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Rio Tinto Heads Into Q1 Print With Bears in Retreat

RIO heads into its May 6 Q1 results riding a strong recovery — up 8% over the past month to $100.58 — while the short side has quietly dismantled. Short sellers have been walking away from RIO for weeks. Estimated…

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RELX Shorts Double Cost to Borrow Before May Print

RELX heads into its May 6 results with borrow demand building at an unusual pace for a stock that rarely attracts aggressive short positioning. The most notable shift is in the lending market. Cost to borrow has nearly…

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Realty Income Shorts Build Ahead of May Print

Realty Income heads into its May 6 earnings report with short sellers meaningfully more active than they were a month ago. Short interest has climbed sharply in the run-up. At 3.8% of the free float, the short position…

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PPL Heads Into Q1 Print With Bears In Retreat

PPL Corporation reports Q1 2026 results on May 6 with one clear story: short sellers have been cutting positions sharply, even as the broader market has kept the stock under mild pressure. The most striking move in the…

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NVO's 20% Rally Faces Its First Real Test

Novo Nordisk heads into its May 6 Q1 results on the back of a sharp recovery — and with the Street still broadly skeptical about what comes next. The stock has climbed 20% over the past month to $43.88, clawing back a…

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Analysts Cool on Eversource Ahead of Q1 Print

Eversource Energy heads into its May 6 first-quarter results with the analyst community in a markedly more cautious mood than it was three months ago. The direction of analyst travel has been almost uniformly negative…

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NiSource Heads Into Q1 Print With Bulls in Control

NiSource approaches its May 6 Q1 2026 earnings release as one of the stronger-performing utilities in a sector that has quietly outperformed — and the question heading into the print is whether the operational case can…

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NYT Short Sellers Step Back — But Not All the Way

The New York Times Company heads into its May 6 Q1 print with short sellers retreating sharply from April's extreme positioning, even as a fresh week-over-week pickup hints that not everyone has covered. The most…

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MetLife Heads Into Q1 Print With Bears in Retreat

MetLife reports first-quarter 2026 results on May 6 with short sellers notably pulling back even as the stock posts its strongest month in recent memory. The clearest signal heading into the print is that bears have…

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McKesson Heads Into Q4 With Bulls Holding the Line

McKesson reports its fiscal fourth-quarter results on May 6 against a backdrop of falling targets, a stock down 6% over the past month, and an analyst consensus that still firmly says buy. The dominant signal heading…

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Philips Options Signal a Sentiment Shift Ahead of Q1 Print

PHG enters its May 6 earnings report with options traders having pivoted dramatically toward bullish positioning — a contrast that makes the print unusually charged. The clearest signal is the put/call ratio. It has…

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Analysts Lift Targets as IDEX Heads Into Q1 Print

IDEX Corporation reports Q1 results on May 6 with analysts fresh from raising price targets — a vote of confidence that the stock's 13% one-month rally has further to run. The most notable analyst activity came on…

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GPN Short Interest Jumps 27% Ahead of May 6 Print

Global Payments heads into its May 6 Q1 2026 earnings call with a notable and accelerating build in short positioning — the clearest tension shaping sentiment ahead of the release. Short sellers have moved decisively…

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GSK Shorts Double Down as Patent Cliff Clouds Q1 Beat

GSK heads into its May 6 Q1 results carrying sharply higher short positioning — yet the borrow market tells a more nuanced story than the headline shorts figure suggests. Short interest on the NYSE-listed ADR has…

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GD Heads Into Q1 Print With Options Traders Turning Defensive

General Dynamics reports first-quarter results on May 6 carrying a 10% weekly surge — and options traders are now the most cautious they have been in months. The sharpest pre-earnings signal is in options positioning.…

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OVV Bulls Hold the Line as Options Traders Turn Bullish

Ovintiv Inc. heads into its May 6 earnings print with options positioning unusually tilted toward upside and short sellers adding to positions — a split setup that frames the debate around production delivery and…

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