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TTD shorts rebuild as August earnings draw closer

The Trade Desk enters the final week before its August 7 results with a modest but meaningful shift in short positioning — bears added to their bets over the past week even as the stock slipped another 3% to…

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Trader NoteHTZ

HTZ: Bears Add Again as the August Print Looms

Hertz Global Holdings has now shed 64% in a month, shorts have added another leg, and the lending market remains fully locked — yet the options market continues to lean toward calls rather than puts. The short interest…

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EVCM: Insiders Sell Daily as Borrow Market Stays Frozen

EverCommerce enters the week before its August 6 earnings with a borrow market still effectively shut, insiders selling into every uptick, and a short score that has now pushed to its highest recorded reading — a…

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SoFi Bounces Into Earnings Window With Bears Paring Back

SoFi Technologies has clawed back to $18.55 this week — up 4.5% — with short sellers quietly trimming exposure and Goldman Sachs lifting its target just days ago, setting up an interesting pre-earnings dynamic ahead of…

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ZS Options Caution Meets Short-Score Reset

Zscaler has now moved 17% higher in a month and short sellers have mostly stepped aside — but options traders are quietly loading up on downside protection as the September earnings date comes into view. The options…

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XTB Rallies 19% in a Month as Shorts Quietly Retreat

XTB has spent July doing what bears least want to see — rallying hard while the borrow market moves entirely the wrong way for short sellers. The stock closed at PLN 130.70 on July 14, up nearly 8% on the week and…

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Trader NoteAPTV

Aptiv Shorts Build Into August Earnings

APTV heads into its August 4 earnings date with short interest climbing sharply and the stock down 15% over the past month — a combination that sets up an unusually charged pre-print setup. Short interest has jumped…

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UMC's Borrow Shock Fades, but Options Traders Stay Cautious

UMC has spent the past week unwinding the extremes flagged in our July 9 note — borrow costs have collapsed, short sellers have retreated further, and availability has loosened — yet the options market has not fully…

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SECZ Borrow Tightens as Fresh Coverage Meets a Falling Knife

SECZ enters the second half of July with a sharp contradiction: a brand-new Buy rating from the Street, a stock down 37% over the past month, and a borrow market that has tightened dramatically in just one week. The…

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