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Welltower Bulls Hold the Line as Earnings Loom

WELL enters its July 27 print with options traders firmly in the bullish camp, even as the stock trades above the Street's consensus target. The options market is the sharpest signal. The put/call ratio has eased to…

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Hartford Options Tone Shifts as Q2 Results Land Today

HIG heads into its Q2 print today with options positioning notably less bullish than it appeared just days ago — a meaningful shift from the call-heavy skew that defined the pre-earnings setup earlier this week. The…

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Ford's Options Caution Holds, But Analysts Are Lifting Targets

Ford heads into its July 27 Q2 print with a split signal: options traders remain notably defensive, while the analyst community has been steadily raising the bar ahead of results. The defensive options posture flagged…

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OVV Bears Hold Ground as Stock Rallies Into Q2 Print

Ovintiv reports Q2 results today with short sellers maintaining elevated positions even as the stock has continued to climb — a tension that has only sharpened since the July 10 step-change in bearish positioning first…

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Bears Pile In: HTZ, WOLF, LEVI in Focus

Short sellers are busy this week. Three names stand out for rising pressure and one is flirting with squeeze territory. Hertz Global Holdings remains the most-shorted major US stock. SI hit 73.6% of free float as of…

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Eaton Bulls Eye Datacenter Demand, Bears Flag Valuation

Eaton Corporation heads into its July 27 Q2 earnings report having outpaced most of its peer group over the past week — but with the stock still down 5% over the prior month, the debate centres squarely on whether…

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Dr. Reddy's ADR Stabilises but the Damage Is Done

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories reports again on July 24 — but for the ADR, the real verdict is already in the price. The stock bounced 3.7% on July 23 to $11.80, a partial recovery after the 9.4% one-day collapse that…

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FIX Rebounds 9% Into Earnings as Bulls and Bears Dig In

Comfort Systems USA arrives at its July 24 print having staged a sharp recovery from last week's lows, with the stock up 9% on the week to $1,831 — though still down 11% over the past month and well below the analyst…

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KOF Heads Into Q2 Print With Peers Rallying, Stock Still Soft

Coca-Cola FEMSA carries a now-confirmed Q2 result into Sunday's replay session — the actual print landed July 22, confirmed a -1.75% day-one reaction — and now faces a second earnings event scheduled for July 27,…

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BRO Shorts Ease Before Sunday's Print, But Options Hedge Rises

Brown & Brown heads into its Q2 earnings release on Sunday with a notable data shift since the last preview: short sellers have quietly reduced exposure, even as options traders have turned more defensive. Short…

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Markets Brace for Big Tech Earnings Amid Oil Shock

Crude oil has broken through $100 a barrel. The move comes as Middle East tensions escalate sharply. Trump's comments about a potential "massive attack" sent Brent surging. US stocks and bonds sold off together. The FT…

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Big Tech Dominates This Week's Calendar

Today brings results from CHTR (Charter Communications), which reports Q2 2026 earnings before the open. HTH (Hilltop Holdings) hosts its earnings call at 9am ET. Monday kicks off a busy mid-week stretch. CDNS (Cadence…

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Rollins Rattles Analysts With Mixed Signals

Rollins drew the most attention in Thursday's analyst activity. Multiple firms revised their recommendations simultaneously, with the average target price falling sharply from $58.88 to $55.29. That is a $3.59 drop in…

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Executives Buy Dips, Slim Sells Energy

Insiders filed a wave of notable trades this week. The most striking: ELV CEO Gail Boudreaux bought $753,000 worth of Elevance Health shares on July 17 at $368. The board chair added another $366,000 the same day.…

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China Surge Heads a Broad Risk-On Week

China ETFs pulled in $12.3B in the past week alone. That made them the single biggest geographic draw globally. The momentum marks a sharp reversal: over three months, China saw a net outflow of $5.6B. Investors who…

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Bears Retreat, Earnings Roll In, Oil Tops $100

Tenet Healthcare stole the show Wednesday. The hospital operator raised full-year EPS guidance to $34.57–$36.43, crushing the $24.76 consensus estimate. Revenue guidance also moved higher, to $21.9B–$22.5B. The stock…

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Big Week: Coke, Amex, Qualcomm Report

Today, Roche and Nestlé kick off a massive global earnings week. Both Swiss giants carry market caps above $270 billion. BNP Paribas, Europe's largest bank by assets, also reports today. Tomorrow — Friday, July 24…

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Analysts Slash Comcast, Dump Honeywell Coverage

Analyst desks were busy on Wednesday, with target price cuts hitting Comcast and a notable coverage removal at Honeywell. Comcast saw its consensus target price trimmed to $30.89 from $30.94. The move adds pressure to…

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Execs Dump Shares, Buyers Swarm an EV Maker

Insiders at Morgan Stanley filed sales totalling over $8.7M this week. CFO Sharon Yeshaya sold $3.5M in shares on July 16. Division head Michael Pizzi followed with $5.2M in sales the next day. Both filings landed July…

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