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Trader NoteETH

ETH Short Sellers Return as Ethereum Slides

ETH, the Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF, has had a rough week, and short sellers have noticed. The most striking development in this fund's positioning is the speed of the short rebuild. Short interest jumped 424%…

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Trader NotePGY

PGY Shorts Rebuild as Analysts Lift Targets

Pagaya Technologies enters the final stretch before its November 6 earnings report with a notable tension at its core: short sellers have added to positions over the past month while the analysts covering the stock…

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Market Commentary

Billionaire Buys Signal Conviction in Waste and Gaming

The most striking open-market insider move in recent filings came from Kenneth Dart, the billionaire shareholder of EVO (Evolution AB). He bought $569m worth of shares on 21 July, with a further $147m purchase filed on…

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Trader NoteDV

DoubleVerify shorts retreat to a one-year low

DoubleVerify is the least-shorted name in its peer group right now, and the gap widened sharply this week. Short interest across the ad-tech and media space tells a mixed story. PubMatic fell 7.8% on the week, Omnicom…

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Trader NoteCOUR

Coursera Crashes 32% After Earnings Gut-Punch

COUR just delivered one of the ugliest single-week prints in its listed history, falling 32% to $3.47 after Thursday's earnings release triggered an immediate 26% one-day collapse. The stock is now trading at a…

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Trader NoteDASH

DoorDash Shorts Rebuild Ahead of Tuesday's Print

DoorDash shares have drifted lower while short sellers have quietly rebuilt positions over the past week, creating a modest divergence from its closest peers just days before earnings. Short interest climbed roughly…

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Trader NoteUTZ

UTZ Shorts Retreat Sharply Ahead of November Earnings

Utz Brands enters its November 5 earnings report with short sellers cutting positions at an unusual pace, even as a takeover agreement with Intersnack Group sits in the background reshaping the long-term ownership…

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Trader NoteRKT

RKT Shorts Retreat After Q3 Beat Sends Stock Up 9%

Rocket Companies reported Q3 results on October 29 and the stock responded with a 10.6% single-day gain, the biggest post-earnings move in its recent history. That surge has now put the stock up 9.1% on the week to…

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Trader NoteDXC

DXC Falls 7% on Earnings. Shorts Stay Put.

DXC Technology reported on October 30 and dropped nearly 7% on the day, yet the short position barely moved, leaving the stock in an unusual place: a post-earnings selloff with no sign that bears are taking…

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Trader NoteHGV

HGV Surges on Earnings Beat as Shorts Retreat

Hilton Grand Vacations heads into the final stretch of October with its most dramatic week in months: an 8.2% post-earnings gap, shorts cutting positions at pace, and Goldman Sachs lowering its price target even as the…

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