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Trader NoteAIX2

AIXTRON Drops 14% in a Week With Earnings a Week Away

AIXTRON SE heads into its Q3 results on October 29 carrying its worst weekly loss in months, down 13.6% to EUR 63.50, and the market's debate about where the semiconductor equipment maker goes next is sharpening. The…

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Trader NoteARG

ARG Borrow Costs Double as Earnings Loom

ARG (Argosy Property Limited) heads into its November earnings with a quietly notable shift in the lending market: borrowing costs have nearly doubled in a month while the stock itself edges higher. The cost-to-borrow…

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Trader NotePKN

Orlen Steady Ahead of November Earnings

PKN heads into its November 5 results with short interest negligible, borrow conditions completely loose, and a valuation that looks cheap on almost every measure, making the earnings print the only real event worth…

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Trader NoteHTZ

HTZ Shorts Pay 85% to Hold Their Ground

Hertz Global Holdings enters its November 5 earnings date with the lending market effectively closed, borrow costs at a record, and 40% of the float still committed to a short position that is becoming more expensive…

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Trader NoteIQ

iQIYI shorts build as stock breaks below $1

IQ crossed an uncomfortable threshold this week. The stock closed at $0.9212 on Tuesday, down 7.1% on the week and nearly 9% over the past month, pushing below the $1 mark and raising the stakes ahead of a Q3 earnings…

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Trader NoteBYMA

BYMA Drifts Into Earnings as Selling Pressure Holds

BYMA has now shed nearly a fifth of its value since June, and with the November 5 Q3 earnings call two weeks out, nothing in this week's data suggests the selling has run its course. The price action remains the…

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Trader NoteCRVS

CRVS Options Alarm Sounds Ahead of November Earnings

Corvus Pharmaceuticals heads into its November 3 earnings report with options traders raising a sharp defensive flag, even as the stock bounces back from a bruising month. The clearest signal this week is in the…

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Trader Note1398

ICBC Short Interest Climbs 13% in a Month as Earnings Loom

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China slipped 1.9% over the past week to HK$7.49, a shade worse than the median decline of 1.2% across its closest Hong Kong-listed peers, with results due in eight days sharpening…

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Trader NoteGME

GME Lags Peers as Cohen Buys and Short Sellers Dig In

Among GME's closest correlated peers, the short interest setup looks crowded by comparison. MNRO gained 2.6% on the week and BRLT added 4.5%, while GameStop shed 2.8%, the weakest performer in the group. Short interest…

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Trader NoteIPAR

IPAR options flag caution ahead of November earnings

Interparfums heads into its November 3 earnings release with short sellers trimming positions but options traders abruptly shifting toward defensive territory, a divergence worth watching in a stock that has…

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Trader NoteCHRN

CHRN Borrow Costs Ease but Short Score Stays Elevated

ChronoScale Holdings heads into its November 6 earnings with a stock down 23% in a month, a borrow market that is still expensive despite easing, and an ORTEX short score deep in bearish territory. The most striking…

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Trader NoteWLTH

WLTH shorts ease but options stay cautious

WLTH heads into the back half of October with short sellers pulling back from a month-long build, yet options traders have grown notably more defensive in the same period. The short-side picture tells a story of…

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