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Trader NoteFWRG

First Watch shorts retreat as the stock hits a 3-month low

FWRG is facing a rough June — down 9.5% on the week and 20% over the past month to $10.44, its lowest close in at least three months — while the bears who built the position are now quietly covering. Short interest has…

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Trader NoteRKLB

RKLB insiders keep selling as the stock gives back ground

Rocket Lab enters the first week of June having shed 14% from its recent highs, with C-suite selling continuing and short interest quietly rebuilding — a shift from the covering-driven narrative that dominated May. The…

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Trader NoteWGS

WGS Insiders Buy the Dip as Shorts Pile In

GeneDx Holdings Corp. heads into its June 18 earnings date carrying two conflicting signals: its biggest institutional backers are aggressively buying the stock at post-crash prices, while short sellers are adding to a…

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Trader NoteTE

T1 Energy's 133% rally meets a $190M insider exit

T1 Energy Inc. enters the week after one of the more dramatic single-month moves in the US clean energy space — up 134% in a month, closing Tuesday at $12.04 — while its largest strategic shareholder quietly sold more…

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Trader NoteRIVN

Rivian rallies 20% but shorts still aren't blinking

Rivian surged another 20% this week to $17.29 — building on last week's 11.6% bounce — yet the short sellers who loaded up through April and early May remain firmly in place. The clearest tell is in the short interest…

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Trader NoteIONQ

IonQ Heads Into Earnings With Shorts Still Retreating

IonQ enters its June 16 earnings with a peculiar set of contradictions: short sellers are still covering a 55% monthly rally, options hedgers remain more defensive than usual, and the Street is stretched between a $35…

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Trader NoteVSXY

Victoria's Secret Bears Caught in a 47% Single-Day Squeeze

Victoria's Secret & Co. just handed short sellers one of the most painful days in recent retail history — a 47% single-session surge to $80.06 that followed an earnings print, with the stock up 43% on the week and 53%…

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Trader NoteCXM

Sprinklr shorts rebuild ahead of June earnings

Sprinklr enters its next earnings event — scheduled for June 11 — with short interest climbing again after a dramatic unwind, and options traders leaning more bullish than usual, creating a tension worth…

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Trader NoteOWL

OWL shorts surge ahead of earnings

Blue Owl Capital heads into its June 4 earnings call with short sellers in the most aggressive posture they've occupied all year — and the stock is already flinching. Short interest is the dominant story here. OWL's SI…

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Trader NotePATH

PATH's Short Mountain Grows Taller Ahead of June Earnings

UiPath heads into its June 25 earnings date carrying one of the heaviest short positions in enterprise software — and short sellers added to it aggressively this week even as the stock bounced. Short interest has…

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Trader NoteAVAH

RBC upgrade can't stop AVAH's slide

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings enters June nursing a bruising 11% drop on the week, even as a fresh analyst upgrade from RBC Capital signals the Street may be more constructive than the tape is letting on. The most…

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Trader NoteAEVA

AEVA shorts retreat as borrow loosens and earnings loom

Aeva Technologies enters its June 18 earnings date with a striking divergence: a 68% stock rally over the past month, yet short sellers holding nearly a quarter of the float, and the options market quietly turning more…

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Trader NoteAPP

APP post-earnings: rally holds, but insiders keep selling

AppLovin has just posted earnings and the stock is still up 18% on the week at $605.63 — yet the executives who sold in May sold too early, and the ones still selling now are doing so into a much higher price. The…

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Trader NoteCGNT

CGNT posts an EPS miss — shorts are already gone

Cognyte Software reported Q1 FY2027 results this morning and served up a split verdict. Revenue of $105.5M edged past the $105.2M consensus. EPS came in at $0.03 adjusted — a miss of $0.07 against the $0.09 estimate.…

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Trader NoteHIMS

HIMS bulls flood options market as earnings week arrives

Hims & Hers Health heads into its June 11 earnings print with a striking divergence: short sellers are as entrenched as ever, yet options traders have pivoted sharply toward calls — the most bullish options posture the…

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Trader NoteWOOF

Petco Shorts Hold Firm Ahead of June Earnings

Petco Health and Wellness heads into its June 30 quarterly results with short interest locked near a multi-month ceiling and options traders leaning more bullish than usual — an unusual divergence for a stock priced at…

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Trader NoteABNB

Chesky sells $14M as shorts exit before Friday's print

ABNB heads into Thursday's Q1 earnings call with the insider and short-seller signals pointing in opposite directions — CEO Brian Chesky sold roughly $14 million of stock on Sunday while short sellers have been quietly…

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