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Trader NoteASST

ASST Analyst Trimmed Target as Street Stays Bullish

ASST — Strive, Inc. — is holding an odd position: the Street remains unanimously bullish on a Bitcoin treasury play that has lost 12% over the past month, while a fresh analyst target cut lands on a day the stock…

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Trader NoteNP

NP Earnings Are In — Now Watch Whether Shorts Stay or Go

Neptune Insurance Holdings has just printed Q2 results, and the question that matters now is whether the pre-earnings short build that dominated last week's note unwinds or digs in. The short position that nearly…

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Trader NoteLGN

LGN Options Flip Bullish as Shorts Quietly Build

LGN enters the week of July 22 with a striking options market reversal — call demand surging to its most extreme reading of the year — even as short interest has quietly climbed 55% over the past month and the stock…

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Trader NoteSKYD

PSKY Earnings Arrive, Cost-to-Borrow Spikes, Options Calm

PSKY has now passed through its July 21 earnings date — but the post-print setup is more interesting than the print itself, with borrowing costs doubling overnight and the stock extending its month-long slide. The most…

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Trader NoteCRWV

CoreWeave: Analyst Cuts Meet Short Covering as Earnings Loom

CRWV heads into its August 6 earnings window with a busy week of analyst activity pulling in opposite directions — upgrades and new coverage on one side, target-price cuts across the board on the other — while shorts…

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Trader NoteNPB

NPB Posts First Earnings With Shorts Rebuilding

NPB delivered its debut quarterly results as a public company this week, and the most interesting tension now is whether the stock's post-print positioning aligns with what the numbers showed. Short interest is low in…

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Trader NoteBEPC

JP Morgan Steps Back as BEPC Heads Into Earnings

BEPC enters its July 31 earnings print with the Street's conviction visibly shifting — JP Morgan's Mark Strouse cut the stock to Neutral just this week, ending what had been a multi-year Overweight stance, and that…

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Trader NoteBTC

BTC Trust Climbs as Shorts Retreat and Call Buyers Take Over

The story on BTC Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust has shifted meaningfully since last week's note: the shorts that had been quietly rebuilding have now reversed course, and options positioning has turned its most bullish…

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Trader NoteETH

ETH Short Build Accelerates as Options Lose Their Edge

The split signal flagged last week in ETH has shifted — shorts have continued building at pace, and the extreme call skew in options has meaningfully faded. The short interest story has moved from notable to…

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Trader NoteOKLO

Oklo Shorts Hold Firm as Insiders Cash Out Into the Slide

OKLO heads into its August 12 earnings print with a stock down 28% in a month, short sellers adding positions, and the founding team selling millions of dollars worth of shares near recent highs — a combination that…

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Trader NoteBXBL

Boxabl Drops 18% in a Day as Borrow Tightens

BXBL entered this week with a sharp jolt — an 18% single-day drop on Tuesday that left the stock at $8.01, down more than 16% on the week, with the lending market tightening in lockstep. The most striking move isn't…

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Trader NoteGEV

GEV Posts Q2 Earnings — Now Watch What Shorts Do Next

GE Vernova has just reported Q2 results, and the pre-earnings defensive positioning that dominated the past two weeks is now being unwound — short sellers are trimming, options hedges look less extreme, and the borrow…

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