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Short Sellers Retreat Before SCI Print

SCI reports Q1 earnings April 29 with short interest still elevated but starting to show cracks. Shares have surged 13% over the past month and climbed another 6% this week alone, creating fresh tension between…

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PulteGroup Options Flash Warning Signal

PulteGroup heads into its Tuesday earnings release with options traders paying for protection at levels not seen in the past three months. Put buyers have pushed the ratio above 1.16 — nearly 1.6 standard deviations…

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Analysts Slash Prudential Targets Ahead of Earnings

Prudential Financial reports Wednesday after a week that saw the stock drop 7.3% and a flurry of Wall Street downgrades pile up just days before the print. The share price closed Friday at $94.21, down from around $101…

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MGM Bets on Earnings as Shorts Retreat

MGM heads into Wednesday's print with significantly less short pressure than a month ago. Short interest has fallen 11% over the past 30 days to 7.0% of the float. The retreat accelerated over the past week, with…

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Lloyds Braces for Q1 Print After Big Unwind

LYG reports Wednesday morning, and the setup has shifted sharply in the past month. Short sellers have covered nearly half their positions since late March, trimming shares short by 46% to 6.7 million. That exodus has…

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Lennox Heads Into Print With Short Sellers Retreating

Lennox International reports Q1 2026 earnings April 29 with short interest ticking modestly higher but borrow costs easing. Short interest climbed 2.6% over the past month to 5.64% of free float — a fairly low baseline…

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IFF Faces Test as Bears Gain Ground

IFF heads into its April 29 earnings with short interest easing and borrow costs dropping — signals that near-term pressure has lightened even as the stock slid 6.2% over the past week. Short interest fell to 3.24% of…

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Options Traders Turn Bullish Ahead of IDEX Print

IEX heads into earnings on April 29 with options traders leaning sharply bullish. The put/call ratio has fallen to 0.52, well below its 20-day average and more than 1.5 standard deviations off the mean. Call volume is…

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Humana Faces Earnings Call as Street Rebuilds Confidence

HUM reports Q1 results April 29 after a powerful month-long rally that has lifted the stock 25% but left the analyst community cautious. Short interest has climbed in lockstep with the price, up 23% over the past month…

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Grainger Heads to Print After 8% Rally

GWW reports Wednesday morning with the stock up nearly 8% over the past month and options positioning running more defensive than usual into the print. Short interest has pulled back 16% over the month to just 2.3% of…

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Goldman Sachs Faces the Print With Street on Its Heels

GS reports Tuesday morning with analysts visibly cooling after a strong first-quarter beat earlier this month that sent the stock up nearly 4% over the following week. Shares have added 11% in the past month and now…

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Defense Giant Faces Earnings After Sharp Selloff

General Dynamics reports Wednesday following a punishing month that has left the stock down nearly 10% and testing bears' conviction. The defense contractor closed Friday at $313.21, off 6.9% on the week – a move that…

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Ford Options Signal Caution Heading Into Wednesday's Print

Ford reports earnings Wednesday after a month-long slide that has trimmed nearly 4% from the stock over the past week alone. Options positioning has swung more bullish than usual as the print approaches — the put/call…

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