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WM Rallies Hard Into Earnings — Analyst Upgrade Adds Fuel

Waste Management has picked up meaningful momentum into its July 24 Q2 print, with the stock up 6.4% on the week and 7.6% over the past month to close at $237.21 — a noticeably sharper move than the steady grind…

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Trader NoteVMC

VMC shorts build quietly as options turn bullish

Vulcan Materials heads into its August 3 earnings report with a quiet but persistent build in bearish positioning against a backdrop of unusually bullish options activity — a divergence that frames the next few weeks…

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Trader NoteVZ

VZ shorts retreat as Q2 earnings loom

VZ heads into its July 24 Q2 earnings report with short sellers backing away and the Street ambivalent — but a fresh analyst trim from Barclays this morning adds a note of caution to what had otherwise been a cleaner…

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Barclays Downgrades UHS as Options Hedge Into Q2 Earnings

Universal Health Services enters its July 27 earnings window with a notable analyst downgrade on its doorstep and options positioning at its most defensive in weeks — even as the stock just logged its best month in…

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Trader NoteUNH

UNH Clears Consensus Again With Six Days to Go

UnitedHealth Group closed Tuesday at $428.19 — back above the mean analyst price target of $418 and up 3% on the week — with six days left before Q2 results reshape the entire narrative. The shift from the June 30…

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URI Drops 7% Into Earnings Window as Citi Raises Target

United Rentals has shed nearly 7% in a week, trading down to $1,056 from above $1,130, even as the analyst community continues to lift targets ahead of the July 22 earnings date. The most striking development this week…

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Wells Fargo lifts UNP target as Q2 earnings loom

UNP heads into its July 23 earnings report with the Street turning more constructive, the stock up 4% on the week, and short sellers quietly retreating from a position they built earlier in the year. The most notable…

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USB Targets Cluster Ahead of Q2 Earnings on July 16

U.S. Bancorp heads into its July 16 Q2 earnings print with the most concentrated burst of analyst target-raising in months — and options traders rotating away from defensive hedges at the same time. The Street has been…

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TD Lags Peers as Borrow Costs Double and Short Score Creeps Up

TD heads into the August 27 earnings window with an unusual split developing: the stock has added 9% over the past month to CAD 172.36, yet its short score has quietly climbed and borrowing costs have more than doubled…

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Trader NoteTHO

Analyst Targets Slide as Shorts Edge Higher at THOR Industries

The interesting tension at THO this week is a growing gap between where the stock trades and where analysts used to think it was worth — a gap that is widening in one direction only. The most pointed signal came this…

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Trader NoteTMO

TMO Rallies Into Earnings With Analysts Trimming Targets

Thermo Fisher Scientific heads into its July 22 Q1 results with the stock recovering strongly but the analyst community still cutting numbers — a divergence worth watching closely. The price action this week has been…

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Textron Eyes July Earnings With Shorts Quietly Rebuilding

TXT heads into its July 28 earnings date with short interest creeping higher and options traders unusually bullish — a combination that sets up an interesting tension for the next three weeks. The most notable shift in…

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Trader NoteTTWO

TTWO Short Base Stalls as Analysts Chase the Rally

Take-Two Interactive heads into its August 3 earnings window with the short thesis losing momentum and the Street chasing the stock higher — a setup that has quietly shifted since last week's note. The short base,…

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SF Lags Peers Despite Analyst Support Ahead of July Earnings

Stifel Financial enters its July 22 earnings print having recovered well on the month but trailing a broad peer-group rally — a gap that sets up a genuinely interesting question about whether the Street's cautiously…

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Trader NoteSWKS

Skyworks Bears Build as Qorvo Deal Hangs Over the Stock

SWKS enters the week before its August 4 earnings with a sharp drawdown, elevated short interest, and a Street that has largely given up on near-term upside — making the next quarterly print a referendum on whether the…

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Trader NoteSHW

SHW Options Turn Defensive Ahead of July 21 Earnings

Sherwin-Williams heads into its July 21 earnings report with options traders more cautious than they've been all year, even as analysts lift targets and short sellers quietly retreat. The clearest tension this week is…

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Trader NoteSXT

SXT shorts rebuild fast ahead of July earnings

Sensient Technologies heads into its July 24 earnings report with short sellers notably more active than they have been in months — and options traders pulling firmly to the bullish side. The most striking development…

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