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UP Borrow Market Splits: Cost Doubles as Shorts Exit

Wheels Up Experience is sending a contradictory signal. Short interest collapsed 93% in a single session. Yet the cost to borrow just about doubled in a week. That divergence is the story. Short interest on UP fell…

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US
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USO Borrow Pool Runs Dry — SI Hits 104% of Float

Every share available to lend on USO has been borrowed. The lending pool has been at zero availability for five consecutive trading days. Short interest now stands at 104% of float, a level that points to heavy use of…

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CV
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CVNA Bears Pile In at Record Pace

Short interest in CVNA has exploded to a company record. Three distinct signals now converge on the same bearish thesis. SI hit 47.7% of free float on May 11. That's up from 13.2% just one week earlier — a 372% surge…

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WO
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WOK Borrow Market Seizes as Short Interest Jumps 751%

The borrow market for WOK has effectively shut. Short interest in WORK Medical Technology Group exploded 751% in a single week. The stock itself tripled — and short sellers are paying dearly to stay in the trade. Short…

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VO
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VOO Options Sentiment Hits 52-Week Extreme

The VOO put/call ratio crashed to 0.66 on May 11 — its lowest in 52 weeks. That single data point captures the market's mood better than anything else in this snapshot. The 20-day average PCR sits at 1.47. Monday's…

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EW
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EWG Borrow Market Maxes Out as Shorts Build Fast

The lending pool for EWG — the iShares MSCI Germany ETF — has hit maximum stress. Every available share is now on loan. Cost to borrow has more than doubled in six weeks. Availability has dropped to 0%. Every share in…

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CV
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CVM Borrow Market Hits 52-Week Extreme Ahead of Earnings

CEL-SCI Corporation has entered a critical borrow squeeze. Short interest, cost to borrow, and availability have all moved to extreme levels simultaneously — with an earnings event tomorrow acting as the catalyst…

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HP
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HPAI Borrow Cost Doubles as Shorts Pile In

The lending market for HPAI has tightened sharply. Cost to borrow hit 198% on May 11 — nearly double the prior week's level. Short positions jumped 180% in a single day. CTB stood at 72% on May 4. It climbed to 108% by…

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LN
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LNAI Borrow Market Hits Breaking Point Ahead of Earnings

LNAI shorts have moved fast. Short interest jumped 211% in one week to 18.9% of float. Cost to borrow hit 290%. Earnings land in two days. Short shares outstanding stood at roughly 1.4 million on May 1. By May 8, that…

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FE
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FERG Options Sentiment Hits 52-Week Extreme

Options traders are the most bullish on FERG in a year. That signal landed just as analysts raised targets and short interest ticked higher — three distinct data streams pointing in the same direction. FERG's put-call…

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BM
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BMNR Options Signal Its Most Bullish Week of the Year

Options traders are the most bullish on BMNR in 52 weeks. The put/call ratio hit 0.40 on May 11 — 2.4 standard deviations below its 20-day mean. That is the lowest PCR reading in a full year. The stock gained 3.8% on…

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FS
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Options Bears Pile In as FSTR Rockets 38%

L.B. Foster Company has surged 38% in a week. Options traders aren't buying it. The put/call ratio jumped to 1.58 on May 8 — the highest level since at least early April. That's a z-score of 4.3, sitting well above the…

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AI
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AIIO Borrow Market Seizes Up in a Single Session

AIIO cost to borrow hit 223.5% on May 8. That is up 642% from 28.7% just one day earlier. The borrow market for this micro-cap robotics name effectively repriced overnight. Availability has collapsed to near zero. With…

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YM
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YMAT Borrow Market Seizes as Short Demand Explodes

A single session transformed the lending market for YMAT. Short shares jumped 673% in one day. The cost to borrow followed — hard. On May 8, borrowed shares in J-Star Holding Co., Ltd. jumped from roughly 24,500 to…

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AV
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AVTX Insiders Cash Out as Analysts Push Targets Above $60

Five AVTX executives sold shares on the same day. The stock had just surged 57% in a week. The lending market heard it too — availability has swung from near-zero to wide open. On May 6, five senior Avalo Therapeutics…

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PH
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PHOE Borrow Market Hits Extreme as Cost-to-Borrow Hits 420%

Phoenix Asia Holdings is flashing red across every lending signal. Cost to borrow has rocketed to 420% APR. Short interest jumped 119% in a week. The borrow market is near its tightest all year. Cost to borrow hit 420%…

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NO
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NOK Borrow Costs Collapse as Options Sentiment Shifts

Nokia short sellers are rapidly exiting the lending market. Cost to borrow has crashed from 9.57% on April 28 to just 0.43% by May 7 — a 95% drop in under two weeks. The April 28 spike was brief and sharp. It coincided…

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