixed signal this week. Short sellers are covering fast. But options traders are bracing for more downside. The divergence is sharp enough to warrant attention. Short interest in ITUB has…

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ConfluenceVICI

VICI Options Bulls Clash with Rising Short Interest

Options traders have spent four consecutive sessions piling into VICI calls at an unusual pace. The put/call ratio hit 0.36 on May 13 — nearly two standard deviations below its 20-day mean of 0.57. That's the most…

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ConfluenceLYG

Lloyds Shorts Double as Calls Dominate

LYG is sending conflicting signals. Short interest doubled in a week. Yet options traders are piling into calls. And the cost to borrow just collapsed. Something is shifting in how the market is positioned around the…

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STAK Borrow Market Burns as Stock Doubles

STAK has rallied 125% in a week. Short sellers are paying a steep price to stay in the trade. The cost to borrow STAK hit 168.9% APR on May 13. That's up 73% in a week alone. A month ago, CTB briefly touched 270–358%…

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ConfluenceMGNX

MGNX Bears Stir Into Earnings

MacroGenics reports Thursday after the bell. Three separate signals are flashing at once — and they don't all agree. SI hit 6% of free float on May 13. That's up 25% in a single day and 28% on the week. It's the…

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MS
ConfluenceMS

MS Options Skew Meets Falling Short Interest on Earnings Day

Morgan Stanley reports today. The options market is leaning defensive. Short sellers, meanwhile, have been quietly exiting for weeks. These two signals point in opposite directions — and together they tell a nuanced…

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