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COST Borrow Cost Collapses as Options Bulls Hold Firm

COST fell nearly 8% in the week after earnings. Now two of the three signals that fired during the selloff are reversing fast. The cost to borrow has plunged 57% in one week to just 0.16% annualised — the lowest level…

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ETH Options Signal Bullish Divergence Amid Sharp Price Slide

Traders are flooding into calls on ETH even as the Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF drops 24.6% over the past month. That divergence — extreme call dominance against a falling price — is the sharpest signal in the…

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PGR Options Signal Bulls as Shorts Exit

Progressive Corporation is drawing bullish options activity just as short sellers accelerate their retreat — and analysts keep nudging targets higher. The put/call ratio fell to 0.67 on June 4. That is 3.1 standard…

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KNX Short Sellers Pile In as Options Traders Turn Bullish

Short sellers are aggressively building positions in KNX — yet the options market is telling a very different story. Knight-Swift Transportation's short interest has climbed 45% over the past month to 6.6% of free…

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CRSR Bears Circle Ahead of June Earnings

Three distinct signals converged on CRSR this week. Short interest, borrowing costs, and options positioning all moved sharply in the same direction. The timing matters: earnings are due June 16. Short interest hit…

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EHang: Five Days Out, Bears Trim but Borrow Stays Locked

The short book on EHang Holdings is finally moving. SI has dropped to 8.5% of free float — down 10.4% in a week. But the borrow market tells a different story. Availability is still just 13%, and every share in the…

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XLP Borrow Tightens Again as Shorts Keep Covering

The previous article noted that XLP's borrow market had loosened through late May. That has now reversed sharply. Availability dropped to 28.6% on June 3 — down from 64.5% just five days earlier. That is a 59%…

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ZSQR Borrow Market Maxes Out as Short Demand Surges

The lending market for ZSQR (Z Squared Inc.) has hit a wall. Availability has collapsed to just 3.3% — meaning only one share remains borrowable for every thirty already lent out. That is the tightest the borrow pool…

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ECX Borrow Market Hits Wall as Stock Surges 32%

ECARX Holdings has become one of the tightest borrows on Nasdaq. Availability has collapsed to just 2.1% — fewer than one share remains for every 47 already borrowed. At the same time, the stock has rallied 32% in a…

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Analysts Chase CMI Higher as Options Traders Hedge the Rally

CMI has attracted a wave of upward analyst revisions over the past month. Now options sentiment is shifting more defensive — even as short sellers retreat. Seven firms lifted price targets on Cummins in a single week…

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SOXX Bears Keep Building Despite 32% Monthly Rally

SOXX has surged 32% in a month. Short sellers are responding by adding — not covering. Short interest now stands at 16.7% of float. That's up 21.5% in one week alone, the highest level recorded in recent sessions. The…

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GRRR borrow pool hits near-capacity as stock reverses

Gorilla Technology Group dropped 16% on Wednesday. The borrow market just flashed its loudest signal yet. Availability has collapsed to near zero. The lending pool is at its tightest level in over a year — with the…

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RBLX Bears Build as Options Traders Push Back

Short sellers have added nearly 26% to their RBLX position in one week. Options traders, however, are betting the other way. SI hit 3.98% of free float on June 2 — up from roughly 3.16% a week prior. That 25.7% weekly…

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CGNT options flood calls after earnings drop

Cognyte Software fell 20.6% on June 3 after missing Q1 FY2027 EPS by $0.07. Options traders responded by piling into calls at a pace rarely seen in the stock's history. The put-call ratio crashed to 0.0548 on the day…

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GitLab Bears Add Protection as Shorts Refuse to Budge

Two days after GTLB's Q1 earnings beat, the data tells the same story it did yesterday — shorts are not covering. Now the options market is joining the chorus. The put/call ratio hit 0.47 on June 3. That is a 2.96…

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HTGC Borrow Market Tightens as Shorts Trim Positions

A divergence is opening up in Hercules Capital's lending market. Short sellers cut positions by 13.4% over the past week — yet the cost to borrow jumped 58% to 3.31% in the same window. Availability has tightened to…

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HLT Options Traders Hedge Despite Short Sellers Retreating

Options activity in HLT is sending a cautious signal — even as short sellers exit positions at the fastest pace in months. The divergence between the two markets is the standout story today. HLT's put/call ratio hit…

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MFG Borrow Market Flashes Warning as Short Pool Shrinks

MFG availability has swung from 300% to 30% in five weeks. That compression tells the more important story here — not the falling short interest. In late April, Mizuho Financial Group had availability of over 300%.…

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