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ETD Shorts Build as Options Turn Bullish

Ethan Allen Interiors enters the back half of July with an unusual split signal: short sellers have been quietly adding exposure while options traders are moving the other way, making this week's setup more charged…

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ESS Q2 Results Land With Bulls and Bears Both Active

Essex Property Trust reports Q2 earnings today with two competing signals pulling in opposite directions — options traders at a historically bullish extreme, short sellers rebuilding positions at their fastest weekly…

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Entegris Craters Into Earnings With Sector in Freefall

ENTG heads into its July 30 earnings report having shed 16% in a week and 27% in a month, making Wednesday's print one of the most consequential in recent memory. The stock closed at $118.16 on Tuesday, down 6.5% on…

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Costco Breaks Out of Its July Plateau

Costco enters the back half of the week having finally broken the stall that defined most of July — the stock closed at $966.58 on Tuesday, up 4% on the week and at its highest level since early June. The price action…

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CP Quietly Outpaces Rail Peers as Short Sellers Retreat

Canadian Pacific Kansas City enters the back half of summer having quietly become one of the better-performing names in North American rail — up 4% over the past month and near flat on the week at CAD 129.43, while…

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CHRW Post-Earnings: Price Gap Down as Analysts Slash Targets

C.H. Robinson Worldwide reported Q2 results on July 29 and the market's reaction was swift and severe — the stock lost nearly 19% on the week to close at $169.34, a move that dwarfs anything seen across its freight…

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BHE Drops 9% Into Earnings as Insiders Cashed Out at the Top

Benchmark Electronics enters its Q2 results — reported after the close on July 29 — having already shed 16% over the past month, with insiders having sold heavily near the highs and options traders now running their…

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Bel Fuse Slides 11% Into Earnings With Shorts Building

BELF.A heads into its Q2 earnings release — due July 30 — having shed 11% on the week and 21% in the past month, with short interest quietly doubling since late June and the peer group offering little comfort. The most…

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TFC shorts retreat as Street debates earnings aftermath

Truist Financial heads into the back half of July with short sellers quietly covering and analysts sharply divided after a Q2 print that pleased no one completely. The clearest development this week is the sustained…

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ALGN Options Sentiment Shifts as Shorts Quietly Unwind

Align Technology heads into the back half of July with a notable split signal: options traders have quietly turned less defensive even as short interest holds at a meaningfully elevated 6.5% of free float. The clearest…

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ALRS Shorts Build as Q2 Earnings Land

Alerus Financial Corporation reported Q2 results on July 29 with short sellers having spent the past month aggressively rebuilding positions — yet the borrow market and options tape both suggest the bear case remains…

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AXTI After the Q2 Verdict: Bears Were Right, Now What?

AXT, Inc. has now delivered its Q2 result — and the market's reaction has been brutal, with the stock falling another 10.7% on July 28 to close at $42.76, extending the week's loss to 24% and the month's to 39%. The…

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Mega-Cap Night, Chip Jitters, and a CVNA Stumble

The market is braced for its most consequential earnings night of the year. MSFT, LRCX, and QCOM report after Tuesday's close. Tomorrow brings AAPL and AMZN. Markets have been volatile. Chip stocks took a hit after…

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