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Trader NoteCAVA

Morgan Stanley Upgrade Meets a Stock Down 23% in a Month

CAVA heads into mid-July with a sharp divide between what Wall Street is saying today and what the chart has been doing all month. The most striking development this week is a Morgan Stanley upgrade. Analyst Brian…

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Trader NoteRIVN

Rivian Shorts Retreat as Earnings Loom on July 28

RIVN has staged a meaningful recovery from its July 8 collapse, gaining 6% on the week to $17.50, and the short-interest data has turned in tandem — bears have been quietly pulling back even as the earnings date draws…

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Trader NoteLCID

LCID Shorts Hold Firm After 23% Weekly Crash

Lucid Group absorbed a brutal week — down 23% to $4.62 — yet short sellers barely flinched, leaving the stock carrying nearly 20% of its float in short interest as Q2 earnings approach. The price collapse was the…

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Trader NoteGLAS

Glass House Brands: Analysts Initiate as Insiders Cash Out

GLAS enters the back half of July with a fresh analyst endorsement pulling in one direction and a cluster of insider sales pulling in the other — a tension that sits at the heart of the stock's current setup. The…

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Trader NoteDIDI.Y

DiDi Shorts Quietly Build as Next Earnings Looms

DiDi Global heads into its August 24 earnings date with short sellers slowly rebuilding positions and the lending market comfortably loose — a setup that is more about the fundamental story than any near-term squeeze…

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Trader NoteMRX

Analysts Lift MRX Targets as Shorts Retreat

MRX enters the second half of July with a rare alignment: analysts raising targets aggressively, short sellers unwinding positions, and the borrow market as loose as it has been all year. The Street's conviction on…

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Trader NoteOWL

OWL Shorts Retreat as Earnings Loom

Blue Owl Capital heads into its July 30 earnings print with short sellers in active retreat — yet the stock still carries one of the heaviest short burdens in its peer group, making the next few weeks a genuine test of…

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Trader NotePCT

PCT Shorts Surge as Borrow Tightens Ahead of August Earnings

PureCycle Technologies heads into its August 7 earnings date with short sellers rebuilding aggressively and the borrow market close to its tightest in a year. The headline number is stark. Short interest has jumped 20%…

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Trader NoteDRS

DRS Drifts Lower Into Earnings, But Bears Aren't Pressing

Leonardo DRS heads into its July 30 earnings date down 8.6% over the past month, yet the short-selling community is quietly exiting rather than pressing the thesis — the real story is whether the stock's valuation can…

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Trader NoteKARO

KARO After the Print: What the Data Shows Now

Karooooo has just reported earnings, and the post-print picture looks notably different from the pre-report setup — shorts built aggressively into the event, the borrow market tightened sharply, and the question now is…

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Trader NoteAPP

AppLovin Bears Retreat as Stock Digests a Sharp Weekly Drop

AppLovin enters the week of July 13 with an uncomfortable split personality: shorts are quietly covering, the borrow market is relaxed, and the Street remains broadly bullish — yet the stock just shed 15% in a single…

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