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Trader NoteFIGR

FIGR Analysts Trim Targets as Shorts Quietly Build

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…

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Trader NotePLBL

PLBL Borrow Costs Ease but Lending Market Stays Hostile

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…

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Trader NoteEQPT

EQPT Shorts Rebuild as Analysts Keep Cutting

EquipmentShare.com is stuck in a deteriorating pattern: the stock down 13% over the past month, short sellers rebuilding at the fastest pace in weeks, and analysts who haven't stopped trimming targets. The most…

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Trader NoteVOYG

Morgan Stanley Downgrades as VOYG Shorts Hold Firm Near 20%

Voyager Technologies enters the week of July 15 with a fresh Morgan Stanley downgrade, short interest pushing toward 20% of the float, and options positioning turning notably more defensive — a confluence that tightens…

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Trader NoteLION

Lionsgate Heads Into August Earnings With Shorts Retreating

LION enters its August 6 earnings window with a stock down nearly 5% on the week and short sellers quietly trimming — a small but telling divergence worth unpacking. The most striking feature of the positioning picture…

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Trader NoteCRCL

CRCL Analysts Cut Targets as Shorts Hold Firm

Circle Internet Group enters the back half of July with a sharply divided Street, a short book that has climbed meaningfully over the past month, and a stock sitting 19% below its recent highs — a setup where the bear…

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Trader NoteCRWV

CoreWeave Bears Trim but Stay Heavily Positioned

CRWV heads into its August 6 earnings window with short interest still running at an extreme level — but the week's data shows the first meaningful pullback in weeks, even as the stock continues to fall. The short…

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Trader NoteKRMN

KRMN Shorts Surge While the Street Waits for August

Karman Holdings heads into its August 7 earnings date with short interest at its highest level in months and the stock down 11% on the week — a setup that puts the upcoming print under sharper scrutiny than the last…

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Trader NoteBLK

BlackRock Bulls Hold Ground After Q2 Beat

BlackRock has cleared its Q2 earnings hurdle, and the data now shifts from pre-print positioning to post-print reality — with the bull case intact but one notable crack in analyst confidence. The most telling single…

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Trader NoteETH

ETH Options Turn Bullish as Shorts Quietly Build

ETH, the Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF, is sending a split signal this week — options traders are the most bullish they've been in a year, while short interest has quietly tripled over the past seven days. The…

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Trader NoteAU

AU Analysts Trim Targets Ahead of July Earnings

AngloGold Ashanti enters its July 31 earnings date with analysts still bullish but quietly marking down their targets — while the stock, at $80.34, trades at a 31% discount to the Street's consensus price of…

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Trader NoteTKO

TKO Shorts Retreat as Earnings Loom

TKO Group Holdings enters its August 3 earnings window with a notable split developing between the stock and its short sellers — bears have been cutting exposure sharply even as the stock has pulled back nearly 10%…

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Trader NoteAESI

AESI Bears Rebuild Ahead of Earnings

Atlas Energy Solutions heads into its July 27 earnings release with shorts adding aggressively and the Street offering a wide range of views on what the stock is actually worth. The most striking development this week…

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Trader NoteFBYD

FBYD Craters 43% as Insider Selling Pressure Mounts

Falcon's Beyond Global is navigating one of its sharpest weekly drawdowns since listing, with a stock collapse of 43% in a week colliding with an ORTEX short score near historic highs and a lending market that remains…

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