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Trader NoteFOUR

Shift4 Enters Earnings with Shorts Sitting on a 14% Rally

Shift4 Payments reports Q3 results on 5 November carrying one of the more charged pre-earnings setups in the payments space: a 14% gain over the past week, short interest still above 20% of the float, and a lending…

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Trader NoteITH

Ithaca Energy slips 8% in a week ahead of November earnings

Ithaca Energy heads into its November 19 results with the shares under pressure, the Street bullish but quiet, and a structural ownership picture that limits how freely the stock can move. The week's most striking…

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Trader NoteMDV

MDV: Near-Depleted Borrow Meets Earnings Three Days Out

Modivo heads into Thursday's results with a lending market that is almost entirely locked up and a short score near the top of its range, a combination that makes the print the week's most charged event for this…

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Trader NoteVU

Vusion Heads Into Earnings With Borrow Fully Seized

VU enters its November 5 earnings release with the lending market for its shares at a standstill, cost to borrow running above 22%, and the stock up 10% on the week. The lending picture is as tight as it gets.…

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Trader NoteRCO

Rémy Cointreau shorts ease ahead of tomorrow's earnings

RCO enters its November 3 earnings release with short sellers pulling back from recent extremes, even as the borrow market remains tighter than its longer-run average and the ORTEX short score stays firmly in bearish…

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Trader NoteSM

SM Investments: Earnings Loom as Analyst Gap Stays Wide

SM Investments heads into a November 11 earnings date with the stock up 8% over the past month and analysts carrying a price target that implies the market is still leaving substantial value on the table. The most…

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Trader NoteBSP

BSP Borrow Eases but Shorts Rebuild Ahead of November Print

Bending Spoons heads into its November 13 earnings with the borrow market loosening after a month of near-total squeeze, while the stock itself has staged a sharp 39% recovery that leaves most of the Street's price…

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Trader Note000505

Jingliang Slips as Chinese Food Sector Sells Off

000505 (Hainan Jingliang Holdings) has dropped 5.8% over the past week to CNY 5.32, extending a 12.4% slide over the past month, and the selloff is not company-specific. The broadest story here is sector-wide pressure.…

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Trader NoteGEHC

GEHC Shorts Cover as Earnings Beat Resets the Story

GE HealthCare Technologies delivered a sharp post-earnings reset last week, with shorts who had rebuilt aggressively into the October 30 print now covering and analysts racing to lift targets above where the stock…

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Trader NoteNOV

NOV Shorts Hold Firm After Earnings Miss

NOV has given back its pre-earnings rally, falling 2.4% on the week to $19.29, and the short sellers who held through the Q3 print are looking vindicated: the stock dropped roughly 5.8% on the session following…

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