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RCL Options Flash Rare Defensive Signal Into Q2 Print

Royal Caribbean heads into its July 28 Q2 earnings report with options traders sending the most defensive signal in over a year, even as the stock outpaces its cruise peers. The options market is the clearest signal…

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ZBH Shorts Rebuild as Bears Question Growth Recovery

Zimmer Biomet heads into its July 28 earnings report carrying one of the more interesting short-interest setups in MedTech — a third more short exposure than a month ago, yet with a stock that has quietly…

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WM Bulls Hold the Line After Q2 Beat — July 28 Print Looms

Waste Management heads into its July 28 earnings event with options traders still leaning decisively bullish — a posture that has barely shifted since the Q2 beat four days ago. The put/call ratio remains near its…

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Analysts Lift Targets as UNM Dips Ahead of Tuesday Print

UNM heads into its July 28 earnings release having given back recent gains, sitting against a backdrop of rising analyst conviction that the stock still has room to run. The most striking feature of the pre-earnings…

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UPS Options Hit Annual Bullish Extreme Ahead of Q2 Print

UPS arrives at its July 28 Q2 earnings report with options positioning at its most bullish in a year — a meaningful escalation from the constructive read noted ten days ago. The options signal has sharpened further…

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Textron Heads Into Q2 With Bulls in Charge, Bears Building

TXT approaches its July 28 earnings release having outrun most of its aerospace peers over the past month — while short sellers quietly take the other side of that trade. The most notable pre-earnings signal is the…

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Tenet Surges 20% Into Monday's Print — Shorts Retreat

THC heads into its July 28 earnings release having already delivered one of the biggest moves in the healthcare sector this week, leaving both bulls and remaining bears to recalibrate against a substantially different…

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Sysco Heads Into Q4 Print With Shorts Covered, Bulls Divided

Sysco reports Q4 results on July 28 with bears having largely exited and the fundamental debate squarely focused on margins and the Jetro acquisition. The short-covering story that defined the first half of July has…

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Sherwin-Williams Drops Into Earnings With a Wider Gap to Close

Sherwin-Williams heads into its July 28 print having already delivered a July 21 earnings event — now the question is whether the latest results can finally close the yawning gap between its $317.51 price and a Street…

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RIO Heads Into Half-Year Results With Options Still on Edge

Rio Tinto reports half-year results on July 28 with options traders still running notably defensive, even as the short-selling community has largely stepped back. The put/call ratio has held near the elevated levels…

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Bill Gates Keeps Buying as RSG Heads Into Q2 Print

Republic Services heads into its July 28 earnings release with one story dominating the setup: its largest shareholder is still buying. Bill Gates, through Cascade Investment, added roughly 60,500 shares on May 18 at…

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Slim Exits PBF as Insiders Cash Out

Carlos Slim has been quietly selling PBF Energy stock for weeks. The Mexican billionaire filed this week, disclosing he sold 220,000 shares on July 20 alone. That's $14.1M unloaded in a single day. His total PBF…

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P&G Slips Back Below $150 as Earnings Loom Three Days Out

Procter & Gamble heads into its July 28 quarterly report having given back the $150 recovery celebrated just days ago, with options positioning now the calmest it has been all cycle. The stock closed at $147.41 on July…

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Analysts Trim Targets as Pfizer Approaches Q2 Print

Pfizer heads into its July 28 earnings report with the Street in a quiet retreat — analysts cutting targets but holding ratings, while positioning data shows no particular stress in either direction. The most telling…

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TLK Heads Into Results With Borrow Costs Surging

TLK heads into its July 29 earnings print with a sharp — and somewhat puzzling — spike in borrowing costs dominating the lending market picture. The standout in the data is a cost-to-borrow that has quadrupled in a…

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