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Trader NoteSOFI

SoFi Shorts Rebuild Ahead of June Earnings

SoFi Technologies has given back last week's rally and shorts have used the retreat to press further — with earnings now just one week away. The price told a different story last week. SOFI closed Friday at $18.22…

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Trader NoteGRPN

Groupon's Shorts Hold Firm as Stock Finds Footing

GRPN has clawed back 2.7% on Tuesday to close at $16.61 — a modest stabilisation after last week's brutal 11.6% decline — yet the short base and borrow market are telling a story of remarkable entrenchment rather than…

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Trader NoteGME

GME: Options Spike Fades, But Shorts Stay Put

GameStop closes the week at $22.28 — up 6.5% on the week — yet the most striking data point isn't the price recovery. It's the gap between what options traders did on Tuesday and what short sellers have refused to do…

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Trader NoteCOHR

COHR's Round-Trip Is Complete — Now What?

Coherent Corp. has finished a violent round-trip in eight trading days, and the question now is whether $355 is a floor or a rest stop on the way lower. The speed of the reversal is the defining feature of the week.…

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Trader NoteBXDC

Wall Street Rushes to Cover a Fresh REIT

BXDC launched its analyst coverage era this week, drawing initiations from ten firms in two days — and the divide between bulls and sideliners defines the story heading into the stock's first full trading weeks as a…

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Trader NoteHQ

HQ's 23% Weekly Drop Tests Needham's $20 Thesis

HQ has given back its entire post-initiation rally in less than a week, falling 23% to $10.72 and raising the question of whether the Needham catalyst has already been fully digested — or overwritten. When Needham…

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Trader NoteJAN

JAN Shorts Double as Analysts Chase Targets Higher

Janus Living enters mid-June with a striking divergence at its core: short sellers have nearly tripled their position over the past month while every analyst covering the stock has been raising targets. The short-side…

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Trader NoteSHAZ

SHAZ Shorts Double in a Week With Earnings Two Weeks Out

SHAZ heads into its June 23 earnings event with short interest doubling in under two weeks and the borrow market fully consumed — the clearest tension in the name right now. The most striking move this week is in short…

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Trader NoteNAVN

Navan Drops 9.6% Into Earnings as Shorts Rebuild

NAVN has shed 9.6% over the past week to close at $20.68, arriving at its June 10 earnings release in a weaker technical position than the bullish analyst setup from earlier in the week suggested. The stock's slide has…

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Trader NoteFRMI

FRMI Shorts Surge as Borrow Conditions Ease

Fermi Inc. finds itself in an unusual position this week: short interest is jumping sharply while the borrow market is simultaneously opening up — a combination that tells a story of growing bearish conviction meeting…

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Trader NoteFIGR

FIGR Insiders Sell Into Strength as Stock Drops 25%

Figure Technology Solutions enters the week down 25% over the past month, and a steady stream of insider selling across that same window makes the pullback harder to dismiss as purely technical. The insider angle is…

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Trader NotePLBL

PLBL Borrow Costs Stay Elevated as Shorts Rebuild

Polibeli Group Ltd enters mid-June in an uncomfortable position — a stock down nearly 30% in a month, a borrow market that remains expensive, and short interest quietly climbing back toward recent highs. The lending…

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