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Trader NoteUPLD

UPLD shorts tick up after a brutal earnings drop

Upland Software enters May with its stock sitting near all-time lows and shorts quietly rebuilding — even as the broader lending market remains wide open. The most striking feature of the past week is how shorts have…

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BTCS surges 55% in a month with shorts stubbornly elevated

BTCS Inc. heads into its May 13 earnings report carrying an unusual split: the stock has rallied hard while a meaningful short position refuses to budge. The price move has been striking. BTCS closed at $2.16 on May 1,…

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Trader NoteBIVI

BioVie Rallies Into Bezisterim Readout

BIVI heads into its most critical near-term catalyst — topline Phase 2 data for bezisterim in Parkinson's disease — having gained 12% on the week and 20% over the past month, closing at $1.68. The stock's move is being…

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Antero Resources: Options Hit 52-Week High as Shorts Retreat

Antero Resources heads into its June 3 earnings date with a striking divergence: options traders are the most defensive they've been all year, even as short sellers quietly pull back. Options positioning tells the most…

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Trader NoteDSS

DSS shorts triple as S-1 filing spooks the float

DSS, Inc. enters the week before its May 15 earnings with one of the sharpest short-interest buildups seen among micro-cap industrials this spring — short positions more than tripled in under two weeks, right as the…

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Trader NoteCSTE

CSTE heads into earnings with shorts unwinding fast

Caesarstone enters its May 6 Q1 2026 results with one of the clearest short-covering moves of recent weeks — and options traders still skewed heavily toward calls. Short interest has collapsed over the past month,…

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Trader NoteXMAX

XWIN Shorts Retreat as AI Pivot Heats Up

XMax Inc. heads into its May 14 earnings date carrying two very different stories: a sharp short-seller retreat over the past week and a flurry of AI-deal announcements that have pushed the stock up 11% since last…

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Trader NoteBCHT

BCHT Short Sellers Pile In Ahead of May 13 Earnings

Birchtech Corp. heads into its May 13 Q1 earnings call with short sellers rebuilding positions at an extraordinary pace — against a backdrop of thin float and a CEO who recently bought in at a premium. The most…

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BNO Shorts Retreat as Brent Oil Rebounds

BNO — the United States Brent Oil Fund — has had a week of sharply diverging signals: the fund climbed nearly 9% while short sellers unwound positions at pace, yet borrow costs crept higher and options traders remained…

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Trader NoteFIBK

FIBK shorts surge on earnings week as Street turns mixed

First Interstate BancSystem heads into the post-earnings stretch with short sellers rebuilding aggressively and the Street reading from two different scripts. The short interest story is the week's dominant signal. SI…

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Trader NoteYDKG

YDKG Shorts Retreat Ahead of May Filing

Yueda Digital Holding heads into its next earnings event with short sellers meaningfully reducing positions and borrowing costs easing — a quieter lending backdrop than the stock has seen in months. The most notable…

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RIG shorts dig in ahead of Q1 earnings

Transocean enters Monday's Q1 results with short sellers in an unusually assertive posture — and the stock up nearly 12% on the week, setting up a pointed confrontation between the bears and the tape. Short interest…

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Trader NoteVEA

VEA shorts rebuild — but conditions stay loose

The most telling feature on VEA right now is not the level of short interest, but how quickly it moved — and then reversed — in a matter of weeks. Short interest in the Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF tripled from…

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Trader NoteVNDA

VNDA Shorts Surge Ahead of May Earnings

Vanda Pharmaceuticals heads into its May 6 Q1 results carrying the heaviest short interest build of the past two months — and a history of double-digit post-earnings drops that will keep every positioning decision…

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Trader NoteUSO

USO: Iran Conflict Drives Borrow Demand as Shorts Pile Back In

USO enters May with a rare combination of rising short interest and a rising price — a tension shaped almost entirely by the escalating U.S.-Iran standoff that has gripped oil markets this week. The fund gained 7.9%…

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