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The calendar is heavy this week. More than 800 companies are due to report globally. The biggest names arrive Monday through Wednesday. GM kicks off Monday morning with Q3 results before the US open. German car…
SPCX heads into Monday's earnings report with a story that has barely changed since Tuesday: shorts are still covering, options traders are leaning mildly bullish, and the stock is cheaper than it was a week ago. Short…
Enova International arrives at its October 20 Q3 results with short sellers retreating, analysts still bullish but quietly trimming numbers, and options traders leaning toward calls, a setup that suggests the market is…
United Airlines Holdings heads into its Q3 earnings release on October 20 in a worse position than the last preview could have anticipated: the stock is down another 5% in a single session and has shed 10% over the…
GOOGL enters Monday's Q3 print with the short book near a post-summer low, options flicking toward their most defensive setting in weeks, and a broad analyst consensus pointing well above the current price. Options are…
ZION heads into its Monday (October 19) earnings release with analysts broadly cautious and short sellers adding exposure at the fastest pace in months. The most telling pre-earnings signal is the direction of analyst…
Texas Instruments reports Q3 results on October 19 with the Street broadly constructive but divided on whether last quarter's momentum can hold. The options market is not raising alarm flags heading in. The put/call…
Netflix heads into Tuesday's Q3 print with analyst targets moving lower on the day of the report itself, a development that sharpens the fundamental debate even as positioning data remains calm. The freshest signal is…
Kimberly-Clark heads into its October 20 results carrying one of the heavier short positions in the household-products sector, alongside an unresolved deal story that is reshaping the company's share count and index…
Intuitive Surgical arrives at its October 20 earnings report having recovered sharply from the July lows, with short sellers pulling back and the lending market so loose it barely registers as a headwind. The clearest…
Short sellers have been stepping up their bets against HIFS in the weeks ahead of its October 20 earnings release, and the lending market is reflecting that demand in an unusually direct way. Short interest has climbed…
HSTM heads into its October 19 Q3 report with the most consequential ownership development in years sitting fresh on the register. A Schedule 13D activist filing from WJRJJ Ventures, LLC landed on September 21,…
Alaska Air Group heads into its October 20 print with a striking contradiction: options traders have turned unusually bullish just as the stock falls to its lowest levels in months. The options market is the sharpest…
Synchrony Financial heads into its Monday Q3 results with options traders now leaning more constructively than at any point in recent weeks, even as analysts kept trimming targets through the final days before the…
Analysts trimmed targets across transport, financials and consumer names on Friday, with few upgrades to balance the mood. J.B. Hunt Transport Services drew the sharpest action. Its consensus target price fell to…
Ally Financial reports Q3 results on October 20 against a backdrop of rising short interest, a wave of analyst target cuts, and a stock that has lost nearly 10% over the past month. Short sellers have been adding…
GM heads into Tuesday's Q3 results with a familiar setup: bullish analyst positioning, loose lending conditions, and options traders who are neither panicked nor euphoric. The more interesting signal this week comes…
EQT reports third-quarter results on October 20 with the Street broadly constructive but quietly marking down its numbers in the days immediately before the release. A cluster of analyst moves landed on October 15,…
CB heads into its October 20 earnings release having gained 5.4% over the past week and 5.2% over the past month, closing at $359.79 on Thursday. That move matters because it has carried the stock well above several…
MSCI reports Q3 results on October 20 with a widening gap between its own price action and a peer group that is moving decisively in the other direction. The most telling development since the last article is that…
