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Trader NoteASM

Avino insiders sell into the rally

ASM enters the week to May 13 earnings on the back foot — the stock dropped nearly 9% on the week to CAD 8.75, giving back a chunk of April's strong run, while insiders were actively cashing out at the highs. The…

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Trader NoteAVT

Avnet Rallies Past Analyst Targets After Q3 Earnings Beat

AVT heads into the post-earnings session in an unusual position: the stock has sprinted so far ahead of where most analysts thought it would be that the Street is now playing catch-up. Shares closed at $78.28 on April…

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Trader NoteAVA

AVA Options Turn Cautious Before May Earnings

Avista Corporation heads into its May 5 Q1 results with options traders notably more defensive than usual, even as short sellers have been quietly stepping back. The most telling signal this week is in the options…

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Trader NoteAVY

AVY Options Alarm Rings Ahead of Earnings Tomorrow

Avery Dennison Corporation heads into its Q1 2026 earnings call — due Wednesday after market close — with options traders abruptly turning defensive, even as short sellers quietly retreat from the name. The most…

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Trader NoteAVB

AvalonBay bounces hard as shorts rebuild into Q1 earnings

AvalonBay Communities has rarely been this interesting to watch — a stock that just gained 6.6% in a week while short interest quietly crept 5% higher, with analysts lifting targets and Q1 earnings results landing…

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Trader NoteAWX

AWX shorts retreat sharply as earnings loom

Avalon Holdings Corporation enters its May 11 earnings release having shed more than two-thirds of its estimated short position in five weeks — one of the sharpest short-covering episodes this micro-cap has seen in…

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Trader NoteAZO

AZO: Shorts Build Into May Earnings

AutoZone heads into its Q3 2026 report — due May 26 — with short interest climbing at its fastest pace in months, even as the stock quietly outperforms most of its retail peers. Short interest has grown sharply over…

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Trader NoteADP

ADP Options Traders Turn Defensive Ahead of Earnings

ADP heads into its April 29 earnings release with options market participants signalling the most defensive posture seen in months — even as short sellers remain a modest presence and the borrow market stays…

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Trader NoteALV

Autoliv shorts rebuild as options traders turn bullish

Autoliv, Inc. enters the back half of April with an unusual split: short sellers quietly adding to positions while options traders have just made their most bullish pivot in months. The options move is the sharpest…

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Trader NoteADSK

ADSK shorts retreat ahead of May earnings

Autodesk heads into its May 26 earnings report with shorts cutting positions sharply and options sentiment flipping notably less defensive — a setup that stands in contrast to the stock's rough month. The most striking…

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Trader NoteANZG.Y

ANZ Group Heads Into H1 Results With Shorts Retreating

ANZG.Y heads into its first-half 2026 earnings call on May 1 with an interesting split: short sellers have sharply pulled back positions over the week, even as borrow costs remain sticky and the acquisition newsflow…

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Trader NotePNTR

Pantera Silver shorts retreat as borrow cost halves

Pantera Silver Corp. enters the final days of April with its most notable development sitting squarely in the lending market: short interest has collapsed over the past month, and the cost of borrowing shares has…

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Trader NoteGSP

GSP shorts double as private placement closes

Gensource Potash Corporation heads into tomorrow's earnings release carrying a dramatic shift in its short-side positioning — short interest has exploded higher over the past month while a fresh private placement has…

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Trader NoteAUBN

AUBN Beats Q1 Estimates, But Stock Still Slips

Auburn National Bancorporation heads into the week after a stronger-than-expected Q1 print — yet the stock has drifted lower, leaving a gap between fundamental improvement and price action that is worth examining. The…

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Trader NoteATO

Atmos Heads Into Q2 Results With Shorts Unwinding

Atmos Energy Corporation heads into its May 6 earnings release with short sellers retreating, options traders growing mildly more defensive, and the Street broadly neutral on a stock trading just below its consensus…

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Trader NoteSYG

Sylla Gold: Insiders Accumulate as Borrow Cost Dips

SYG trades at a price that would fit comfortably on a stamp — CAD $0.075 — but the insider accumulation record here is the real story this week. The most recent signal from within the company came in February, when…

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Trader NoteAAME

AAME: Tightly Held, Loosely Shorted

Atlantic American Corporation has drifted quietly higher this week — up 3.4% to $2.55 — and that calm surface reflects a stock where the real story is ownership concentration, not short-seller positioning. The free…

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