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Shorts Retreat as Macerich Rallies Hard

MAC has flipped the script on last week's crowded short narrative — the stock is up 10% on the week and shorts are covering, turning a dilution-driven positioning story into something more complicated. The key data…

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MGM Bears Keep Adding as Analysts Split on the Rally

MGM Resorts International enters the week with short sellers extending their rebuild — short interest has now climbed to 9.5% of the free float, up from 8.6% a week ago, even as the stock has added another 21% over the…

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LMT Gains Ground With Q2 Earnings on the Horizon

Lockheed Martin enters the week before its July 21 earnings date in a quiet but constructive position — stock up, shorts minimal, and options traders signalling no particular alarm. The price action tells a clean…

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Lilly Breaks Above $1,140 as Analysts Chase the Move

Eli Lilly and Company has spent the week digesting the retatrutide data windfall, adding another 7.6% to close at $1,144.68 — and the Street is now visibly scrambling to keep its targets relevant. The analyst story has…

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Lennar Q2 eve: KBW downgrades as shorts add further

Lennar arrives at tomorrow's Q2 print with shorts adding fresh pressure on the day of a downgrade — and the Street's most bearish recent move putting a $86 target on a stock trading at $92.56. The headline from…

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LRCX Bounces Back — Analysts Raise the Bar

Lam Research has clawed back from last week's sector-wide sell-off, and a wave of analyst target raises arriving almost simultaneously is reframing the Broadcom-driven drop as an entry point rather than a turning…

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KLA Stands Out as Analysts Chase a Moving Target

KLA Corporation enters the week with an unusual dynamic: a stock up 14% over the past month, yet the analyst community still scrambling to catch up to it. The most striking action came this week. Cantor Fitzgerald's…

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J&J Extends Its Rally With Q2 Earnings in Sight

Johnson & Johnson has extended its post-Firefly momentum, adding another 6.3% this week to close at $237 — and the focus is now shifting from the acquisition narrative to what the July 14 earnings print will…

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HST Analysts Lift Targets as Short Interest Climbs

Host Hotels & Resorts enters the week with an unusual divergence: the stock is up 10% in a month and analysts are raising targets across the board, yet short interest has climbed 30% over the same period — a rare…

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HON Options Spike Post-Earnings as Shorts Rebuild

Honeywell International has absorbed a sharp post-earnings sell-off and now faces a fresh tension: short sellers are rebuilding positions at their fastest pace in months while options traders have turned more defensive…

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GE Aerospace Hits $330 as Shorts Fade and Earnings Loom

GE Aerospace closed Tuesday at $330.44 — up 4% on the week and 11% over the past month — while short sellers retreat and options traders maintain a defensive lean heading into July 16 earnings. The borrow market offers…

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FCX Bounces Post-Earnings While Copper Peers Lag

Freeport-McMoRan has clawed back to $64.25 after this week's sector-wide bruising, but the stock is still down 10.4% on the week — and the gap between its modest recovery and the Street's prevailing optimism is the…

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Ford Pulls Back as Shorts Rebuild Into a Crowded Target Zone

Ford Motor enters the week in reverse, down 7.4% over five sessions to $14.95, erasing much of the rally that had carried the stock well above consensus just days ago — and short sellers appear to have noticed. The…

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FedEx Analysts Cut Targets Ahead of June 23 Print

FedEx is entering its June 23 earnings date with a sharp divergence between a bullish Street consensus and a wave of pre-print target reductions — the most telling tension in the data this week. The analyst picture has…

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