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Trader NotePI

Impinj Bounces Post-Earnings, But Shorts Hold Firm

Impinj reported Q2 results on July 29 and clawed back 2.1% to $133.03, yet the bears who entered the print heavily positioned have barely flinched — short interest remains at 11% of the free float and the broader…

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Trader NoteFHB

FHB Slips as Analysts Cluster at Neutral

First Hawaiian enters the back half of July with a familiar tension: a stock down 3.3% on the week and 5% over the past month, yet with analysts nudging targets modestly higher after a post-earnings reset. The catalyst…

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Trader NoteNGVT

NGVT Options Signal Bullish Tilt Ahead of Tomorrow's Print

Ingevity Corporation heads into its Q2 earnings release tomorrow with options traders making their most bullish positioning move of the past year — a striking shift from months of defensive skew. The clearest signal…

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Trader NoteALKS

Analysts Lift Targets as Shorts Cover After Earnings

ALKS just reported Q2 results and the Street's reaction tells a split story: analysts are raising targets with unusual conviction, yet the stock fell 4.4% on the week to $50.50, leaving it well below where many of…

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Trader NoteFCPT

FCPT Reports Today With Shorts Retreating and Puts at Peak

Four Corners Property Trust crosses into its Q2 earnings print today having shed shorts aggressively over the past week — a notable shift from the rebuild story told just seven days ago. The most meaningful data change…

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Trader NotePYPL

PayPal Q2 Beat Sends Analysts Scrambling to Catch Up

PayPal reported Q2 earnings on July 28 and immediately triggered the largest single-day analyst target revision wave of the year — an unmistakable sign that the Street was underpositioned heading into the print. Every…

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Trader NoteBNL

BNL Heads Into Earnings With Analysts Lifting Targets

Broadstone Net Lease reports Q2 results on July 30 with analyst conviction building, short interest at a modest one-month high, and options traders firmly in call territory — an unusually aligned setup ahead of a…

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Trader NoteBOOT

Boot Barn Heads Into Earnings with Shorts Retreating

BOOT enters its July 31 earnings print with a meaningful divergence taking shape: short sellers have been cutting exposure all month while options traders shifted toward more defensive positioning this week — an…

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Trader NoteCFG

CFG Bulls Get Loud After Earnings Beat

Citizens Financial Group heads into the final days of July with the Street in an unusually unanimous upgrading mood — a rare moment of consensus in a sector that rarely gets it. The analyst activity this past week has…

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Trader NoteVKTX

VKTX Shorts Hold Firm as Options Traders Bet on Recovery

Viking Therapeutics heads into the back half of July with a stock down 11% on the week, a short base stubbornly above 20% of the float, and options traders who look distinctly unconcerned about further downside. The…

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Trader NoteLNTH

LNTH Shorts Build Into August Earnings

Lantheus Holdings heads into its August 6 earnings report with short sellers rebuilding positions and the stock nursing a 5% weekly loss — a setup that mirrors investor caution ahead of what has historically been a…

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Trader NoteMC

Moelis Lags Peers as Shorts Quietly Unwind

MC heads into the back half of July with short sellers retreating, options traders heavily bullish, and a Q2 earnings print just landed — yet the stock is quietly underperforming the advisory peer group that has…

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