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Trader NoteNEE

NEE: Shorts Steady, Mizuho Cuts, Earnings in Two Weeks

NextEra Energy enters the final two weeks before its October 21 earnings report with short interest that has stopped accelerating, a Street that just delivered a notable target cut, and retail attention running…

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Trader NoteCNR

CNR Drifts Lower With Earnings 23 Days Out

Canadian National Railway heads into its October 30 Q3 results with the stock down modestly, short positions rebuilding, and a well-known activist still on the register. The most notable development in positioning this…

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Trader NoteCSX

CSX Heads Into Q3 Earnings With Bears in Retreat

CSX reports Q3 results on October 13, and the most striking feature of this week's setup is how little appetite there is to bet against it. The borrow market tells a story of almost complete indifference from short…

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Trader NoteBKH

BKH Shorts Rebuild as Analyst Upgrades Stack Up

Black Hills Corporation heads into its November 4 earnings date with short interest at a multi-month high and the analyst community turning more constructive, a tension worth watching closely. Short interest is the…

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Trader NoteWRB

Analysts Trim Targets as WRB Heads Into October Earnings

W. R. Berkley Corporation heads into its October 19 earnings release with the Street pulling targets lower and a lending market so loose it barely registers as a factor. The most active story this week is the analyst…

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Trader NoteBDX

Barclays Opens Underweight as BDX Shorts Quietly Exit

Becton, Dickinson heads into November earnings with an unusual split: short sellers have been reducing exposure at pace, while the Street's freshest voice just arrived with a bearish initiation. Barclays kicked off…

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Trader NoteABG

Asbury Automotive: Analysts Cut Targets as Stock Slides 22%

ABG enters its October 27 earnings with a stark gap between where analysts set their targets just weeks ago and where the stock is trading today. The most striking development this week is a wave of target-price cuts…

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Trader NoteDCH

DCH Shorts Steady as Stock Bounces Hard

Dauch Corporation enters the final stretch of Q3 reporting season with a contradictory setup: short sellers remain heavily dug in at 15.3% of the free float, yet the stock just posted a 10% weekly gain to $5.85, its…

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Trader NoteATAT

HSBC Buy Call Meets Rising Short Interest in ATAT

ATAT enters October with an unusual split: a fresh bullish analyst initiation landed this week just as short sellers have been quietly rebuilding positions over the past month. The most newsworthy development is HSBC's…

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Trader NoteSOFI

SoFi Bears Dig In as the October 26 Print Approaches

SoFi Technologies trades at $15.76 with short positioning plateaued near a multi-month peak, the Street divided, and earnings nineteen days away. The short side has essentially stopped moving but has not retreated.…

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Trader NoteMRX

Barclays lifts MRX target to $92 as analysts stay bullish

Marex Group heads into November earnings with analyst conviction unusually high for a stock that has already gained 75% this year. The most striking data point this week is fresh out of Barclays. On October 7, Benjamin…

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