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PEGA Shorts Build as Peers Sell Off Hard

Pegasystems heads into its July 22 earnings window with short sellers quietly rebuilding positions, the stock down sharply on the week, and analyst targets sitting well above where the market is willing to pay. The…

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Parker-Hannifin Rallies 8% as Bernstein Initiates at Outperform

Parker-Hannifin enters the week having delivered one of its strongest short-term runs of the year, with a fresh analyst initiation landing just as the stock hit a two-month high — and the market appears to be rewarding…

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PPG shorts rebuild quietly as options turn bullish

PPG Industries heads into the back half of June with an unusual split: short sellers are quietly rebuilding positions while options traders are growing more confident by the day. The short interest picture is the most…

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TXNM shorts retreat as peers rally and deal risk lingers

TXNM Energy enters the week with shorts paring back sharply and the borrow market extraordinarily loose — yet the stock lags behind peers that are making headway, keeping the Blackstone deal thesis firmly in focus. The…

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Trader NoteORCL

Oracle Analysts Race to Raise Targets as Stock Resets

ORCL closed Tuesday at $205.81, down nearly 16% on the week — and the Street has spent the past three sessions responding to the post-earnings selloff with a wave of target upgrades that now put meaningful implied…

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ODFL Bears Capitulate as Stock Leaves Analyst Targets Behind

Old Dominion Freight Line has entered a new phase: the short sellers who were aggressively building into last week's rally have started to fold, even as the stock pushes further above where most analysts thought it…

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Analysts Pile Into NUE as Options Traders Turn Cautious

Nucor heads into the summer with analyst conviction running unusually high — and options positioning suggesting the market is less certain. The Street's bullish turn is the clearest signal this week. JP Morgan raised…

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Street Turns Cautious on Nike Ahead of June 25 Earnings

NKE heads into its Q4 earnings print on June 25 with the Street actively cutting targets, short sellers quietly retreating, and options traders unusually bullish — a set of signals that pull in different directions and…

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NWL shorts rebuild as stock surges 35% in a week

Newell Brands finds itself in an unusual position this week: the stock has rocketed 35% higher while short sellers are quietly adding to their bets against it. The price move is the headline number. NWL closed at $4.41…

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MAA rallies hard as options traders turn bullish

Mid-America Apartment Communities enters the week as one of the standout performers in the residential REIT space, up nearly 8% over five sessions — but the more interesting story is a sharp reversal in options…

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Strategy Sinks Further After Earnings, Shorts Stay Patient

MSTR has now shed 38% over the past month and 14% on the week alone to close at $117, and the earnings release on June 8 — which produced a 2.8% one-day drop — has done nothing to shift the short sellers who were…

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Trader NoteMSFT

MSFT Options Alarm Rings Loudest as Stock Slides Further

Microsoft has now dropped another 3.4% since Sunday's note, closing at $403.41 — extending a brutal eight-session slide that has taken the stock down nearly 9% on the week — and the sharpest signal this time comes not…

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