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Trader NoteNXT

NXT Heads Into Earnings With Analysts Turning Constructive

Nextpower Inc. heads into its July 24 earnings print with fresh analyst upgrades arriving, shorts rebuilding after a quiet June, and the stock nursing a rough month despite a sharp one-day bounce. The most striking…

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Trader NoteSKWD

SKWD Pulls Back as Shorts Retreat Before July 31 Earnings

SKWD has dropped 6.5% on the week to $58.36, surrendering a chunk of last month's 17% surge — yet the short base is simultaneously unwinding, creating an unusual divergence heading into the July 31 earnings print. The…

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Trader NoteAIIO

AIIO Borrow Market Hits Breaking Point

AIIO (Robo.ai Inc.) enters mid-July with its lending market at maximum stress — every share in the borrow pool is spoken for, and short sellers are adding positions at the fastest weekly pace in over a month. The…

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Trader NoteWBD

WBD Bounces Back — But Shorts Are Quietly Building

Warner Bros. Discovery has reversed course from last week's drift, climbing 5.2% to $27.48, yet beneath the surface a meaningful shift in short positioning is quietly underway ahead of the August 7 earnings date. The…

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Trader NoteDRTS

DRTS: Borrow Eases, CFO Keeps Selling

Alpha Tau Medical heads into the final days of July with a striking divergence: the borrow market has loosened sharply since last week's note, yet the CFO's sell programme shows no signs of stopping. The most notable…

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Trader NoteAPO

Apollo Options Turn Bullish as Shorts Quietly Retreat

Apollo Global Management heads into its July 31 earnings with a striking divergence between options positioning and the broader analyst tape — call buyers have rarely been this dominant, even as Street targets slip…

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Trader NoteSHEL

Shell Rides the Energy Wave, Q2 Earnings Loom

Shell plc heads into its July 30 Q2 results on a four-week high for weekly momentum, with the broader European energy complex moving in lockstep and bears notable only by their absence. The weekly price move tells the…

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Trader NoteWULF

WULF Dips Further — Shorts Still Holding, Not Adding

TeraWulf drops to $19.41 this week, down 25% over the past month, yet the short base that's been betting against it continues to sit on its hands. The restraint from short sellers remains the defining tension. At 25.9%…

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Trader NoteIREN

IREN Shorts Rebuild Fast as Borrow Market Tightens

IREN heads into a tough stretch with short interest surging, the stock down sharply, and the borrow market tightening toward its most constrained level of the year — a combination that makes the lending setup the most…

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Trader NoteRDW

RDW Shorts Rebuild as Insiders Sell Into the Drop

Redwire Corporation enters earnings season in a precarious spot: short sellers are rebuilding positions at pace, insiders have been selling consistently on the way down, and the stock has shed a third of its value in a…

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Trader NoteSLVM

Sylvamo Heads Into August Earnings Under Pressure

SLVM is entering its August 7 earnings date with the stock down 9% in a month, short sellers quietly rebuilding, and the Street trimming targets — a setup that makes the next print more about reassurance than…

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Trader NoteSRAD

SRAD shorts build as JP Morgan lifts its target

Sportradar heads into the week with a widening disconnect: short sellers have spent a month rebuilding positions while the stock slides, yet the options market shows almost no fear, and JP Morgan just raised its price…

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Trader NoteRKLB

RKLB CEO Sells $120M as Shorts Rebuild

Rocket Lab Corporation enters the week of July 15 with two diverging signals pulling in opposite directions: the founder and CEO has been selling heavily into a stock that has lost nearly a quarter of its value over…

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Trader NoteAMBP

AMBP Borrow Costs Explode Ahead of July 23 Earnings

Ardagh Metal Packaging heads into its July 23 quarterly results with a striking disconnect: borrow costs have surged nearly eight-fold in a week while the broader lending pool remains wide open. The most arresting data…

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