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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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SiTime Options Turn Defensive Ahead of August Earnings

SITM enters its August 5 earnings date with a striking divergence between a broadly bullish analyst consensus and the most defensive options positioning the stock has seen in nearly a year. The options signal is the…

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Earnings Season Heats Up, Oil Spikes, Europe on Watch

The most-watched event this week is GOOGL's Q2 results. Markets want answers on AI spending — and whether costs are coming down. Analysts are watching for clues on how the $1.7 trillion company is rationalising…

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Big Week: Google, Intel, and More

The earnings calendar heats up this week. Today, AMSF posts results after the close. Also due today: RJF reports after the bell. Tomorrow, Wednesday, is the busiest day. GOOGL releases Q2 results after market close.…

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Wall Street Cuts 3M, Lifts Schwab

Analysts delivered a mixed bag of calls on Monday. Three standouts deserved attention: a downgrade for MMM, a cut for PWR, and a rare upgrade for SCHW. 3M gets the axe. Analysts downgraded 3M as consensus shifted…

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Insiders Cash Out as ServiceTitan Soars

Venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners has filed $117M in TTAN sales over the past month. The firm sold 1.5 million shares across 15 separate transactions between June 26 and July 17, at prices ranging from $76…

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Bears Pile In — but Chewy Shorts Retreat

Short sellers turned up the heat on several names this week while stepping back from a handful of heavily-shorted mid-caps. Columbia Financial saw the biggest SI jump among stocks above $500M. Short interest hit 24.1%…

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China's Short-Term Surge Defies Its 3-Month Slide

The biggest money flow story this week is a sharp reversal in China. Over 3 months, China ETFs bled $17.9B. This week alone, they pulled in $24.8B net — a flow_imbalance of 81, signalling strong buying pressure. That…

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XLRE options turn defensive as shorts finish covering

Why this matters: Three separate signals have moved on XLRE in the same week. Short sellers are nearly done covering. Borrowing costs are rising despite a looser lending pool. And options traders just turned the most…

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Markets in Motion: Oil, Earnings, and the Crypto Wild Card

Northrop Grumman posted a Q2 double beat with a record backlog — and its stock fell anyway. That "sell the news" reaction is worth watching as the earnings calendar grows heavier. Alphabet reports after the bell…

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Oil, AI Chips, Crypto Drive Market Signals

Three macro themes are dominating market activity on July 21: an Iran-driven oil spike, an AI chip sell-off, and a US crypto CLARITY Act update. Oil names in focus. Crude touched $90 after Iran struck tankers in the…

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Big Names Fill Earnings Calendar This Week

Today brings the first test. Crown Holdings kicks things off with its Q2 call at 9am ET. AMERISAFE reports after the close. Tomorrow is the biggest day. Alphabet drops Q2 results after the bell — the market wants…

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Wall Street Splits on Insurers and Hotels

Analysts are pulling in opposite directions on financials and hospitality today. The Travelers Companies was downgraded by consensus analysts, with the average target price slipping to $351.96 from $343.54. The $77B…

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KTOS Bears Keep Fleeing as August Earnings Near

Short sellers have now cut their Kratos Defense & Security Solutions exposure by nearly a third in under a month. Options buyers are piling into calls. The cost to borrow is rising — not because the trade is…

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