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Ameren Shorts Reverse Course Before Thursday's Print

Ameren Corporation arrives at its July 31 earnings release with the short-side story running in reverse — the aggressive position-building that defined the past month has unwound sharply in just the last few days. The…

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AES Options Turn Cautious Before Thursday's Print

AES heads into its July 31 earnings report with options traders steadily building defensive cover even as the stock has rebounded sharply off recent lows. The most telling signal is in options positioning. The put/call…

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Heavy Earnings Day Meets Oil Shock and Bear Raids

Tuesday is one of the busiest reporting days of 2026. Over 30 S&P 500 names report today. KO and UPS kick off the morning. BA reports this afternoon — delivery numbers and cash burn will dominate the conversation after…

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Bears Target Chip Names, Earnings Week Looms

Options flow turned decisively bearish on semiconductors this week. Micron Technology and NVIDIA topped the leaderboard for negative bets over the past seven days. Both names carry RSI readings near neutral. That flags…

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Big Names Flood This Week's Earnings Calendar

Today is one of the heaviest days of the season. Over 30 S&P 500 companies report on Tuesday, July 28. KO kicks things off this morning. Coca-Cola reports at 12:30 ET. Investors will watch for volume trends and…

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Analyst Cuts TransDigm, Airlines Catch a Bid

TransDigm Group took the sharpest hit in today's analyst activity. The $69 billion aerospace components maker was downgraded, with consensus slipping from 8 holds to 9 holds. The average target price edged up slightly…

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Bears Pile Into Chewy, Hertz, and Wolfspeed

Short sellers turned aggressive last week. Three names stand out for the size and speed of their moves. CHWY saw the biggest jump among large-cap names. Short interest climbed to 79.2% of free float — up nearly 16…

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Tech Takes a Hit as Active Funds Surge

Tech ETFs shed $5.7B in a single week. That is the sharpest sector outflow on record in this data set. Over three months, the same sector pulled in $68.6B — making the weekly reversal a clear and meaningful shift in…

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Earnings Week Ignites as AI Demand Drives Beats

Celestica delivered a standout Q2 result tonight. Adjusted EPS came in at $2.54, well above the $2.30 estimate. Revenue hit $4.70B against a $4.39B forecast. The AI infrastructure boom is driving demand for its…

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Big Names Line Up for Earnings Week

Today kicks off a heavyweight week for corporate results. Baker Hughes and Cadence Design Systems report this evening. F5 also posts after the close on Monday. Tuesday is the busiest day. Coca-Cola reports before the…

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Analysts Cut Charter Target, Lift Defense Names

Analyst activity on Sunday showed a clear split between cable and defense. Charter Communications took the hardest hit. The average analyst target price fell to $187.35 from $205.00 — a drop of nearly $18. That is a…

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Bears Pile Into Chewy and Hertz

Short sellers turned aggressive this week. CHWY (Chewy) leads the movers — SI jumped nearly 16 percentage points in seven days to 79.2% of free float. That's one of the heaviest short loads of any mid-cap US stock…

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UNG Short Sellers Keep Running

The bear retreat in UNG has deepened further. Short interest has now fallen to 5.6% of free float, down 29% week-on-week. That extends the unwind flagged in last week's note, which itself had already pulled back from…

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IREN's Short Base Grows Heavier, Analysts Hold the Line

IREN ended the week at $37.07 — a rare bounce of 10% on the week, but only after shedding another 9% on Friday and still down 32% over the past month, all while its short base quietly set a new high. The borrow picture…

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ASTS: Bears Cover Sharply but Borrow Pool Stays Seized

AST SpaceMobile enters the week with its most significant short-covering in over a month — yet the borrow market has tightened further still, leaving the setup more constrained than ever ahead of August earnings. The…

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Big Tech Earnings Week Opens as Oil Tops $100

Markets are laser-focused on what may be the biggest earnings week of 2026. Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks, and Qualcomm all report before Friday. Apple alone carries nearly a $4.9 trillion market cap. Together…

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Wall Street Turns on Cable, Cheers Industrials

Analysts trimmed targets across several names on Sunday. The most striking move hit Charter Communications. Its average target price dropped sharply to $187.94 from $205. That is an $17 move lower. Charter also carries…

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Sellers Dominate as Billionaires Cash Out

Insider filings this week reveal a clear trend: heavy selling at the top, with a few contrarian buyers making bold moves in beaten-down names. Carlos Slim filed on July 22 to disclose he has sold over $130M worth of…

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