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Visa Heads Into Earnings With Puts Running Hot

Visa reaches its July 21 earnings print at $358.56 — up 7.6% over the past month but down 1.8% on Thursday — with options traders more defensively positioned than at any point in the past year. The put/call ratio…

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MSCI Analysts Lift Targets as Earnings Loom

MSCI heads into its July 21 earnings report with the analyst community firmly behind it and options sentiment at its most bullish level in months. The Street has been raising its hand repeatedly in the run-up.…

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RTX Drifts Lower Into Q2 Print as Options Hedging Holds Firm

RTX heads into its July 21 Q2 earnings report down 1.2% on the week to $193.51, with options traders maintaining a defensive lean that has now persisted through three consecutive weeks of coverage — though the…

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3M's Monday Print: JP Morgan Upgrades as Bears Stay Away

MMM heads into its Monday Q2 earnings report with the most consequential analyst move in months landing just days before the bell — and short sellers still absent from the other side. JP Morgan upgraded the stock to…

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Sherwin-Williams Bulls Eye Margin Delivery as Earnings Loom

Sherwin-Williams arrives at its July 21 print with the analyst community growing more constructive — but a stock that stumbled 2% on Thursday to $331.32 is now trading well below where most of the Street has planted…

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Schwab Heads Into Monday's Print With Bulls Leaning In

SCHW arrives at its July 21 earnings report with options traders in a modestly constructive mood, short interest still low despite a recent pickup, and close peers trading decidedly stronger than the stock itself over…

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VC Exodus: Bessemer Dumps $112M in ServiceTitan

Bessemer Venture Partners has been filing sell orders in ServiceTitan almost every single day this month. The VC firm has now offloaded over $111 million worth of shares since late June. Each block of stock sold at…

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NOC Gives Back the Rally as Analysts Keep Cutting

Northrop Grumman heads into Monday's Q2 print having surrendered most of the gains flagged in last week's note, with the stock back at $521.57 after falling 3.3% on the week — a sharp reversal from the $549 close that…

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Moody's Bulls Take Charge Ahead of Q2 Print

MCO heads into its July 21 earnings report with options traders leaning more bullish than at any point in recent memory, even as the stock edges toward analyst targets after a 9% rally over the past month. The clearest…

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LMT Heads Into Q2 Print After a Rough Ten Days

Lockheed Martin arrives at its July 21 Q2 earnings release down 5% over the past month to $508.77, with options hedging still elevated but the stock no longer in the rally mode described in last week's note. The…

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KeyCorp Trails Peers Into Q2 Print as Scotiabank Keeps Selling

KeyCorp heads into its July 21 Q2 earnings report as the laggard in a regional bank group that ran hard this week — and with its largest strategic shareholder still offloading stock. The insider angle is the clearest…

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ICICI Bank Q1 Print Arrives With Bulls Still Holding the Wheel

IBN reports its Q1 results today with the split between short-side positioning and options sentiment — flagged in our preview four days ago — still firmly intact, and a stock that has continued to grind higher into the…

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HDFC Bank Reports Today With Bulls Still in Charge

HDB delivers its Q1 FY2027 results today with options traders still positioned on the bullish side — though the call-heavy skew has moderated slightly since the last preview four days ago. The options market remains…

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