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Moody's Q2 Print Arrives With Bulls Still in Command

MCO reports Q2 results today with the stock down nearly 3% from Monday's close but still up 9% over the past month — and with the same bullish positioning structure that defined the July 18 preview largely…

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JPMorgan Tests $345 as Analysts Chase a Rally They Didn't Lead

JPMorgan Chase heads into today's earnings event — a second-look moment rather than a conventional quarterly surprise — with the stock at $345.23 and a Street consensus that is still running behind price rather than…

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GPC Bulls Load Calls as Spin-Off Debate Sharpens

Genuine Parts Company heads into its July 23 Q2 print with options traders leaning notably more bullish than usual — a shift from the neutral positioning captured in the preview published four days ago. The clearest…

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Capital One Heads Into Q2 Print With Bulls Still in Charge

Capital One Financial reports Q2 results on July 23 with the bullish consensus intact but options traders now leaning more visibly toward calls than at any point in recent weeks. The options signal has sharpened since…

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NLY Reports Today as Short Interest Climbs 61% in a Month

Annaly Capital Management arrives at its Q2 earnings release — scheduled for today, July 22 — with short sellers having dramatically increased their positions over the past month, even as the analyst community remains…

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AMX Shorts Pull Back, But Options Caution Lingers

América Móvil heads into today's earnings print with a notable shift from the defensive setup that defined the prior two previews: short interest has retreated and options hedging has eased, yet neither signal has…

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Earnings Season Kicks Off as Geopolitics Rattle Markets

Oil and Middle East tensions are front and centre today. US petrol prices have climbed back above $4 as the Iran conflict intensifies. Brent crude briefly touched $90 after Iran targeted tankers. Tehran has since…

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Chips Bullish, Bears Target Memory

Options flow this week shows a clear split between chips and memory stocks. MaxLinear tops the ORTEX options score rankings. Nearly 95% of its options bets this week were bullish. The mid-cap semiconductor stock is up…

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Hasbro Leads Analyst Target Upgrades

Analyst target prices moved broadly higher on Tuesday. Toy giant HAS saw the sharpest consensus upgrade. The average target rose to $108.62 from $108.29. That follows a strong earnings beat reported earlier this…

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Lundberg Splashes $93M on Nordic Stocks

Swedish billionaire Fredrik Lundberg just filed a bold buying spree across two major Nordic companies. His investment vehicle, Lundbergföretagen, disclosed purchases totalling over $93 million in the past week…

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Bears Circle: WOLF, HTZ Lead the Most-Shorted Pack

Wolfspeed sits at the top of the short interest table. Its SI hit 79% of free float as of July 20. Shares to borrow are essentially gone — availability is at 0%. The stock has rallied 162% over three months, creating…

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China Steals the Show as Tech Bleeds

China ETFs pulled in $22.3B in net flows last week. That is the single biggest geographic story of the past seven days. The swing is stark. Over the prior three months, China saw a net outflow of $5.3B. Bears have…

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Big Week: Alphabet, Intel Lead Earnings Rush

Today kicks off the busiest earnings stretch of the summer. Over 700 companies report across the week. Today — Tuesday, July 21: Charles Schwab ($178B) and homebuilder D.R. Horton open proceedings. European…

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Morgan Stanley Backs Cybersecurity in Big Upgrades

Morgan Stanley sharply raised targets on two cybersecurity giants on Monday. CrowdStrike got a new target of $227, up from $172 — a 32% jump. Palo Alto Networks was lifted to $387 from $320, a 21% increase. Both…

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Bessemer Dumps $90M of ServiceTitan

Venture firm Bessemer Venture Partners has filed to have sold nearly $90 million worth of TTAN shares since the start of July. The 13 separate trades span June 30 to July 17, with filings reported to regulators as…

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Bears Pile Into SpaceX and Columbia Financial

Short sellers stepped up pressure on two notable names this week. CLBK (Columbia Financial) saw the biggest move. Its SI % of FF jumped nearly 7 points in seven days, hitting 24.2% on July 20 — up from 17.2% a week…

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Reddit Shorts Ease but Sellers Cluster Ahead of Earnings

RDDT heads into its July 30 earnings report with short sellers trimming positions, insiders cashing out near recent highs, and options traders nudging toward defensiveness — a setup where positioning and price are…

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