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Trader NoteCRCL

CRCL Analysts Cut Targets as Shorts Hold Firm

Circle Internet Group enters the back half of July with a sharply divided Street, a short book that has climbed meaningfully over the past month, and a stock sitting 19% below its recent highs — a setup where the bear…

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Trader NoteCRWV

CoreWeave Bears Trim but Stay Heavily Positioned

CRWV heads into its August 6 earnings window with short interest still running at an extreme level — but the week's data shows the first meaningful pullback in weeks, even as the stock continues to fall. The short…

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Trader NoteKRMN

KRMN Shorts Surge While the Street Waits for August

Karman Holdings heads into its August 7 earnings date with short interest at its highest level in months and the stock down 11% on the week — a setup that puts the upcoming print under sharper scrutiny than the last…

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Trader NoteBLK

BlackRock Bulls Hold Ground After Q2 Beat

BlackRock has cleared its Q2 earnings hurdle, and the data now shifts from pre-print positioning to post-print reality — with the bull case intact but one notable crack in analyst confidence. The most telling single…

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Trader NoteETH

ETH Options Turn Bullish as Shorts Quietly Build

ETH, the Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF, is sending a split signal this week — options traders are the most bullish they've been in a year, while short interest has quietly tripled over the past seven days. The…

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Trader NoteAU

AU Analysts Trim Targets Ahead of July Earnings

AngloGold Ashanti enters its July 31 earnings date with analysts still bullish but quietly marking down their targets — while the stock, at $80.34, trades at a 31% discount to the Street's consensus price of…

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Trader NoteTKO

TKO Shorts Retreat as Earnings Loom

TKO Group Holdings enters its August 3 earnings window with a notable split developing between the stock and its short sellers — bears have been cutting exposure sharply even as the stock has pulled back nearly 10%…

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Trader NoteAESI

AESI Bears Rebuild Ahead of Earnings

Atlas Energy Solutions heads into its July 27 earnings release with shorts adding aggressively and the Street offering a wide range of views on what the stock is actually worth. The most striking development this week…

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Trader NoteFBYD

FBYD Craters 43% as Insider Selling Pressure Mounts

Falcon's Beyond Global is navigating one of its sharpest weekly drawdowns since listing, with a stock collapse of 43% in a week colliding with an ORTEX short score near historic highs and a lending market that remains…

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Trader NoteNXT

NXT Heads Into Earnings With Analysts Turning Constructive

Nextpower Inc. heads into its July 24 earnings print with fresh analyst upgrades arriving, shorts rebuilding after a quiet June, and the stock nursing a rough month despite a sharp one-day bounce. The most striking…

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Trader NoteSKWD

SKWD Pulls Back as Shorts Retreat Before July 31 Earnings

SKWD has dropped 6.5% on the week to $58.36, surrendering a chunk of last month's 17% surge — yet the short base is simultaneously unwinding, creating an unusual divergence heading into the July 31 earnings print. The…

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Trader NoteAIIO

AIIO Borrow Market Hits Breaking Point

AIIO (Robo.ai Inc.) enters mid-July with its lending market at maximum stress — every share in the borrow pool is spoken for, and short sellers are adding positions at the fastest weekly pace in over a month. The…

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