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Trader Note8975

Ichigo Office Holds Firm as Peers Retreat

8975 enters the final stretch of September as one of the few Japanese office REITs posting a gain on the week, while the names around it sell off — and the lending data tells a quietly interesting story about how that…

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Trader Note2811

Kagome Lags Peers as Earnings Approach

Kagome heads into its October 30 earnings report as the quiet underperformer of the Japanese packaged food space — down 0.8% on the week while most peers pushed higher, with short sellers still maintaining a meaningful…

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Trader Note7476

AS ONE Lags as Borrow Costs Double

AS ONE Corporation heads into the final stretch of its fiscal calendar with a tidy 8% one-month price gain, but an unexpected doubling in borrowing costs over the same period sets up an interesting internal tension for…

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Trader Note4553

Towa Pharma jumps 7% as borrow demand quietly builds

4553 enters the week with an interesting split personality: a strong 7% weekly price gain paired with a lending market that has tightened meaningfully over the same period, suggesting some shorts are quietly pressing…

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Trader Note7966

LINTEC Borrow Costs Double as Short Score Eases

LINTEC Corporation heads into the final stretch of its fiscal half with a striking divergence: borrowing costs have nearly doubled in a month, yet the short score has dropped sharply over the same stretch — suggesting…

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Trader NoteAVGO

Broadcom's Bears Stay Quiet as the Stock Slides

AVGO is now down more than 12% over the past month, yet every data point in the positioning landscape points the same direction: the bears are not pressing their advantage. The clearest signal comes from short…

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Trader NoteASBH

ASBH Shorts Hold Firm as Borrow Costs Climb

ASBH is a small, tightly held community lender where one fact dominates the picture right now: more than a quarter of the free float is short, the borrow market is almost completely seized up, and it costs roughly 38%…

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Trader NoteONDS

ONDS: Post-Deal Drift as Bears Hold Ground

Ondas Inc. heads into the week of September 17 carrying the weight of a transformational acquisition announcement, a 22% monthly price decline, and a lending market that remains locked shut — with short sellers showing…

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Trader NoteFIVN

Five9 Shorts Retreat as Analysts Turn Bullish

FIVN heads into the back half of September with its two most striking stories pulling in opposite directions: a sharp short-covering wave that cut bearish positioning by a quarter in a single week, and a fresh wave of…

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Trader NoteAAL

AAL Shorts Build Fast as Analysts Trim Targets

American Airlines heads into October earnings with short interest climbing sharply, analysts cutting targets across the board, and the stock down 14% over the past month to $12.77 — a setup that tells a consistent…

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Trader NoteABBV

AbbVie Extends Its Lead as Peers Stay Under Pressure

ABBV gained nearly 6% on the week to close at $263.04 — the stock's second consecutive week of meaningful outperformance against a peer group that continues to struggle. Last week's note flagged the peer divergence as…

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Trader NotePFXF

PFXF: Options Skew Flips as Preferred ETF Slides

PFXF, VanEck's preferred securities ETF focused outside the financial sector, enters the back half of September with a notable shift in how options traders are positioned — even as the fund quietly drifts lower on…

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Trader NotePANW

PANW Rallies 11% as Options Traders Turn Bullish

Palo Alto Networks heads into mid-September on a strong footing, with a sharp weekly rally pulling options sentiment to its most bullish reading of the past year — yet short sellers are quietly adding to positions in…

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