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The week of July 12 is one of the busiest on the earnings calendar. Bank of America reports Tuesday before the open. BNY Mellon follows on Wednesday. Thursday brings the biggest prints: Netflix reports after the close,…
Q2 earnings season is now underway. Options traders are showing unusual caution ahead of a packed reporting calendar this week. UnitedHealth Group is drawing the most attention. The stock carries just 1.9% short…
Analyst desks stayed busy this week. Three sectors — airlines, specialty chemicals, and energy — saw the most notable moves. IFF collected an upgrade from analysts, pushing the consensus to a firmer buy tilt. The…
A wave of significant insider selling hit US markets this week, with filings disclosing hundreds of millions in stock disposals across several well-known names. The biggest story belongs to PRM. Windacre Partnership, a…
Short sellers moved aggressively this week. The data, running to July 9, shows clear targets. CRWV (CoreWeave) saw the biggest jump among large caps. SI % of free float climbed to 33.1%, up 4.8 percentage points in…
Q2 reporting kicks off in earnest this week. Bank of America reports Tuesday before the open. BNY Mellon follows Wednesday. Thursday brings the week's two biggest prints: Netflix after the close and UnitedHealth Group…
A packed earnings slate is shaping options sentiment this week. Eight S&P 500 names report by Thursday. Markets are watching closely. UNH kicks off Wednesday with one of the most closely scrutinised prints of the year.…
The Q2 earnings season heats up this week. Banks kick things off on Monday. Bank of America reports Q2 results before the open on Tuesday. The $423bn lender carries short interest of just 1.4% of free float. BNY Mellon…
Analysts raised target prices across several large-cap names on Saturday. META saw its consensus target tick up to $828, with 56 buy ratings against zero sells. The social media giant carries just 1.4% short interest —…
The past two weeks of insider filings reveal a clear split: most US insiders were selling, but one biotech chief kept buying aggressively. The biggest buyer is SMMT Summit Therapeutics CEO Bob Duggan, who filed a $50M…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. CHRN (ChronoScale Holdings) saw the biggest jump — SI % of FF leapt 12 points to 45.8% in just seven days. Its cost to borrow hit 61.9%, signalling severe squeeze risk. CRWV…
The week's biggest story is a packed earnings calendar. BAC kicks things off Monday morning with Q2 results. BNY follows Tuesday before the open. Wednesday is the marquee day — Netflix reports Q2 after the close, with…
Options markets are heating up ahead of a critical earnings week. Key names including NFLX, UNH, BAC, and ISRG are all due to report. Traders are positioning aggressively before results drop. UNH draws particular…
Monday kicks off a packed earnings stretch. BAC reports Q2 results on Monday, July 14, before markets open. Semiconductor tester AEHR also drops Q4 numbers that afternoon. Tuesday brings more firepower. BNY reports Q2…
Wall Street made a fresh bet on industrial and specialty chemicals names this week. Honeywell received a new analyst recommendation with a $247 target price. The $71.7 billion industrial giant sits close to consensus…
Fresh filings this week reveal a sharp split between buyers and sellers. One standout: AVO — Mission Produce — attracted a flurry of buying from major shareholder GlobalHarvest Holdings. The firm filed three separate…
Short sellers added pressure to CoreWeave this week. SI % of FF climbed to 33.1%, up 4.8 points in seven days. The AI cloud firm carries a $40B market cap. Bears are not backing down despite its high-profile IPO…
The week's biggest story is a packed earnings calendar. BAC kicks things off Monday before the open. BNY follows Tuesday. Wednesday is the main event — NFLX reports Q2 after the bell alongside UNH and ISRG. Short…
Options markets are on alert as a heavy earnings slate collides with renewed short-side pressure across several high-profile names. NFLX reports this week with short interest at just 2.4% of free float. Borrowing costs…
A packed earnings week kicks off on Monday. BAC reports Q2 results before the open on July 14. AEHR also drops its fiscal Q4 numbers that afternoon. Tuesday brings BNY pre-market. PGR posts its June monthly figures.…
