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BNY heads into its October 15 earnings report with the Street divided on whether a 12% monthly price decline reflects a genuine deterioration in fundamentals or an overdone reaction to macro noise. The analyst…
CACI International heads into its October 15 results with the stock rebounding from last week's lows, short interest still elevated, and a cleaner split between bulls and bears than almost any other name in defense…
WIT heads into its October 15 results with short sellers entrenched and options traders positioned defensively, even as the borrow market has quietly eased over the past month. The most notable feature of the lending…
U.S. Bancorp heads into its October 15 Q3 earnings with analyst sentiment broadly constructive but price targets moving in one direction: lower. The most telling signal heading into the print is the analyst tape. The…
SCHW reports Q3 results on October 15 with the stock under pressure and analysts actively revising their views in opposite directions in the days before the print. The most notable signal heading into earnings is the…
PNC Financial Services heads into its October 15 Q3 earnings print with options markets sending an unusually bullish signal, even as the stock sits nearly 10% below its one-month high. The clearest divergence from the…
Marsh & McLennan heads into its October 15 earnings report with the stock recovering modestly but still carrying the weight of analyst target cuts and a pattern of insider selling that has run consistently through the…
Short sellers are active this week. MiniMed Group tops the movers list for mid-cap names. Its short interest jumped to 103% of free float, up from 79% just a week ago. That is a 24-point rise in seven days. The ORTEX…
BHP reports its latest results on October 15 with the lending market telling a sharply different story from just weeks ago. The most striking shift ahead of this print is in borrow availability, which has loosened…
The biggest week of the quarter begins today. UNH and JNJ both report this morning. BAC, STT, SCHW, BNY and TFC follow across Wednesday and Thursday. The financials will set the tone for credit conditions and net…
Earnings season is driving options activity this week. Bank of America reports Q3 results with the options market pricing a muted move. BAC's RSI sits at a soft 31.84, deep in oversold territory. Analysts see 23%…
The biggest names in US finance dominate the calendar this week. Q3 reporting season shifts into high gear from Monday. UNH kicks things off today, Monday. UnitedHealth Group holds its Q3 2026 earnings call this…
XEL is the standout signal this week. ORTEX nuclear output data shows Xcel Energy's reactor generation fell 10.0 standard deviations below its own historical norm as of 10 October 2026. That is a score of 8.0 on…
Refiners led Monday's upgrades as Wall Street turned more positive on the downstream energy sector. MPC saw its consensus target price lift to $409.28, up from $400, while PSX gained ground to $266.58. Both names were…
UBER President and COO Andrew MacDonald filed two open-market purchases on September 8, together worth roughly $5.3 million. One tranche came to $4.1 million, the other $1.2 million, both executed on September 4.…
Short sellers moved aggressively last week. Two names stand out: MMED and WOLF. MiniMed Group saw its short interest jump 25 percentage points in just six days. SI now sits at 103% of free float. The ORTEX short score…
The single biggest story this week is Japan. ETFs targeting Japan pulled in $12.1B in the past week alone, with a flow imbalance of 79.2, the highest of any major geography. That compares to just $7.6B over the full…
UNH kicks off Q3 earnings season today with its 8am ET call. More than 370 companies report across US and European markets this week. JNJ follows Tuesday, with banks dominating the rest of the week. BAC, STT, SCHW and…
Options markets are flashing caution signals across semiconductor names as earnings season opens. NVDA and AMD sit near the top of negative options bets over the past seven days. Chip stocks have been volatile, with…
The Q3 earnings season hits top gear this week. More than 370 companies report across US and European markets between Monday and Friday. UNH fires the starting gun today. UnitedHealth Group's earnings call is scheduled…
