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Costco Leads Earnings Week as Bears Target Chips and Consumers

A packed week of results kicks off today. AutoZone reports Q4 2026 before the open. KB Home follows in the afternoon, with housing data under scrutiny as mortgage rates stay elevated. The week's biggest event comes…

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Chips Lead Bearish Options Flow

Semiconductors dominate unusual options activity this week. Negative bets are piling into the sector as earnings season heats up. Micron Technology tops the bearish options flow table. The chip stock is up 256%…

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Earnings Season Heats Up This Week

A busy week opens today with confirmed results due across consumer, tech, and housing sectors. AutoZone kicks off Monday morning with its Q4 2026 release before the open. The auto parts retailer has beaten estimates in…

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Insiders Flash Buy Signals Across Three Markets

Three standout insider trades filed recently show executives and major shareholders putting real money to work — and one high-profile biotech CEO cashing out at the top. Bill Gates keeps buying Republic Services. The…

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Morgan Stanley Slashes Utilities; Airlines Split

Morgan Stanley analyst David Arcaro cut price targets across four US utilities on Friday. The sweep hit PPL, PNW, PCG, and NRG. PPL's target fell from $42 to $39. PG&E dropped from $22 to $20. The cuts signal growing…

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Bears Pile In: This Week's Sharpest SI Moves

Short sellers made bold moves this week. BKV (BKV Corporation) saw the biggest jump among larger names. Its short interest hit 27.6% of free float, up from 21.7% just seven days ago — a 5.9 percentage point surge. The…

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Calls Chase Alibaba, Bears Circle Beaten Names

Options flow is telling two distinct stories this session. Bulls are aggressively buying calls on BABA ahead of its Q1 2027 earnings call. The stock trades at an RSI of just 37. Analysts see 70% upside from here. That…

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Chips, Utilities, and Short Sellers: Friday's Market Pulse

An NVIDIA director made the biggest insider move of the week. Mark Stevens filed seven open-market sales totalling $411 million between August 31 and September 2. No 10b5-1 plan was disclosed. NVIDIA's market cap…

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Analysts Split on Airlines, Sweep Utility Targets Lower

Morgan Stanley cut price targets on five utility stocks in a single session Friday. The move hit NEE, PPL, PCG, PNW, and NRG. Analyst David Arcaro trimmed NextEra's target to $111 from $114. PG&E fell to $20 from $22.…

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Earnings PreviewONON

On Holding: Bulls Buy the Dip, Bears Hold Their Ground

ONON heads into its September 22 earnings print with the most contested positioning it has seen in months — short sellers who rebuilt aggressively are now facing co-CEOs who put nearly $4 million of their own money to…

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Earnings PreviewHELP

Cybin Insiders Go All-In Before September Print

Cybin Inc. heads into its September 22 earnings event with one of the most concentrated insider buying clusters seen in a clinical-stage biotech this year. Executive Chair Eric So and Chief Growth Officer Paul Glavine…

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Earnings PreviewMTX

MTX Heads Into Q3 Print at a 31% Discount to Targets

Minerals Technologies Inc. reports Q3 results on September 22 with the stock sitting well below where analysts think it belongs — a gap that makes the earnings release unusually consequential for sentiment. The…

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Earnings PreviewBABA

BABA Bulls Reach for Calls as Earnings Loom

Alibaba heads into its September 22 quarterly print with options traders making their most bullish bet of the past year. The clearest signal is in the options market. The put/call ratio has dropped to 0.497 — a full…

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Bears Pile Into MiniMed and Signet as Chewy Shorts Cover

Short sellers made sharp moves this week. The clearest action came in mid-cap names, with notable builds and covers happening simultaneously. MMED (MiniMed Group) saw the biggest percentage-point jump among larger…

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Earnings PreviewBUD

AB InBev Shorts Surge 37% Ahead of Tuesday's Print

BUD heads into its September 22 earnings release with short sellers rebuilding positions at a pace not seen this year, creating a notable tension with an analyst community that broadly believes the stock is cheap. The…

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Earnings PreviewSNX

SNX Heads Into Q3 Print With Bulls Backing Hyve

TD SYNNEX reports fiscal Q3 results on September 22 with analysts broadly constructive but freshly cautious on margin delivery, after a quarter in which the stock gained about 2.5% but remains slightly softer on the…

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Earnings PreviewGIS

GIS Bulls Hold the Floor Into Tuesday's Print

General Mills arrives at its September 23 earnings report with options traders firmly on the call side — a stance that has only sharpened since the September 16 print. The clearest positioning signal is in options. The…

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Earnings PreviewAZO

Analysts Trim Targets as AZO Heads Into Q4 Print

A wave of analyst target cuts has reshaped the setup for AZO ahead of its September 22 earnings report, with the Street maintaining bullish ratings but steadily lowering its sights on a stock already down 7% over the…

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Friday Roundup: Bears, Analysts, and Big Insider Moves

Short sellers are making bold bets heading into the weekend. SWBI saw the sharpest jump — short interest leapt from 6.0% to 10.1% of free float in a single week. Bears nearly doubled their position in the gunmaker.…

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