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Vertiv Holdings heads into its October 21 print with options positioning at its most defensive in a year and the broader peer group falling in lockstep, sharpening the question of whether the stock's selloff is…
Crown Castle enters its October 21 earnings event in a fundamentally different position than just two weeks ago, with the stock up 12% on the month and the debate shifting from whether the rally was warranted to…
HLT has climbed 12% over the past month to $345.12, and options traders are not hedging that gain. The put/call ratio has fallen to 0.70, more than two standard deviations below its 20-day average of 0.76, sitting near…
Kinder Morgan heads into its October 21 Q3 print having already delivered the number once: an October 14 preliminary release moved the stock down 1.8% on the day, yet the shares have kept climbing, now up 11% over the…
AT&T reports Q3 results on October 21 with a notably different short-interest picture than the one described just four days ago: the short book has unwound sharply since the previous note, even as the stock has…
Molina Healthcare heads into its October 21 earnings release with short sellers pulling back sharply, even as options traders turn slightly more constructive and the analyst community maintains a cautious hold…
RTO heads into its October 22 earnings update with a stock that has bounced off a difficult summer, options traders distinctly unbothered by downside risk, and a borrow market that has loosened dramatically in recent…
SSL reports its results on October 22 against a backdrop of easing short pressure, a sharp stock rebound, and a divided analyst community that has been moving in opposite directions this year. The clearest setup…
United Rentals reports its Q3 results on October 21 with the analyst community split on whether the company's dominant market position can insulate it from a softening construction backdrop. Options positioning tells a…
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings reports Q3 results on October 21 with options traders positioned more bullishly than at any point in the past year, even as analysts have spent the last two weeks cutting their…
Globe Life reports Q3 earnings on October 21 with options traders positioned more bullishly than at almost any point in the past year. The clearest pre-earnings signal is in the options market, where sentiment has…
Analyst desks kicked off the week with a pair of tech upgrades and a wave of quiet target cuts in energy and banking. AMAT and PANW both received consensus upgrades, with Applied Materials now carrying an average…
Thermo Fisher Scientific heads into its October 21 print with options positioning leaning more constructive than usual, short interest near low levels, and the stock trading up to $690 after a 5% weekly gain. Options…
Waste Connections heads into its October 21 Q3 report having staged a sharp reversal from the underperformance flagged four days ago, with the stock now up nearly 10% on the week to close at $167.90, closing much of…
Teledyne Technologies heads into its October 21 Q3 report with options positioning at its most defensive in months, even as the stock holds up far better than its peers. The options market is the sharpest signal right…
SF enters its October 21 Q3 earnings release down 12% over the past month, with a broad analyst target-trimming cycle framing the debate heading into the print. The clearest pre-earnings signal is the direction of…
Philip Morris International heads into Tuesday's Q3 print at $205.20, adding 2.7% on Friday and 2.0% on the week, extending a run that has now pushed the stock to fresh highs and left most analyst price targets in the…
Southwest Airlines reports third-quarter results on October 21 with the stock down 5% on the week, carrying a notable activist overhang and a potential index exit that adds mechanical selling pressure beyond the…
SAP heads into its October 21 earnings release with short sellers in full retreat, a setup that contrasts sharply with the muted but persistent defensiveness embedded in options positioning. The borrow story is the…
Las Vegas Sands heads into its October 21 earnings report with a widening gap between where the stock trades and where analysts think it belongs, while short sellers have been steadily building positions over the past…
