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Trader NoteALHC

ALHC: Shorts Rebuild After Earnings Collapse

Alignment Healthcare enters the back half of August with a striking contradiction at its core: short interest just posted its biggest single-day jump in months, yet the options market is tilting more bullish than at…

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Trader NoteHIMS

HIMS Reverses Hard as Shorts Trim and Options Pivot

Hims & Hers Health has staged a sharp reversal this week — up 16% to $31.75 — flipping the script on a note filed just days ago that described extreme hedging demand and relentless selling pressure. The positioning…

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Trader NoteAFRM

AFRM Post-Earnings: Shorts Retreat, Options Stay Cautious

Affirm Holdings reported fiscal Q4 results on August 25 and exits earnings week with shorts in clear retreat, borrow conditions comfortably loose, and options traders still carrying more defensive positioning than…

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Trader NoteRBLX

RBLX Shorts Flee After Earnings Wreck

Roblox heads into autumn with its short-selling community in full retreat, even as the stock sits nearly 18% below where it traded a month ago — a gap that frames the week's central tension. The most dramatic data…

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Trader NoteABNB

ABNB Options Signal Flashes Caution as Analysts Catch Up

Airbnb has continued climbing this week — but the options market is now flashing its most defensive signal in months, even as the Street scrambles to revise targets upward. The clearest shift in market structure is in…

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Trader NotePLTR

PLTR Gives Back $7 as Peers Diverge

Palantir Technologies closed Tuesday at $172.73 — down from the $179.94 high reported in Monday's note — and the more pointed story this week is that the pullback has arrived alongside a meaningful split in the peer…

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Trader NoteFROG

JFrog Shorts Retreat as Street Upgrades Targets

FROG enters the back half of August with an unusual dynamic: short sellers are rushing for the exit just as Wall Street raises its expectations for the stock. The most striking development this week is the speed of the…

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Trader NoteXPEV

XPEV Shorts Surge as Borrow Dries Up Before Earnings

XPEV enters its August 27 earnings print with short sellers rebuilding aggressively and the borrow market at its tightest in months — a combination that sets up a charged tape into tomorrow's release. The most striking…

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Trader NoteHRMY

Wolfe Initiates HRMY at Outperform as Shorts Quietly Exit

HRMY enters the back half of August with a fresh analyst endorsement pulling in one direction and a notably heavy put/call ratio pulling in the other — two signals that don't obviously agree. The most concrete…

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Trader NoteSTLAM

Stellantis Drifts Lower as Value Trap Debate Intensifies

STLAM heads into the final week of August with a stock that has fallen 10.6% over the past month yet still can't attract meaningful short-seller conviction — a gap that captures the central tension around the name…

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Trader NoteRVMD

RVMD Options Flip Bullish as CEO Sells Into Strength

Revolution Medicines is trading near $211 with shorts unwinding and options turning sharply more bullish — yet the CEO just sold over $15 million of stock at the highs, creating a pointed divergence that defines the…

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