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Trader NoteSITM

SiTime Options Turn Defensive Ahead of August Earnings

SITM enters its August 5 earnings date with a striking divergence between a broadly bullish analyst consensus and the most defensive options positioning the stock has seen in nearly a year. The options signal is the…

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Trader NoteWEN

WEN: Bears Dig In as Earnings Loom and Borrow Costs Halve

WEN heads into its August 7 earnings date with short interest still entrenched near 29%, the stock up 15% over the past month, and a borrow market that has eased sharply — creating an unusual tension between a…

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Trader NoteABNB

ABNB Founders Sell $37M as Earnings Loom

Airbnb enters its August 4 earnings window with founder selling accelerating, the stock slipping back from recent highs, and the Street holding a cautious consensus despite a handful of bullish upgrades. The insider…

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Trader NoteAAPL

Apple's Borrow Costs Double as Earnings Loom

AAPL heads into its July 30 earnings print with a split Street, a strong monthly rally, and a borrow market that has quietly become the most expensive it has been all year. The borrowing cost story is the sharpest data…

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Trader NoteLCID

LCID Borrow Costs Explode as Stock Surges 33%

Lucid Group has whipsawed in the space of four days — up 33% on the week to $7.36 — while the borrow market simultaneously went from stressed to near-explosive, creating one of the more charged short-squeeze setups in…

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Trader NoteHOOD

HOOD Drops 11% in a Week—Earnings Ten Days Out

Robinhood Markets has given back nearly all of last week's gains, falling 11% to $99.96, just as the July 29 earnings date comes into sharp focus. The price action is the sharpest shift since previous notes flagged…

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Trader NoteMCD

McDonald's Tightens Into Earnings With Bulls Holding the Line

McDonald's enters the final stretch before its August 3 earnings report with the stock still under pressure — down another 2% this week — but with the Street's constructive stance largely intact despite a steady drip…

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Trader NoteIOVA

IOVA Shorts Retreat as Stock Posts 18% Weekly Gain

Iovance Biotherapeutics enters the week of July 18 carrying one of the more interesting tensions in small-cap biotech: a stock up 31% in a month, yet still carrying 26% of its free float sold short — and shorts have…

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