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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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Mega-Cap Week: Apple, Amazon, Microsoft Report

Today kicks off one of the busiest earnings weeks of the year. Three of the world's five largest companies report results in the next 48 hours. MSFT holds its earnings call today at 5:30 PM ET. The $2.9 trillion…

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CVLG Options Signal Unusual Put Activity Before Earnings

Three distinct signals are converging on CVLG — Covenant Logistics Group — the night before its Q2 earnings print. The options market is the standout story. The lending data tells a contradictory tale. The put/call…

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Downgrades Hit CoStar, Veralto Hard

Analysts delivered sharp blows to CSGP and VLTO today. Both stocks were downgraded, with CoStar's consensus target dropping from $44.05 to $37.20 — a 16% cut. CoStar's downgrade shifted its consensus balance. Hold…

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Executives Cash Out as Buyers Step In

Fresh filings this week reveal a split market for insider conviction, with C-suite sellers outnumbering buyers at major US firms. Citizens Financial Group CEO Bruce Van Saun disclosed a $9.3M sale on July 28. He sold…

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Bears Swarm Chewy and Hertz as TSLA Short ETFs Surge

Short sellers intensified bets across several names this week. Chewy saw the biggest weekly jump — SI % of free float leapt to 80.4%, up from 66.2% just seven days ago. That's a 14-point swing. Bears show no sign of…

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TDY Shorts Retreat Further as Analysts Chase the Print

Teledyne Technologies has settled into a quieter groove after the post-earnings surge, but the most striking development this week isn't the price — it's how aggressively short sellers have unwound since July 22. The…

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TGT Shorts Rebuild Into August Earnings

Target Corporation heads into its August 18 earnings report with short interest quietly rebuilding and options traders showing the most defensive tilt in weeks — even as the stock itself posts a solid bounce. The short…

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STLD Rallies 11% as Steel Sector Rips Higher

Steel Dynamics enters the back half of July with a forceful 11.2% weekly gain — but the more interesting question is whether options positioning and analyst conviction have caught up with the price move. The options…

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SWK Posts Q2, Shorts Reverse Course in a Single Session

Stanley Black & Decker reported Q2 results on July 29 — and the shorts who spent all of July covering are now rebuilding, adding a sharp intraday twist to what had been a clean pre-earnings derisking story. The…

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HSIC shorts retreat ahead of next week's earnings

Henry Schein heads into its August 4 earnings report with shorts unwinding, analysts lifting targets, and options traders the most call-heavy they've been in months. Short sellers have been cutting exposure at a…

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SYBT Heads Into Earnings Trading Above Every Analyst Target

Stock Yards Bancorp enters its Q2 earnings call on July 31 with a striking disconnect at the centre of the story: the stock trades at $85.42, comfortably above the mean analyst price target of $79, even after a 5% gain…

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Ryder Drops 5% as Shorts Rebuild Post-Earnings

Ryder System heads into the back half of the week down 5.3% after Q2 results landed with a thud — a setup where short interest is quietly rebuilding, options traders are becoming less defensive, and the Street has…

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