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Trader NoteDRTS

DRTS: CFO Sales Mount as August Earnings Loom

Alpha Tau Medical enters the final stretch before its August 12 earnings with a continued divergence between relentless CFO selling and a stock that refuses to break down. The CFO storyline has only deepened since the…

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Trader NoteRPC

RPC Breaks Out While Peers Tread Water

RPC has gained 10.25% this week, a sharp contrast to most of its closest peers, making the stock the clear standout in an otherwise flat-to-lower group. The peer divergence is striking. TPG slipped 0.7% on the week, CG…

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Trader NoteSRAD

SRAD options flag caution as Stifel trims target

Sportradar enters earnings season with a subtle but meaningful shift: the options market is flashing its most defensive reading in weeks, even as the short-selling pressure documented last week continues to build and…

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Trader NoteRKLB

RKLB Shorts Keep Building as Earnings Loom

Rocket Lab Corporation heads into its August 6 earnings print with short sellers still adding exposure, options traders leaning bullish relative to recent norms, and the stock down 35% over the past month — a setup…

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Trader NoteAMBP

AMBP Borrow Spike Fades as Earnings Land Tomorrow

Ardagh Metal Packaging heads into its July 23 results with the pre-earnings borrow frenzy largely unwound — a meaningful shift from the picture painted just one week ago. The cost-to-borrow tells the clearest story of…

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Trader NoteSOXQ

SOXQ Borrow Tightens Fast as Options Sentiment Flips

SOXQ enters the back half of July with a striking split: options traders have abandoned defensive positioning at the same moment the borrow market is getting measurably tighter. The most eye-catching shift is in the…

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Trader NoteGENI

GENI Bulls Take the Wheel Ahead of August Earnings

Genius Sports heads into its August 6 earnings print with short sellers retreating, options skewing decisively bullish, and a fresh round of analyst target upgrades — yet the stock at $6.65 still sits well below what…

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Trader NoteACVA

ACVA Rockets Into Earnings With Options Flipping Bullish

ACV Auctions heads into its August 5 earnings report with the stock up 22% in a month and options positioning at its most aggressively bullish in over a year — a sharp reversal from the cautious stance that defined…

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Trader NoteCOIN

COIN shorts keep retreating as earnings loom July 30

Coinbase Global heads into next week's Q2 print with shorts continuing to cover and options traders pulling back from last week's defensive peak — a notable shift from the divergence that defined the prior note. The…

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Trader NoteAFRM

Analysts Pile In as Affirm Drops 11% on the Week

AFRM heads into August earnings with the Street more bullish than it has been in months — yet the stock just posted its sharpest weekly loss since spring. The analyst story is the standout this week, and the direction…

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Trader NoteARKO

ARKO Options Spike Ahead of August Earnings

ARKO heads into its August 6 earnings print with a striking divergence between a relaxed lending market and an unusually sharp move in options positioning. The options signal is the standout this week. Put/call ratio…

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