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The most striking shift heading into BOK Financial Corporation's Q3 print tomorrow is not in the short book, which has been the story for days, but in options, where positioning has flipped sharply to the most…
Alaska Air Group reports third-quarter results today, October 21, after sliding 15% over the past month to $34.36. The drop is a sector-wide story: close peers UAL, DAL, and AAL all fell between 7% and 9% on the week,…
Agree Realty reports Q3 2026 results today with insiders and analysts reading the same stock in opposite directions, a divergence that makes the print worth watching closely. The insider buying is the most striking…
Ally Financial is the outlier in its peer group heading into today's Q3 print, with short interest running at just over 5% of the free float while closest peers like OMF, COF, and SYF have each shed ground over the…
CB gained 3.3% over the past week, keeping pace with the median move of 3.2% across its closest insurance peers. ACGL added 3.4%, EG rose 4.8%, and RLI was the standout at 8.1%. WRB was the laggard, up just 1.6%.…
Equity LifeStyle Properties reports Q3 results today with short interest at its highest level in at least a year and the stock outpacing every close peer by a wide margin over the past week. Short positions have…
MMM has gained 5.3% over the past week to close at $171.37, a move that stands out against a median decline of 0.6% among its closest peers. Short sellers have quietly reduced exposure over the same period: short…
PulteGroup is the outlier in its peer group right now. While the stock gained 2.6% over the past week, close peers DHI, TOL, GRBK and MHO all finished the week flat to lower, with MHO down 3.4%. PHM's short interest,…
MCO reports Q3 results on October 21 with a striking reversal in options positioning that separates this morning from the cautious setup described in recent previews. The sharpest change since the October 17 note is in…
Lockheed Martin gained 8.9% on the week to $548.71, running well ahead of a defense peer group that averaged closer to 3.3% gains, even as analysts trimmed their targets and the broader sector drifted lower on…
Halliburton reports Q3 results on October 22 having already absorbed one difficult print this cycle: Q2 earnings in July sent the stock down nearly 6% on the day and 11% over the five sessions that followed, the…
Genuine Parts Company reports Q3 results on October 22, arriving after a rough week in which the shares fell 5.5% to $123.52 while its closest peers gained a median of roughly 0.8%. The sharpest change heading into the…
Equifax reports its Q3 results this morning, arriving at the print having rallied 18.4% over the past week to $176.54, a move that has outpaced every major peer and put the stock ahead of where most analysts thought it…
Danaher reports Q3 results this morning against a backdrop that has shifted considerably since the stock cratered 11% on its last earnings day in July. The shares closed at $224.24 on Tuesday, down from the $229 level…
Capital One Financial goes into its Q3 earnings report on October 22 with options positioning at its most cautious reading in nearly a year, even as short sellers show no particular conviction either way. The sharpest…
Short interest across US equities shows fresh movement as of 19 October, with bears adding to positions in AI infrastructure plays and retail-favorite names while covering hard in healthcare. CoreWeave saw one of the…
NLY reports its Q3 results today after a notable shift in the setup since Friday's earlier preview: the stock has bounced 3.2% to $18.29, short positions have eased, and the borrow market remains comfortable, though…
América Móvil reports Q3 results today, October 21, with short sellers showing little conviction in either direction after a month of active repositioning. The short interest story has taken a small step back from the…
TSLA reports Q3 2026 results today, and the setup is bullish. ORTEX alt data shows German car registrations running 269% above the same quarter last year. That dataset leads Tesla revenue by 43 days, with all three…
TSLA commands centre stage in derivatives markets today as the electric vehicle maker reports Q3 2026 results. Its short interest sits at just 2.5% of free float. Bears have largely stepped aside. A striking…
