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VLY Analysts Turn More Bullish Ahead of July Earnings

Valley National Bancorp heads into its July 30 earnings with the most concentrated analyst-upgrade momentum it has seen in months, even as short sellers hold a rebuilt position and options traders remain structurally…

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VFC Shorts Retreat as Peers Run Higher

VFC heads into its July 28 earnings window with short sellers quietly unwinding and the borrow market loosening fast — a notable shift in a stock that spent much of 2026 as a bear favourite. The most interesting…

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Trader NoteUNH

UNH Dips Below Consensus Again as July 14 Earnings Loom

UnitedHealth Group has given back ground in the final session of June, slipping below the mean analyst price target for the first time since last week's sharp rally reversed that condition — setting up a charged…

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UAMY: Borrow Fully Exhausted as Shorts Rebuild

UAMY enters July with every share in the lending pool lent out and short interest climbing — a combination that makes the stock one of the tightest borrows in the critical minerals universe right now. The lending…

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UBSI Analyst Lift Meets Cautious Options Into Earnings

United Bankshares enters the final stretch before its July 24 Q2 earnings with the Street nudging targets higher even as options traders remain more defensive than usual — two signals pointing in different…

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UniFirst Options Turn Defensive as Shorts Rebuild

UniFirst heads into July with a notable split in its positioning signals — shorts are rebuilding sharply while the borrow market remains among the loosest in the sector. The most striking development this week is in…

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Teradyne Shorts Rebuild Into a Surging Stock

TER heads into July with a striking disconnect: the stock just delivered its best month in years, yet short sellers are piling in at a pace not seen in recent memory. The rally is real. Teradyne closed June at $483.84,…

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THC Shorts Rebuild Into Q2 Earnings Window

Tenet Healthcare enters its July 24 earnings window with short interest climbing sharply and options traders still leaning defensive — a combination that makes the positioning story more interesting than the price…

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SYNA Shorts Retreat as Mizuho Lifts Target to $170

Synaptics ends the week with a sharply split picture: shorts are covering at the fastest monthly pace in this cycle, yet options traders remain more defensive than at any point in recent memory, and the analyst…

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SPG Shorts Build as Wolfe Steps to the Sidelines

Simon Property Group enters July with an unusual divergence: the stock has gained 9% over the past month and trades at $223.65, yet short sellers have been adding positions at an accelerating pace — raising a question…

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SLB analysts trim targets ahead of July earnings

SLB heads into its July 24 earnings call with the stock down 15% over the past month and a cluster of fresh analyst target cuts arriving the same day as this note. The Street's direction is the most telling signal…

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BlackBerry Surges 43% on Earnings Beat — Shorts Stay Quiet

BB has just delivered its biggest weekly gain in recent memory, tacking on 43% to close the week at CAD 17.91 — and the most striking feature of the move is how little the short-selling community appears to have been…

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PRGS Beats, Analysts Trim Targets, Shorts Hold Firm

Progress Software just delivered a Q2 earnings beat that sent the stock up 16% on the week — yet the post-print picture is messier than the rally implies. The most telling story is in how the Street responded. Analyst…

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PNW shorts rebuild as Barclays lifts target

Pinnacle West Capital heads into the second half of 2026 with a curious split: the stock is up 7% over the past month and trading near its highest levels in years, yet short sellers have been quietly rebuilding…

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PNFP Rallies Into Earnings With Street Lifting Targets

Pinnacle Financial Partners heads into its July 15 Q1 earnings print with analyst sentiment accelerating, the stock up 5% on the week, and options traders positioned more bullishly than at any point in recent…

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Pfizer Shorts Retreat but Stock Keeps Falling

PFE enters July with a notable reversal in the short-selling story — bears have pulled back sharply over the past week, yet the stock has continued sliding, closing at $24.08 after an 8% drop over the past month. The…

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