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Bears are loading up on several names as Q2 earnings season kicks off this week. Short interest and cost-to-borrow signals point to sharp options skews across key tickers. HTZ is the standout. Short interest sits at…
The first big names of Q2 2026 earnings season report this week. The calendar is thin early but builds toward Thursday. Monday/Tuesday sees EPAC — Enerpac Tool Group — open the week. The industrial tools maker reports…
Analysts at BMO Capital sent a bullish signal across the airline sector this week. They raised target prices on three major carriers in one sweep. DAL got the biggest lift. BMO's Michael Goldie lifted his target from…
Selling dominated US insider activity this past week. The most dramatic moves came from PRM (Perimeter Solutions), where hedge fund Windacre Partnership filed $195.6M in total sales. The trades, spread across just five…
HTZ is the week's standout short target. Short interest hit 59.2% of free float — up nearly 11 percentage points in seven days. Availability has collapsed to zero. That means no new shares are available to borrow. A…
Markets return from the July 4th break with Q2 earnings season front and centre. Short sellers, options traders, and corporate insiders have all been busy. PepsiCo kicks off the season Tuesday, July 8. Investors want…
Q2 earnings season opens this week. Options flow is shaping up around some of the market's most heavily shorted names. HTZ stands out as the clearest bear signal. Short interest hit 59.2% of free float on July 2. That…
The Q2 2026 earnings season gets underway. Two major names headline the schedule: PEP and DAL. PepsiCo reports Q2 2026 results Tuesday, July 8. The consumer staples giant posts results after the close. Investors will…
Short sellers stepped up activity this week. Hertz saw the biggest move among mid-cap names. Its SI % of Free Float jumped to 59.2% — up nearly 11 percentage points in seven days. Availability of shares to borrow has…
Q2 2026 earnings season starts this week. DAL reports Thursday morning. PEP follows Tuesday evening. Both carry low short interest — 3.5% and 2.2% of free float respectively — signalling limited bearish conviction…
Earnings season is back. DAL and PEP kick off Q2 results this week. Options traders are already positioning. HTZ stands out as the sharpest bearish target. Short interest sits at 59% of free float. Availability has hit…
The week of July 7–11 marks the unofficial start of Q2 earnings season. Two major names headline a busy schedule. PEP reports Q2 2026 results Tuesday evening. The food and beverage giant carries a $197 billion market…
Analyst target price activity picked up heading into the July 4th holiday week. The moves reveal a clear divide between optimism in tech and caution on consumer staples. CrowdStrike saw its average analyst target nudge…
Insiders at several major US companies filed notable sales this week, with semiconductor and biotech names leading the pack. AMAT CEO Gary Dickerson filed two transactions on July 1st. He sold nearly $35.2M worth of…
Short sellers are piling into beaten-down names this week. HTZ leads the action with short interest at 59.2% of free float — up a sharp 10.9 points in just seven days. The car rental group remains under heavy pressure.…
Today is the Fourth of July holiday. US markets are closed. Action picks up on Monday. EPAC — Enerpac Tool Group — goes first. The industrial tools maker reports Q3 2026 results on Monday, July 7 after the…
With US Independence Day falling on a Saturday, markets stay open all week. Two names dominate the earnings calendar. Delta Air Lines and PepsiCo are the marquee reporters. Both print results next week, with investors…
Options traders are positioning ahead of a busy earnings week. Delta Air Lines and PepsiCo headline the calendar. Both carry low short interest — 3.5% and 2.2% of free float respectively. That suggests sentiment is not…
July 4 falls on a Saturday this year, keeping US markets open all week. Several notable companies are set to report in the days ahead. PepsiCo kicks things off on Tuesday, July 8, with its Q2 2026 pre-recorded earnings…
Today is July 4th — US Independence Day. Markets are closed. The action begins Monday. EPAC kicks off the week on Monday, July 7, when Enerpac Tool Group posts Q3 results after the close. Tuesday brings a cluster of…
