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HIFS Shorts Build as Borrow Tightens Into Earnings

Hingham Institution for Savings enters the back half of July with a striking divergence: short sellers have been adding positions at an accelerating pace, yet the stock has managed a modest 1.5% gain on the week — a…

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Deere Options Turn Bullish as Shorts Quietly Rebuild

Deere & Company heads into its August 20 earnings window with an unusual split in its positioning signals: options traders have turned notably more bullish, while short sellers have been quietly adding exposure over…

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Costco Recovers While Shorts and Bears Quietly Fade

COST has bounced back from its mid-July lows, but the more interesting development is what's happening beneath the surface: shorts have now retreated to their lowest level since before the May earnings miss, options…

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Analysts Lift Targets as APH Heads Into Earnings

Amphenol enters its July 29 Q2 earnings report with a striking disconnect: the Street has been busy raising targets while the stock has quietly slid 5% on the week to $151.20. The analyst story is the week's clearest…

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Adobe Rebounds, but Bears Hold Their Ground

Adobe heads into the back half of July with a split personality: the stock is up 14% over the past month and options traders are as bullish as they've been all year, yet short sellers have quietly added back positions…

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ALKS Shorts Retreat as Earnings Loom on July 27

Alkermes enters its July 27 earnings date with the short position meaningfully smaller than it was two weeks ago — a notable shift given that the prior note flagged shorts quietly rebuilding into the rally. Short…

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TLT Shorts Rebuild as the Retreat Stalls

TLT has broken the trend that defined the past several weeks: short sellers, who had been steadily unwinding through early July, have snapped back — and the borrow market has tightened sharply to match. The most…

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Big Tech, Bears, and Bond Nerves Into Earnings Week

The biggest story this week is the earnings calendar. GOOGL reports Q2 2026 results on Wednesday, July 22. INTC follows on Thursday. Options data shows puts running hot across both names. Bears are hedging hard ahead…

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Puts Running Hot Into Earnings Week

Bears are showing their hand. Short interest signals and news flow point to concentrated bearish positioning across several names heading into a heavy earnings week. HTZ stands out sharply. Short interest hit 70.1% of…

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Big Tech Earnings Dominate This Week

The week of July 18 kicks off a flurry of major corporate results. GOOGL leads the headlines on Wednesday, July 22. Alphabet posts Q2 2026 results after the close. The $2 trillion search and AI giant carries just 1.5%…

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Wall Street Splits on Media, Banks

Analysts are backing big banks while cutting targets on streaming and media names. Morgan Stanley scored an upgrade Friday. The consensus shifted to 13 Buy ratings from 10. The average target price rose to $231.86. The…

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Venture Capital Exits, Family Sells Dominate Filing Week

A venture capital backer of TTAN has been relentlessly dumping shares. Bessemer Venture Partners filed $111M in sales over the past three weeks. The firm sold at prices ranging from $68 to $80 per share. It shows no…

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Bears Pile Into Hertz and SpaceX

Short sellers made bold moves this week. HTZ and SPCX lead the biggest short interest jumps across US markets. Hertz hits 70% SI — HTZ now has 70.1% of its free float shorted. That's up nearly 10 percentage points in…

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Earnings, Bears, and Banks Drive Friday Markets

The market's attention this week is fixed on earnings. Alphabet reports Q2 on Tuesday, July 22 — the single biggest print of the week. Options traders are already positioning. Put flow is running hot on Visa ahead of…

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Puts Running Hot as Earnings Season Heats Up

Options markets are sending clear signals ahead of a packed earnings week. Visa, RTX Corporation, and Chubb are all drawing notable activity as traders position ahead of quarterly results. Visa stands out most sharply.…

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Big Tech and Airlines Report This Week

GOOGL headlines a packed earnings week. Alphabet drops Q2 2026 results on Tuesday, July 22. Markets will focus on ad revenue and AI monetisation. INTC reports after the bell on Wednesday, July 23. Intel's turnaround…

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Banks Rise, Media Falls in Analyst Sweep

Wall Street analysts turned bullish on financials Friday. Morgan Stanley was upgraded, pushing consensus estimates higher. Its average analyst target now sits at $231.86, up from $226.48. State Street also won a target…

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