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Trader NoteNOW

ServiceNow: Short Sellers Dig In Ahead of July Earnings

ServiceNow enters the final stretch before its July 22 earnings with a contradictory setup: shorts are rebuilding after a brief retreat, the stock has lost ground on the week, and the Street's price targets sit well…

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Trader NoteMTSI

MACOM Pulls Back as Stifel Lifts Target to $450

MTSI enters the back half of June with its first meaningful pullback since the May earnings blowout — and a fresh analyst upgrade arriving almost exactly as the stock gives ground. The session decline tells the…

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Trader NoteSMH

SMH shorts build as the ETF drops 7% in a single session

SMH entered this week carrying a meaningful contradiction: the ETF gained roughly 1% on the week, yet closed Tuesday down 7% in a single session — and short sellers used the month's rally to build their largest…

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Trader NoteCPRI

Capri Options Turn Defensive as Shorts Ease

CPRI heads into the week with an unusual split: options traders have turned sharply more cautious just as short sellers are quietly trimming positions. The standout this week is in options. The put/call ratio has…

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Trader NoteMPC

MPC Shorts Rebuild as Street Lifts Targets

Marathon Petroleum heads into its July 28 earnings with short sellers quietly rebuilding positions even as analysts raise price targets — a divergence worth watching in a stock that has gone essentially nowhere for a…

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Trader NoteNBIS

NBIS: Borrow Pool Drains as Options Turn Defensive

Nebius Group enters the final week of June with a stock that has extended its rally to $275.25 — up 28% in a month — yet the borrow market has snapped back to its tightest levels in weeks, and options traders are now…

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Trader NoteURA

URA Bears Rebuild as Borrow Demand Surges

URA, the Global X Uranium ETF, enters the back half of June with a striking disconnect: short interest has risen 63% over the past month even as the fund slides 7% — a combination that points to mounting bearish…

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Trader NoteVOOG

VOOG Options Traders Turn Defensive as Growth ETF Slips

VOOG heads into the final week of June with its most pronounced defensive options tilt of the past year, even as short interest remains too small to matter. The options market is the clearest signal this week. The…

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Trader NoteGDOT

GDOT Options Turn Bullish as Short Score Drifts Higher

Green Dot Corporation enters the final week of June with an unusual tension: options traders have turned sharply bullish while the short score has crept to a three-week high — two signals pointing in opposite…

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Trader NoteTSLA

Tesla Short Sellers Trim As Stock Slides Toward Earnings

Tesla enters the final week of June with a notable reversal in the short book — the positions that had been building steadily since April are now being cut, even as the stock posts its worst week in over a month. The…

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Trader NoteBNO

BNO Shorts Surge as Brent Crude Slides

BNO, the United States Brent Oil Fund, sits at the centre of a sharp divergence: short interest has surged 56% in one month while the fund itself has lost 23% of its value, raising the question of whether bearish…

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Trader NoteGM

GM Slips Into Earnings With C-Suite Selling Still Fresh

General Motors heads into its July 21 earnings date having given back most of last week's gains, with the CEO sales flagged seven days ago still the loudest signal on the tape. The stock fell 4.3% on the week to…

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Trader NoteEYPT

EYPT Bulls Rally, But Shorts and Options Stay Cautious

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has bounced 11.6% this week to $14.38, yet the persistent weight of heavy short positioning and a notable shift in options sentiment means this recovery is happening against an unconvinced…

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