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Trader NoteTGTX

TGTX Shorts Dig In as Briumvi Debate Heats Up

TG Therapeutics enters the final stretch of Q3 with an unusual split: the stock is holding near multi-year highs while short sellers are quietly rebuilding positions at a pace that puts short interest among the…

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Trader NoteMARA

MARA Bears in Retreat as Shorts Ease and Borrow Costs Climb

MARA Holdings enters the final week of September with an unusual configuration: short sellers are pulling back even as the stock slides, and the borrow market is quietly tightening — a tension that makes the current…

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Trader NoteHROW

HROW Shorts Rebuild as Borrow Tightens Again

Harrow, Inc. heads into the final week of September with a peculiar split: options traders are the most bullish they've been all year, while short sellers are quietly adding to an already-heavy position — and borrow…

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Trader NoteXBI

XBI Options Traders at Their Most Defensive in a Year

XBI, the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF, enters the final days of September with a striking disconnect: options traders are at their most bearish in twelve months, yet the lending market has quietly loosened over the past…

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Trader NoteDAL

Delta shorts retreat ahead of Q3 earnings

DAL heads into its October 9 earnings report with short sellers cutting positions sharply, options traders turning distinctly bullish, and Warren Buffett quietly building a larger stake — a rare alignment of signals…

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Trader NoteENS

ENS: Short Interest Spikes but Options Tell a Different Story

EnerSys enters the final week of September with a sharp contradiction at its core — short interest has jumped to its highest level in months while options traders have turned strikingly bullish. Short sellers have been…

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Trader NoteCYTK

CYTK Shorts Hold Firm as Stock Slides 17% From Peak

Cytokinetics enters the final week of September in a difficult position. The stock has shed 6% over the past week and 16.5% over the past month, closing at $64.66 — well below the levels where the Street sees fair…

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Trader NoteSBAC

SBAC Drops 7% as Options Traders Hedge Into Earnings

SBA Communications heads into the final week of September with a sharp selloff, rising short interest, and options traders at their most defensive posture in a year. The price action tells the dominant story. SBAC…

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Trader NoteMRK

Analysts Pile In as Merck Closes on $150

MRK enters the final week of September with a notable disconnect: the Street has spent the past month racing targets higher, yet the stock has slipped 5% over that same period — leaving a widening gap between analyst…

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Market Commentary

Analysts Split on CRL and Darden After Earnings

Charles River Laboratories attracted the most analyst action today. Barclays raised its target to $330 from $300 and kept a Buy rating. Mizuho followed, lifting its target to $295 from $264. Both moves came after CRL's…

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Trader NoteEXTR

EXTR Shorts Retreat as Earnings Loom

Extreme Networks heads into its October 28 earnings date with short sellers backing away — even as the stock drifts lower and options traders edge more cautious. The headline short-interest move is the sharpest in…

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Trader NoteDXPE

DXPE Holds Gains as Shorts Quietly Exit

DXP Enterprises heads into the final week of September with a stock up nearly 4% on the week and shorts steadily unwinding — a quiet but consistent message from the data. The short side has been retreating for weeks.…

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Trader NoteBSX

BSX Insiders Buy the Dip as Analysts Keep Cutting

BSX heads into its October 21 earnings call with a striking divergence: the CEO spent $9 million buying stock in early August, yet the analyst community has spent September methodically trimming targets. The insider…

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Market Commentary

Director Dumps $400M in NVDA; Gates Bets Big on Trash

An NVIDIA board director filed a flurry of sell transactions in early September, offloading shares worth over $400 million in total. Mark A. Stevens, an Independent Director, reported sales of roughly 1.75 million…

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Market Commentary

Bears Retreat on Moderna; SpaceX and GME Heat Up

Short sellers are on the move. Data as of September 24 shows some sharp shifts in the past seven days — and a few names are flashing real squeeze risk. MRNA is the standout cover story. Short interest dropped nearly 2…

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Trader NoteALL

Allstate Drops 9% in a Week as Options Traders Turn Bullish

Allstate enters the final week of September in an awkward position: the stock has shed nearly 9% over seven sessions to $227.60, yet the options market is flashing one of its most bullish signals of the past year. The…

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Trader NoteAKAM

Shorts Retreat as Street Upgrades AKAM

Akamai Technologies enters the final week of September with a sharp divergence at its core: short sellers have been covering steadily for a month while the Street, in a burst of activity on September 25, raised price…

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Trader NoteDIGIS

DIGI Spain Borrow Pool Swings Wildly as Shorts Rebuild

DIGIS enters the final week of September with an unusual lending market story — availability has collapsed from historically loose levels to a still-very-comfortable position in just ten days, while the short score…

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Trader NoteINDOMIM

INDO-MIM Insiders Sell Into a 43% Rally

INDOMIM heads into the final week of September with a striking contradiction at its heart: the stock has surged 43% in a month, yet the people who know it best are selling. The insider activity is the clearest signal…

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