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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…
AXT, Inc. registered a 14% single-day gain on July 14, yet the week as a whole closed essentially flat — a volatile holding pattern that captures the fundamental tension heading into July 30 earnings: a heavy short…
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…
MFP enters the second half of July with a strong price run and its first meaningful analyst coverage — a combination that gives the stock fresh visibility at an interesting moment. The week's headline is Oppenheimer's…
FDXF has now shed 17% in a month, and a fresh initiation from Citizens this week only underscores a widening paradox: the Street's conviction is building while the stock keeps sliding. Citizens analyst Jeff Kauffman…
Robostrategy, Inc. has had a strong week on price — up 15% over the past five days to $36.71 — but the lending market tells a more cautious story underneath the rally. The borrow picture is the most telling signal…
X-Energy enters the back half of July carrying a bruising month — down 17.5% — against a Street that remains almost uniformly bullish and a set of price targets that sit more than double the current price. The gap…
NHP enters the week of July 14 with an unusual divergence: short sellers have rebuilt positions at a pace rarely seen in a newly public REIT, yet the Street's dominant tone remains constructive and the stock has gained…
Janus Living enters the final stretch before its August 4 earnings with an unusual combination: bullish analyst momentum running in parallel with a sharp and sudden rebuild in short positioning. The most notable…
Factorial Energy enters the second half of July with a striking split between its borrow market signals and the price action that preceded them — the stock has shed 38% in one week and 60% in one month, yet the lending…
Veradermics heads into the week with a striking divergence: the analyst community is loudly bullish, while short sellers have been quietly adding exposure. The Street's conviction on MANE has rarely looked this…
Solstice Advanced Materials heads into its August 5 earnings report with a notable divergence: the stock is up on the week, but bears have been quietly rebuilding positions through a month where the share price has…
PWRL heads into the week with a stark disconnect: the CEO and other insiders bought shares in June, yet the stock has fallen another 10% since then. The insider signal is the clearest thing in this dataset. President…
Bitgo Holdings enters its August earnings window with short sellers quietly rebuilding positions even as the stock edges higher — a divergence that sets up a nuanced read heading into the next catalyst. The clearest…
Neptune Insurance Holdings heads into its July 21 earnings report carrying a short interest position that has roughly doubled in two weeks — just as analysts are racing to lift their targets. The short-side shift is…
WaterBridge Infrastructure enters the back half of July with a striking split in its positioning data: short sellers have dramatically reduced their exposure over the past week even as the borrow market tightened…
Phoenix Education Partners is navigating a curious split: short interest has roughly doubled in a month, yet the borrow market remains loose, and the Street is largely still bullish. The short interest story deserves…
Figure Technology Solutions heads into its August 10 earnings date with sell-side targets moving lower, short interest climbing, and options traders positioned more bullishly than usual — a combination that sets up an…
PLBL is down 22% on the week to $7.81, yet short sellers are paying over 111% annualised to hold their positions — a dynamic that keeps the stock's lending market as one of the more hostile on Nasdaq. The borrow story…
Firefly Aerospace enters mid-July with short interest at a fresh monthly high, options traders the most bullish they've been in weeks, and a stock that has now shed 32% over the past month — a divergence that makes the…
