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Lamb Weston reported earnings on October 8 with the stock already up 10.7% on the week to $47.91, and the question now is whether the options defensiveness that dominated the pre-earnings notes finally clears. The…
Alcoa enters its Q3 results next week with the Street turning more cautious on targets even as the stock holds a notable valuation discount, setting up a week where the earnings print matters more than the positioning…
VST heads into the final stretch before its November 5 earnings with a striking split between what the CEO was doing in late August and what the stock has done since. The standout data point this week is the CEO's…
FTXL, the First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF, presents a striking split this week: options traders have turned sharply bullish even as the borrow market tells a more cautious story. The options signal is the standout…
Medpace Holdings heads into its October 19 earnings with analyst sentiment firming while the CEO's open-market selling runs uninterrupted, a divergence that has widened since the last note. The Street moved clearly in…
SITE heads into its October 28 earnings report with an unusual split: the CEO has been an open-market buyer at every opportunity this summer, while short sellers have been steadily rebuilding positions lost earlier in…
RRR enters the final stretch before its November 3 earnings with a split picture: the stock has bounced 6.6% on the week to $52.05, yet short interest has climbed 22% over the past month and analysts are trimming…
ONC heads into the final month of Q3 earnings season with analysts uniformly constructive and the borrow market completely relaxed, yet insiders have been selling steadily for months. The Street's conviction on BeOne…
RACE heads into earnings season with its short score plateauing, borrow conditions loosening further, and analysts holding a firm buy consensus, leaving the stock's modest one-week decline looking more like sector…
Willis Towers Watson enters the final stretch before its October 29 earnings with a notable reversal in short positioning, a wave of analyst target cuts hitting the wires this week, and a stock that has stabilised near…
LivaNova heads into its October 28 earnings with short interest at a one-month high, a fresh bullish analyst initiation, and a stock that has given back nearly 9% over the past month. The most immediate news is the…
Equity Bancshares reports Q3 results on 13 October with the stock off 7% over the past month and options traders turning notably more defensive than at any point in recent memory. The most striking development since…
HPE has added 15% in a week to close at $70.48, and the story this week belongs entirely to the Street: a wave of analyst upgrades and target increases, triggered by a blowout quarter, is now the dominant force shaping…
XLRE has spent October quietly drawing more short interest while shedding roughly 6% over the past month, and the two moves are feeding each other. Short positioning has been building with some conviction. Short…
PJT Partners enters its October 27 earnings with a fresh downgrade on the tape and a share price that has shed nearly a quarter of its value in thirty days, a stark reversal for a stock that spent much of the summer…
LITE enters the final stretch before its November 5 earnings with a striking convergence: the stock is up 16% on the week, short sellers are quietly trimming, and analysts are lifting targets faster than the stock can…
Teladoc Health heads into its October 30 quarterly results carrying 15.8% of its free float in short positions, a stock trading below $6, and a CEO who sold shares just weeks after a 30% post-earnings collapse. Short…
NTRA heads into its November 6 earnings date with a notable tension: the Street is aggressively lifting price targets while the stock just fell 5.9% on Tuesday, pulling back from a 22% monthly gain. The analyst story…
BRSL heads into its November 3 earnings date with short interest climbing at its fastest pace in months and an activist holding more than 40% of the company. Short sellers have been adding exposure at a consistent…
SEDG gained 8% on the week, closing at $34.04 on Tuesday. That pop stands against a backdrop where short interest remains near one-fifth of the free float, analysts are reluctant to commit, and the next earnings print…
