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ConfluenceGAUZ

GAUZ Borrow Costs Explode 336% in a Week

Cost to borrow GAUZ has hit 94.76% — more than quadruple last week's level. Short interest is rising fast. The lending market tells the real story here. The cost to borrow Gauzy Ltd. stood at roughly 21% for most of…

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KY
ConfluenceKYTX

KYTX Borrow Market Tightens as Short Score Hits 75

Short sellers are piling into KYTX ahead of May earnings. The lending market tells a conflicting story — and that contradiction is worth watching. Short interest in Kyverna Therapeutics hit 11.9% of free float as of…

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NO
ConfluenceNOW

Short Sellers Pile In as Options Turn Bullish

Short interest in NOW hit 23.8% of free float — up 24.7% in a single week. Options traders are moving the opposite direction. The divergence is the story. ServiceNow's short interest stood at roughly 19.1% of float…

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TD
ConfluenceTDIC

TDIC Borrow Market Ignites as Stock Surges 127%

TDIC — Dreamland Limited — is generating extreme signals across its lending market. The stock rallied 127% in a single session. Cost to borrow has hit 354%. The borrow pool is nearly empty. The cost to borrow tells the…

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CI
ConfluenceCINT

CINT Lending Market Tightens Fast as Shorts Pile In

Borrowing availability for CINT has collapsed in less than two weeks. The ORTEX short score has jumped from 38.3 to 52.9 in just ten days. This convergence of signals is worth watching closely ahead of tonight's…

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ID
ConfluenceIDN

IDN Options Skew Spikes as Short Sellers Retreat

Three separate signals converged on IDN this week. They tell a coherent story — and earnings are the thread running through all of them. Short interest on Intellicheck fell 30% in a single week. It now sits at 1.18% of…

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SP
ConfluenceSPCE

SPCE: Bulls and Bears Locked in a Standoff

Options traders are the most bullish they've been in two years. Short sellers are adding positions at their fastest pace in months. SPCE has both camps digging in — and earnings land tomorrow. The put/call ratio hit…

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ConfluencePLTR

PLTR Options Signal Bullish Shift as Shorts Build

Palantir's put-call ratio just hit its lowest level in two weeks. That's the headline here — options traders are tilting bullish even as short sellers pile in. The PCR dropped to 0.997 on May 12. That's a z-score of…

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ER
ConfluenceERNA

ERNA Borrow Cost Hits Record 894% on Earnings Day

ERNA — Ernexa Therapeutics — is printing its highest-ever cost to borrow. At 893.8% annualized, the figure has more than doubled in a single session and tripled over the past week. Earnings hit yesterday. Another…

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NY
ConfluenceNYC

NYC Options Skew and Earnings on Deck

Three signals converged on NYC — American Strategic Investment Co. — as the company approaches a May 15 earnings event. Put demand has jumped sharply. Cost to borrow has risen. And short interest, while tiny in…

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ConfluencePHIO

PHIO Borrow Cost Crashes 67% as Short Sellers Retreat

Phio Pharmaceuticals has seen a dramatic shift in its lending market over the past two weeks. Cost to borrow has collapsed from a peak near 223% in early April to 40.7% as of May 11 — a 67% weekly drop. Short interest…

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SI
ConfluenceSION

SION Bulls Charge In Ahead of Earnings

Sionna Therapeutics faces earnings tomorrow with three signals pointing the same direction. Short sellers are building positions, options traders are piling into calls, and the borrow market is tightening — all at…

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ConfluenceSRFM

SRFM Borrow Market Hits Breaking Point Before Earnings

Surf Air Mobility heads into tomorrow's earnings call with one of the tightest borrow markets in its history. Short interest has hit 25.1% of free float — up 43.6% in a month. The cost to borrow has more than doubled…

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HL
ConfluenceHLN

HLN Borrow Market Seizes Up Before Thursday Earnings

HLN shares in Haleon plc have hit a wall in the lending market. Every share available to borrow is now lent out. That is the backdrop heading into a May 15 earnings report. Availability has dropped to 0%. The entire…

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MC
ConfluenceMCD

MCD: Analysts Cut Targets, Shorts Pile In

McDonald's is navigating a rough patch after its Q1 earnings miss. Seven analyst firms slashed price targets in two days. Short sellers responded — fast. The wave of analyst target cuts defines this moment. On May 7–8,…

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MT
ConfluenceMT

MT Bears Dig In as Steel Rallies

Three distinct signals on MT are pointing the same direction. Short interest, cost to borrow, and options positioning have all shifted in the same week — against a backdrop of a 12.5% price surge. Short sellers are…

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DI
ConfluenceDIS

Disney Bulls Take Control as Analysts Raise Targets

Options traders are making a clear statement on DIS. The put/call ratio fell to 0.72 on May 11. That is 2.8 standard deviations below the 20-day mean of 0.77 — aggressive call buying by any measure. The timing is not…

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