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LOB Founders Sell Into the Rally Ahead of Earnings

Live Oak Bancshares heads into its July 22 quarterly print with a quietly constructive price trend — up 6.4% over the past month to $41.54 — set against a persistent pattern of founder selling that deserves a closer…

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JD.com options traders turn bullish as stock rallies 9%

JD.com heads into its August 13 earnings with options sentiment at its most bullish in months, even as short sellers rebuild positions after a sharp weekly rally. The clearest signal this week is in options. The…

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VIRT Drops 8% Into Earnings as Options Traders Turn Defensive

Virtu Financial heads into its July 24 earnings print nursing a sharp one-day loss, with options markets suddenly more cautious than they've been in months. The stock closed at $59.57 on Tuesday, down nearly 8% on the…

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Mizuho Cuts ESI Ahead of July Earnings

Element Solutions Inc heads into its July 28 earnings with analyst sentiment turning cautious even as the stock rebounds and short sellers retreat. The most striking development this week came from the analyst desk.…

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AMC Shorts Cover Hard as Earnings Loom Monday

AMC Entertainment heads into its July 20 earnings report with shorts unwinding at the fastest weekly pace in months — yet the borrow market remains wide open, keeping the squeeze narrative firmly off the table. The…

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GLPI Heads Into Q2 Earnings With Shorts in Retreat

Gaming and Leisure Properties arrives at its July 30 Q2 earnings date with one of the most notable short-covering stories in the REIT space — shorts have halved over the past month while the stock itself has drifted…

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PAGP shorts ease as Truist lifts target to match market price

Plains GP Holdings heads into its August 7 earnings date with short sellers retreating and the Street finally catching up to where the stock already trades. The most telling signal this week came from the analyst desk.…

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ASC shorts rebuild ahead of July earnings

Ardmore Shipping Corporation heads into its July 31 earnings release with short sellers quietly rebuilding positions and cost-to-borrow more than doubling in a week — a contrast with the stock's best weekly performance…

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T-Mobile Heads Into Earnings with Shorts Retreating

T-Mobile US arrives at its July 23 earnings date with a quieter short-selling picture than last week — but a Street that keeps trimming price targets even as the stock edges higher. The most notable shift in…

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AbbVie Slides Into Earnings with Upgrades Still Piling In

ABBV closed Tuesday at $244.78, down 4% from the July 10 close cited in last week's note — and the Street's response has been to keep raising targets anyway. The analyst upgrade wave that defined last week's story has…

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ServiceNow Gives Back Ground as Earnings Week Arrives

ServiceNow heads into its July 22 earnings print with the stock down sharply from last week's highs — reversing much of the rally that prompted the previous note — and with short sellers moving in the opposite…

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PANW Recovers — Citi Lifts to $400 as the Target Gap Flips

Palo Alto Networks has bounced hard from last week's pullback, adding nearly 7% on Tuesday to close at $352.89, and the analyst target picture has shifted materially enough that the uncomfortable dynamic flagged in the…

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SMH borrow market hits maximum tightness as shorts hold firm

SMH is trading at $600.31 — up 3.2% on the week — yet the borrow market is now at its most constrained point of the past year, with shorts refusing to cover into the rally. The lending picture has deteriorated…

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