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HXL CEO Sells $11.6M Ahead of Tomorrow's Earnings Print

Hexcel Corporation heads into its Q2 earnings release — scheduled for July 30 — with its Chairman and CEO having sold over $11.6 million worth of stock in the past two weeks, even as the shares trade near multi-month…

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HSTM Heads Into Earnings With Options Turning Defensive

HealthStream arrives at its August 3 earnings release having gained 3.6% on the week and 7.9% over the past month — yet the most striking development this week is not the rally but the abrupt shift in how options…

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HWKN Earnings Loom as Shorts Rebuild After a Rough Month

Hawkins, Inc. heads into its August 5 quarterly report carrying a month-long price slide, a quick rebuild in short positions this week, and a Street that is divided on whether the specialty chemicals distributor…

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FITB Shorts Retreat as Options Turn Bullish

Fifth Third Bancorp enters the back half of July with a notable shift in how both shorts and options traders are positioned — a story of conviction unwinding on the bearish side. The most striking move this week is a…

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FICO Delivers Post-Earnings Rally as Bears Cover

FICO enters the week after its July 29 earnings print in a materially different position than the one described in Sunday's preview note — the stock has ripped 9% on the week and short sellers are heading for the…

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FMC Heads Into Earnings With Shorts at a Multi-Month High

FMC reports second-quarter results on July 30 with short sellers sitting at their most aggressive in months and the Street trimming targets into the print. The short position has become the dominant story. Short…

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XOM Pulls Back After Q2 Print as BofA Steps to the Sidelines

ExxonMobil closed Tuesday at $153.04 — down 1.1% on the day but still up nearly 1% on the week — with Q2 results now out and the stock's first meaningful analyst downgrade in weeks landing simultaneously. The analyst…

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ETD Shorts Build as Options Turn Bullish

Ethan Allen Interiors enters the back half of July with an unusual split signal: short sellers have been quietly adding exposure while options traders are moving the other way, making this week's setup more charged…

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ESS Q2 Results Land With Bulls and Bears Both Active

Essex Property Trust reports Q2 earnings today with two competing signals pulling in opposite directions — options traders at a historically bullish extreme, short sellers rebuilding positions at their fastest weekly…

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Trader NoteENTG

Entegris Craters Into Earnings With Sector in Freefall

ENTG heads into its July 30 earnings report having shed 16% in a week and 27% in a month, making Wednesday's print one of the most consequential in recent memory. The stock closed at $118.16 on Tuesday, down 6.5% on…

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Costco Breaks Out of Its July Plateau

Costco enters the back half of the week having finally broken the stall that defined most of July — the stock closed at $966.58 on Tuesday, up 4% on the week and at its highest level since early June. The price action…

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CP Quietly Outpaces Rail Peers as Short Sellers Retreat

Canadian Pacific Kansas City enters the back half of summer having quietly become one of the better-performing names in North American rail — up 4% over the past month and near flat on the week at CAD 129.43, while…

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CHRW Post-Earnings: Price Gap Down as Analysts Slash Targets

C.H. Robinson Worldwide reported Q2 results on July 29 and the market's reaction was swift and severe — the stock lost nearly 19% on the week to close at $169.34, a move that dwarfs anything seen across its freight…

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