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Trader NoteJETS

JETS Bears Retreat as Short Interest Halves in Six Weeks

The dominant story in JETS right now is a rapid and sustained unwinding of one of the heaviest short positions in the ETF space — a squeeze-like retreat that has cut bearish exposure in half since early May, even as…

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Trader NoteSHOP

Shopify CEO Keeps Selling as Earnings Arrive in Days

Shopify enters its June 16 earnings print with the stock down 5.6% on the week and its founder still selling into every recovery. The insider pattern has not changed since last week's note — it has deepened. Tobias…

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Trader NoteZVRA

ZVRA Shorts Build Into an Analyst Upgrade Wave

Zevra Therapeutics is caught in an unusual tug-of-war this week: a stock up 26% over five days is simultaneously attracting a coordinated wave of analyst upgrades and a sharp build in short interest — two signals that…

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Trader NoteNET

Cloudflare Earnings Damage Absorbed, Analysts Lift Targets

Cloudflare has just absorbed its Q1 earnings print — a session that confirmed the market's worst fears — and the question now is whether the subsequent analyst target-raising wave marks genuine re-engagement or simply…

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Trader NoteKEN

KEN Drops 11% as Borrow Costs Triple Overnight

Kenon Holdings heads into the week with its sharpest one-month decline in recent memory, down 14% over 30 days and off nearly 11% on the week alone — a move that sits in stark contrast to the relatively sleepy lending…

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Trader NoteJD

JD.com Shorts Rebuild as Analysts Hold Bullish Targets

JD.com heads into mid-June with a growing contradiction at its heart: short sellers are rebuilding positions at the fastest pace in months, yet the analyst community has been steadily lifting price targets after a…

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Trader NoteBABA

BABA Options Signal Rare Bull Surge Amid Stock Slide

Alibaba enters the second week of June with a striking contradiction: the stock has shed 8.5% over the past week and 14.5% over the past month, yet options positioning has flipped to one of its most bullishly skewed…

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Trader NoteOGS

OGS Shorts Rebuild as Peers Hold Steady

ONE Gas heads into the June stretch with short interest quietly rebuilding and analysts trimming targets, even as the broader gas utility group treads water. Short sellers have been adding exposure this week, and the…

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Trader NotePRGO

Perrigo's Short Position Builds Even as Borrow Costs Cool

PRGO heads into the summer with a contradictory setup: short interest near a monthly high, yet the borrow market is loosening and the ORTEX short score is drifting lower — a split signal that makes the stock harder to…

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Trader NoteAMC

AMC shorts ease further as options traders turn bullish

AMC Entertainment enters mid-June with its short position continuing to retreat and options sentiment flipping to its most bullish extreme of the past year — a notable shift from a week ago when covering had stalled…

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Trader NoteICE

ICE Stabilises but the Gap to Fair Value Stays Wide

Intercontinental Exchange catches a modest bid this week, but the broader story hasn't changed: the stock remains nearly 30% below where the Street thinks it should trade, and short sellers show no sign of backing…

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Trader NoteAAOI

AAOI Insiders Cash Out Near Highs as Options Turn Bullish

Applied Optoelectronics heads into the week after Q1 earnings with a sharp contradiction at its core: insiders sold heavily into strength, yet options traders just swung to their most bullish posture in months. The…

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Trader NoteMUSA

MUSA Shorts Spike 25% in a Week While the Stock Rallies

Murphy USA heads into the week of June 9 with a sharp and unusual tension: short sellers are rebuilding positions at the fastest pace in months, yet the stock just posted its best weekly gain in recent memory. The…

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Trader NoteREXR

REXR Shorts Rebuild as Analysts Trim Targets

Rexford Industrial Realty heads into the summer with a curious split: the stock just posted its best weekly gain in months, yet short sellers have been quietly rebuilding positions at the fastest monthly pace in the…

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Trader NoteTMHC

TMHC Shorts Retreat as Berkshire Deal Anchors the Price

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation is settling into a narrow trading range defined by a pending acquisition, a cooling short base, and a Street consensus that has run out of bullish arguments — all at once. The…

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Trader NoteABBV

AbbVie's call skew sharpens as shorts rebuild quietly

ABBV has given back a few dollars from last week's peak but remains up nearly 5% on the week at $225.42, and the most interesting development is not the price — it's a sharp divergence between options traders leaning…

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