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BHVN shorts keep building as Morgan Stanley trims its target

Biohaven enters mid-May with a familiar problem: a lot of people are betting against it, and that number keeps growing. Short interest has climbed to just over 20% of the free float — roughly 25 million shares — and…

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SLND Surges Into Ugly Q1 Print

Southland Holdings arrived at Tuesday's Q1 earnings call having already rallied 34% in a single week — a move that priced in a lot of good news before any was confirmed. The backstory fuelling that run is a…

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WOK Borrow Market Seizes in a Violent Squeeze

WOK has become one of the most violent short-squeeze setups on the Nasdaq this week — the stock up 379% in five sessions, the borrow market seized, and short sellers sitting on one of the most painful positions in the…

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EHAB Shorts Exit Ahead of Kinderhook Takeout

Enhabit, Inc. heads into what is likely its final earnings release as a public company with short sellers retreating sharply and options traders piling into puts — a clash of signals made stranger by the fact that the…

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HR Analysts Chase the Rally — Street Finally Catches Up

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has had a remarkable few weeks, and the story this week is straightforward: a strong Q1 print sparked a 14% one-month rally, and Wall Street is scrambling to justify prices it…

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WEST Rockets 49% in a Week — Now Watch What Shorts Do Next

WEST just put in one of the most violent post-earnings moves you'll see in the small-cap consumer space. The stock jumped 48% on May 8 after Q1 results, and the week closed with a 49% gain to $8.65. The question is…

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GABF: Short Sellers Step Back as Borrow Costs Drift Higher

GABF, the Gabelli Financial Services Opportunities ETF, enters mid-May with short sellers unwinding positions at a striking pace — while borrowing costs quietly tick upward against the grain. The defining feature this…

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PRZO shorts hold firm as Nasdaq delisting clock ticks

ParaZero Technologies faces a peculiar divergence: its counter-drone technology is winning new contracts and attracting NATO attention, yet the stock has shed 21% in a single week and now trades at $0.55 — triggering a…

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BESS: Cost-to-Borrow Eases as Short Interest Stays Thin

BESS heads into mid-May with one of its more intriguing lending-market storylines of the past two months — a sustained and sharp drop in borrowing costs even as estimated short positions tick slightly higher. The most…

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SGHC Shorts Jump 50% in a Week After Earnings

Super Group (SGHC) Limited enters the post-earnings period with a striking puzzle: the stock is up 26% over the past month, yet shorts just added aggressively in the days surrounding its May results. Short sellers…

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Trader NoteGGTL

GGTL Borrow Costs Run Hot Against a Quiet Lending Market

GGTL — the Gabelli Global Technology Leaders ETF — trades at $37.23 after a strong month, up 14% in four weeks. The curiosity this week is a mismatch between an extremely relaxed lending market and a cost to borrow…

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KBDC Bounces on Earnings Beat as Borrow Tightens

Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. heads into the post-earnings stretch with a story that cuts both ways: a clean Q1 beat drove the stock to its best single-day gain in months, while the borrow market has tightened sharply in…

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ORBS shorts hit max as earnings loom tomorrow

Eightco Holdings heads into its May 14 earnings release in the most compressed lending market of the year — with every share in the borrow pool lent out and short interest at its highest level in months. Short…

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Planet Labs shorts retreat as deals fuel 17% monthly rally

Planet Labs PBC heads into its June 4 earnings with a rare combination: short sellers pulling back hard into a rising stock, while options traders spike to their most defensive reading in months. The week's most…

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Polyrizon: NASARIX deal resets the short story

PLRZ enters the back half of May with a clinical catalyst in hand — and a borrow market that has swung from near-maximum tightness to near-total availability in the space of a fortnight. The catalyst is concrete.…

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