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Options traders have turned sharply bearish on EXR ahead of its 27 October earnings print. The put-call ratio jumped to 1.80 on Monday, a 52-week high, sitting 3.4 standard deviations above the 20-day mean of 1.27.…
Quest Diagnostics reports Q3 results on Wednesday. The options market has just sent its clearest bullish signal of the past year. The put/call ratio hit 0.29 on Monday. That is the lowest reading in 52 weeks and sits…
The put-call ratio on WAFD hit 1.56 on Monday, 3.65 standard deviations above its 20-day mean of 0.51. That is the highest options-market hedging signal of the past year. Combined with a short position sitting at 7.07%…
The options market delivered the clearest signal yet on Camden Property Trust. The put-call ratio hit 1.77 on Monday, more than four standard deviations above its 20-day mean of 0.66. Nine days before the October 29…
Options traders are sending the most bearish signal in a year on Alibaba, even as short sellers continue to cut positions at the fastest pace in a month. The put-call ratio closed at 0.6359 on October 19. That is 3.6…
Options positioning on Toyota Motor has hit its most call-heavy reading in weeks. The put/call ratio stood at 0.82 on October 19, 2.6 standard deviations below its 20-day mean of 0.90. That is the sharpest tilt toward…
Zions Bancorporation reported earnings on Monday and the market's reaction has been immediate and pointed. Options traders have unwound months of defensive positioning in a single session. The put-call ratio collapsed…
The heaviest earnings calendar of the quarter is now open. GM reports Q3 results before the bell today. German car registration data, which leads GM revenue by 15 days with a strong fit, is running 133% above the same…
Markets are heading into one of the busiest earnings weeks of the year. Options positioning reflects that tension across autos, tech, and a handful of small-caps. MBLY stands out as the clearest bearish signal this…
The week opens with GM reporting Q3 results before the bell today. German car registration data, which leads GM revenue by 15 days, is running 133% above the same quarter last year. That is a strong backdrop heading…
CIVB reports Q3 results on Thursday with the Street mildly constructive, positioning data almost entirely unbothered, and two balance sheet records set in Q2 still intact heading into the print. The analyst picture is…
Roche Holding AG reports third-quarter results on October 21 with the stock carrying its best six-week run in some time, yet analysts and insider behaviour tell a more cautious story underneath the momentum. The shares…
AERO reports Q3 results on October 20 with the options market leaning more bullish than at almost any point in the past year. The clearest pre-print signal is in the put/call ratio, which has dropped to 0.07, well…
NP reports its latest quarterly results today, October 20, with the analyst community turning more cautious even as options traders lean in the opposite direction. The most notable positioning shift ahead of the print…
MBLY heads into its October 22 earnings release with a significant short position still building, even as the stock trades near multi-year lows. Short sellers have added conviction sharply over the past month. Short…
Ardagh Metal Packaging heads into its October 22 quarterly results with a striking divergence: borrowing costs have surged more than fourfold over the past month while the lending pool itself remains near-empty. The…
KARO reports today with an unusual dynamic in its borrow market: short interest has nearly tripled in the past month, yet the lending pool remains far from strained. The pace of short-side accumulation is the standout…
NETSTREIT Corp. heads into its October 21 earnings release carrying a sharply rebuilt short position, a week of analyst target cuts, and a stock that has materially underperformed its net-lease peers. The most striking…
Weatherford International reports Q3 results on October 21 with short sellers adding positions and the Street trimming targets, even as the stock sits roughly 32% below the analyst consensus mean. Short interest has…
Essential Properties Realty Trust heads into its October 21 Q3 earnings report with options positioning at its most defensive level of the past year, stacked on top of a stock that has already shed 4.6% over the past…
