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Trader NoteSRRK

SRRK shorts creep higher as activist stake adds intrigue

Scholar Rock heads into September with a notable tension at its core: a strong one-month rally of 18% sits alongside short interest that has quietly ground higher, an activist on the register, and a pair of…

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Trader NoteSLS

SLS Shorts Near 41% of Float as Borrow Dries Up

SELLAS Life Sciences Group enters September with one of the most charged short-selling setups in small-cap biotech — 41% of the free float sold short, essentially no shares left to borrow, and a stock that has surged…

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Trader NoteTLX

TLX Short Interest Eases, But Skepticism Lingers

Telix Pharmaceuticals enters September with a stock down 5.5% on the week yet carrying a month-long gain of 7.5% — a split picture that captures the tug-of-war between improving fundamentals and a short book that…

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Trader NoteMDB

MongoDB Analysts Raise Targets After Second Earnings Print

MongoDB closes a remarkable two-week earnings cycle with the Street firmly in its corner — even as the stock pulls back 4.2% on September 1 to $434.21, the analyst response to its second August print has been the most…

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Trader NoteIPX

IperionX Shorts Grind Higher as Borrow Tightens

IperionX enters September with a curious split: the stock is edging higher, but short sellers are quietly adding to what is already a heavy bearish position. Short interest is the dominant story here. Bears hold 10.8%…

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Trader NoteZLAB

ZLAB shorts pile in as options sentiment flips bullish

Zai Lab heads into September with a curious split: short sellers are rebuilding positions at the fastest pace in months, yet options traders have abruptly abandoned the defensiveness that defined the past two…

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Trader NoteYEXT

Yext Heads Into Thursday Print With Two Activists Watching

YEXT enters its September 4 earnings report carrying an unusual ownership story — two activist investors on the 13D register, a Street that just nudged its target higher, and options positioning that has normalised…

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Trader NoteTTD

TTD shorts dig in as the stock bounces off multi-year lows

The Trade Desk enters September with short sellers still firmly in control — yet the stock managed a 4% recovery this week, creating a rare moment of tension between a crowded short book and a tentative price…

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Trader NoteSPCX

SPCX Bears Fade as Borrow Eases and the Street Upgrades

SPCX enters September with the short-versus-analyst divergence that defined August now resolving in the bulls' favour — shorts are quietly covering, borrow is loose, and Oppenheimer just raised its target to $280. The…

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Trader NoteNANR

NANR Borrow Market Loosens After a Volatile August

NANR, State Street's S&P North American Natural Resources ETF, heads into September with its lending market meaningfully looser than at any point in the past six weeks — a sharp reversal from the squeeze conditions…

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Trader NoteLIVN

LivaNova Shorts Build as Options Turn Bullish

LivaNova heads into the final stretch of summer with an unusual split: short interest climbing at its fastest pace in months, while options traders have swung to their most bullish posture in over a year. The short…

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Trader NoteSPMO

SPMO Options Turn Bullish as Short Sellers Quietly Build

SPMO, the Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF, pulls into September with an interesting internal contradiction: short interest has jumped sharply over the past month yet the options market has shifted notably more bullish…

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Trader NoteHPE

HPE Q3 Lands With Shorts at a Month Low

HPE reports its Q3 results today against a backdrop that has shifted meaningfully since the last two preview notes: short sellers have covered aggressively, analyst conviction has hardened, and the stock has pulled…

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