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MGRC Options Calm Down as Shorts Trim Positions

McGrath RentCorp heads into the back half of summer with options traders notably less defensive than they were a month ago — even as the stock itself drifts a little lower. The clearest shift this week is in options…

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Markel Reports Tomorrow With History Pointing to Downside Risk

Markel Group heads into its Q2 earnings release on July 30 with the stock near a one-month high, options positioning still tilted defensive, and a recent earnings track record that has consistently punished bulls. The…

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MTB Shorts Retreat as Options Turn Bullish

M&T Bank enters the back half of summer with short sellers in retreat and options markets flashing their most bullish signal in months — a combination that reinforces the stock's 6.5% climb over the past month to…

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Kohl's Bears Dig In — But Borrow Stays Loose

KSS enters the final stretch before its August 27 earnings with short interest entrenched near 27% of float — one of the heaviest short positions in US retail — while the stock quietly posts a 5.3% weekly gain to…

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JNJ Extends Recovery as Shorts Begin to Retreat

Johnson & Johnson has pushed further into recovery territory, adding 6.4% on the week to close at $266.73 — now sitting above several analyst price targets and approaching the upper end of the Street's consensus…

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HXL CEO Sells $11.6M Ahead of Tomorrow's Earnings Print

Hexcel Corporation heads into its Q2 earnings release — scheduled for July 30 — with its Chairman and CEO having sold over $11.6 million worth of stock in the past two weeks, even as the shares trade near multi-month…

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HSTM Heads Into Earnings With Options Turning Defensive

HealthStream arrives at its August 3 earnings release having gained 3.6% on the week and 7.9% over the past month — yet the most striking development this week is not the rally but the abrupt shift in how options…

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HWKN Earnings Loom as Shorts Rebuild After a Rough Month

Hawkins, Inc. heads into its August 5 quarterly report carrying a month-long price slide, a quick rebuild in short positions this week, and a Street that is divided on whether the specialty chemicals distributor…

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FITB Shorts Retreat as Options Turn Bullish

Fifth Third Bancorp enters the back half of July with a notable shift in how both shorts and options traders are positioned — a story of conviction unwinding on the bearish side. The most striking move this week is a…

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Trader NoteFICO

FICO Delivers Post-Earnings Rally as Bears Cover

FICO enters the week after its July 29 earnings print in a materially different position than the one described in Sunday's preview note — the stock has ripped 9% on the week and short sellers are heading for the…

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FMC Heads Into Earnings With Shorts at a Multi-Month High

FMC reports second-quarter results on July 30 with short sellers sitting at their most aggressive in months and the Street trimming targets into the print. The short position has become the dominant story. Short…

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XOM Pulls Back After Q2 Print as BofA Steps to the Sidelines

ExxonMobil closed Tuesday at $153.04 — down 1.1% on the day but still up nearly 1% on the week — with Q2 results now out and the stock's first meaningful analyst downgrade in weeks landing simultaneously. The analyst…

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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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