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RPC has gained 10.25% this week, a sharp contrast to most of its closest peers, making the stock the clear standout in an otherwise flat-to-lower group. The peer divergence is striking. TPG slipped 0.7% on the week, CG…
Nu Holdings is trading at its most interesting inflection point in months — a stock up 13% in thirty days, with analysts freshly divided and options hedging climbing even as the lending market stays wide open. The…
Sportradar enters earnings season with a subtle but meaningful shift: the options market is flashing its most defensive reading in weeks, even as the short-selling pressure documented last week continues to build and…
Rocket Lab Corporation heads into its August 6 earnings print with short sellers still adding exposure, options traders leaning bullish relative to recent norms, and the stock down 35% over the past month — a setup…
Ardagh Metal Packaging heads into its July 23 results with the pre-earnings borrow frenzy largely unwound — a meaningful shift from the picture painted just one week ago. The cost-to-borrow tells the clearest story of…
Robinhood Markets has snapped back hard — up 7% Tuesday to $106.36 — but the setup heading into next week's July 29 earnings print is more charged than the recovery suggests. The options market is the clearest signal…
MNDY heads into its August 10 earnings date having shed 11% on the week to $72.84, with short sellers staying put and the Street's consensus price target sitting nearly 50% above the current price. The most striking…
SOXQ enters the back half of July with a striking split: options traders have abandoned defensive positioning at the same moment the borrow market is getting measurably tighter. The most eye-catching shift is in the…
Genius Sports heads into its August 6 earnings print with short sellers retreating, options skewing decisively bullish, and a fresh round of analyst target upgrades — yet the stock at $6.65 still sits well below what…
UiPath enters the week with a striking contradiction at its core — short interest near the highest level in its history, yet options traders are the most bullish they have been all year. The options signal is the…
DigitalOcean has snapped back hard, reversing the narrative from last week's note almost entirely — the stock jumped 14.6% on Tuesday to close at $136.45, clawing back most of the 17% collapse that defined the prior…
ACV Auctions heads into its August 5 earnings report with the stock up 22% in a month and options positioning at its most aggressively bullish in over a year — a sharp reversal from the cautious stance that defined…
Coinbase Global heads into next week's Q2 print with shorts continuing to cover and options traders pulling back from last week's defensive peak — a notable shift from the divergence that defined the prior note. The…
AppLovin heads into its August 5 earnings report with a two-week slide on the tape and options traders pricing in more caution than at any point in the past year. The options picture is the most telling signal this…
AFRM heads into August earnings with the Street more bullish than it has been in months — yet the stock just posted its sharpest weekly loss since spring. The analyst story is the standout this week, and the direction…
ARKO heads into its August 6 earnings print with a striking divergence between a relaxed lending market and an unusually sharp move in options positioning. The options signal is the standout this week. Put/call ratio…
DoorDash heads into its August 5 earnings report with options traders flashing a notably defensive tilt — the most pronounced in months — even as short sellers have been quietly covering. The sharpest signal this week…
RBLX arrives at its July 30 earnings date carrying two divergent signals: options positioning is growing more cautious, while short sellers have been quietly covering. The clearest shift this week is in options. The…
QuantumScape heads into its Q2 earnings release — due after the close today — with short sellers rebuilding positions at the fastest pace in months and the borrow market tightening to its most constrained level of the…
Upstart Holdings enters its August 4 earnings print with a rare combination of very high short interest, loosening borrow conditions, and a fresh spike in options defensiveness — a setup that makes positioning harder…
