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Trader NoteFPS

FPS Options Drift Turns Defensive as November Print Looms

Forgent Power Solutions enters its November 12 earnings report with a familiar tension: bulls have not abandoned the thesis, but the price action and options flow suggest conviction has softened materially since…

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Trader NoteHMC

HMC Capital Bears Retreat as November Earnings Approach

HMC Capital closed the week at AUD 3.00, up 12.4% in five sessions, with short sellers cutting positions into the rally and a results date of November 18 drawing closer. The lending market tells a straightforward…

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Trader NoteTRN

Trainline Heads Into Results With Bulls Firmly in Charge

TRN enters its November 4 results with a clean lending market, a street-level buy consensus, and valuation multiples that still look undemanding, yet the stock slipped 2.6% this week to 205.4p, leaving investors…

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Trader NoteNVT

NVT earnings hit, but shorts ease and Street holds targets

NVT reported Q3 results on October 30, fell nearly 9% on the day, and yet the week ends roughly flat as buyers stepped in, leaving the key question now whether the pre-earnings short build unwinds or consolidates at…

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Trader NoteTLO

Talon Metals shorts double as stock gives back gains

TLO heads into its November 13 earnings date with short interest doubling over the past month and the stock down 18% from its October peak, a sharp reversal for a name that gained over 1,400% in the year to…

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Trader NoteETH

ETH Short Sellers Return as Ethereum Slides

ETH, the Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF, has had a rough week, and short sellers have noticed. The most striking development in this fund's positioning is the speed of the short rebuild. Short interest jumped 424%…

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Trader NotePGY

PGY Shorts Rebuild as Analysts Lift Targets

Pagaya Technologies enters the final stretch before its November 6 earnings report with a notable tension at its core: short sellers have added to positions over the past month while the analysts covering the stock…

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Trader NoteDV

DoubleVerify shorts retreat to a one-year low

DoubleVerify is the least-shorted name in its peer group right now, and the gap widened sharply this week. Short interest across the ad-tech and media space tells a mixed story. PubMatic fell 7.8% on the week, Omnicom…

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Trader NoteCOUR

Coursera Crashes 32% After Earnings Gut-Punch

COUR just delivered one of the ugliest single-week prints in its listed history, falling 32% to $3.47 after Thursday's earnings release triggered an immediate 26% one-day collapse. The stock is now trading at a…

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Trader NoteDASH

DoorDash Shorts Rebuild Ahead of Tuesday's Print

DoorDash shares have drifted lower while short sellers have quietly rebuilt positions over the past week, creating a modest divergence from its closest peers just days before earnings. Short interest climbed roughly…

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Trader NoteUTZ

UTZ Shorts Retreat Sharply Ahead of November Earnings

Utz Brands enters its November 5 earnings report with short sellers cutting positions at an unusual pace, even as a takeover agreement with Intersnack Group sits in the background reshaping the long-term ownership…

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Trader NoteRKT

RKT Shorts Retreat After Q3 Beat Sends Stock Up 9%

Rocket Companies reported Q3 results on October 29 and the stock responded with a 10.6% single-day gain, the biggest post-earnings move in its recent history. That surge has now put the stock up 9.1% on the week to…

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