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Market Commentary

Mega-Cap Earnings Fire, Semis Stumble, AI Deals Flow

Baker Hughes beat on both lines tonight. Q3 adjusted EPS came in at $0.64 against a $0.61 estimate. Sales hit $10.5 billion, well ahead of the $7.7 billion forecast. The result lifts energy services sentiment ahead of…

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Market Commentary

Options Market Reads a Squeezed AI Name

BigBear.ai is the sharpest options signal in the market today. Short interest sits at 29.2% of free float. Availability has dropped to zero. ORTEX data shows utilisation at 93.84%. Any covering rush has nowhere to…

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Market Commentary

Mega-Cap Week: Microsoft, Amazon, Apple Queue Up

Today Porsche AG kicks off a busy week for auto earnings. The German carmaker reports alongside a slate of Asian banks. Later today, Société Générale will also be watched after a mixed year. Tomorrow is the week's…

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Market Commentary

Analysts Diverge on Healthcare and Cruises

Abbott Laboratories was downgraded by consensus on Tuesday, pulling the average analyst count toward hold. The $181bn medical device maker carries short interest of just under 1% of free float, suggesting limited…

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Market Commentary

NVIDIA Director Dumps $411M in Shares

An NVIDIA director filed sales of more than $411 million worth of stock in early September, making it one of the largest insider disposals in the US market this year. Mark A. Stevens, an Independent Director at NVDA,…

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Market Commentary

Bears Retreat From Chewy, Pile Into Grindr and CoreWeave

Short sellers unwound positions sharply in CHWY this week. SI % of free float fell from 89.7% to 81%. That is still one of the heaviest short loads in the US market, but the direction is notable. Availability sits at…

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Trader NoteANL

ANL shorts rebuild fast as earnings loom

ANL heads into its November 13 earnings date with short sellers building positions at the fastest pace in months, even as the stock sits 32% below its recent peak. Short interest has become the defining tension here.…

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Trader NoteTFII

TFI International Heads Into Earnings With Shorts Doubling

TFI International reports its next quarterly results on October 29, and the week heading into the print has been shaped by one striking data point: short interest has more than doubled in a month while the stock has…

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ConfluenceRRC

RRC surges 18% on earnings but retail crowds in

Range Resources delivered its Q3 earnings after the close on October 27. The stock had already gained 17.7% the prior session and is up 23.9% over the past week, leaving every Appalachian gas peer in the dust: AR added…

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Trader NoteRDW

Redwire Shorts Rebuild as Earnings Approach

Redwire Corporation heads into its November 6 earnings report with short sellers adding meaningfully to an already heavy position, availability tightening sharply, and the stock down 28% in a month. The short-selling…

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Trader NoteNXE

NXE shorts nearly double in a month as earnings loom

NXE heads into its November 4 results with short sellers the most aggressive they have been all year, even as the borrow market remains far from stressed. The short interest story is the standout on NexGen Energy this…

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