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Block's short unwind deepens as August earnings loom

Block, Inc. enters the final stretch before its August 5 earnings report with the short-side retreat that began in late June now accelerating into something more decisive — and a Street growing visibly more…

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AXSM Shorts Retreat as Earnings Loom

Axsome Therapeutics heads into its August 3 earnings print with the most significant development since last week's note being a sharp reversal in short positioning — a story that materially changes the setup described…

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SPMO Momentum ETF Rides Broad Rally With Relaxed Positioning

SPMO, Invesco's S&P 500 Momentum ETF, enters the back half of July with a clean two-week rally and positioning data that reads almost entirely benign — the most interesting tension is how aggressively availability has…

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HPE Surges 14% as Shorts Retreat and the Street Re-rates

HPE heads into mid-July riding its best week in recent memory, with a 14% gain that has shorts covering and analysts scrambling to catch up with a stock that has left their old targets in the dust. The most compelling…

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XLRE shorts retreat sharply as borrow loosens further

The story for XLRE this week is one of conviction reversing — shorts that had been grinding higher through June and early July have now beaten a rapid retreat, even as the fund itself drifts lower. Short interest has…

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KHC Shorts Rebuild as Earnings Loom

Kraft Heinz enters the final stretch before its July 29 earnings report with short sellers quietly rebuilding positions into a stock that has now given back most of last week's sharp recovery. The price tells the story…

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Analysts Pile Into Shopify Ahead of August Earnings

Shopify heads into its August 5 earnings report riding a 16% one-month rally — and a rare wave of analyst upgrades that has Wall Street's bullish camp more crowded than it has been all year. The analyst story is the…

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Etsy shorts retreat as the stock reclaims $83

Etsy enters the week of July 14 with a rare alignment: short sellers are covering, the stock is up 19% over the past month, and earnings are less than three weeks away. The most striking development is in short…

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LOB Founders Sell Into the Rally Ahead of Earnings

Live Oak Bancshares heads into its July 22 quarterly print with a quietly constructive price trend — up 6.4% over the past month to $41.54 — set against a persistent pattern of founder selling that deserves a closer…

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JD.com options traders turn bullish as stock rallies 9%

JD.com heads into its August 13 earnings with options sentiment at its most bullish in months, even as short sellers rebuild positions after a sharp weekly rally. The clearest signal this week is in options. The…

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VIRT Drops 8% Into Earnings as Options Traders Turn Defensive

Virtu Financial heads into its July 24 earnings print nursing a sharp one-day loss, with options markets suddenly more cautious than they've been in months. The stock closed at $59.57 on Tuesday, down nearly 8% on the…

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Mizuho Cuts ESI Ahead of July Earnings

Element Solutions Inc heads into its July 28 earnings with analyst sentiment turning cautious even as the stock rebounds and short sellers retreat. The most striking development this week came from the analyst desk.…

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AMC Shorts Cover Hard as Earnings Loom Monday

AMC Entertainment heads into its July 20 earnings report with shorts unwinding at the fastest weekly pace in months — yet the borrow market remains wide open, keeping the squeeze narrative firmly off the table. The…

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