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GE Aerospace heads into its October 13 earnings print with the stock off a further 3% from last week's close, analysts trimming targets, and options traders still leaning defensively. The price story is a continuation…
Frequency Electronics arrives at the end of September carrying one of the more unusual combinations in small-cap defense: a 39% one-month price rally, a confirmed activist on its shareholder register, and short…
Ford closes out September at $12.30, down 6% on the week and 11% over the past month, while short sellers add positions at the fastest pace in several months and options markets stay defensive. The stock has drifted…
FirstEnergy heads into its October 23 quarterly print with short interest at a one-month high and the Street quietly trimming its upside assumptions, even as the borrow market remains effectively open. Short interest…
First BanCorp. heads into its October 22 earnings release with short interest quietly rebuilding, the Street modestly less bullish than a month ago, and the stock down 6% over the past month to $26.35. The positioning…
FedEx reported Q1 earnings on September 28 and managed a small positive price reaction, but the recovery has stalled quickly: the stock closed Tuesday at $287.47, down 2.9% on the week and 13% over the past month,…
The story at FICO has moved from a valuation reset to a credibility test, with Bank of America becoming the first major firm to pull its Buy rating as the stock trades at roughly half of where the Street's price…
FactSet Research Systems exits its September quarter with the stock down 16% over the past month, short interest still elevated but easing, and options hedging, which drove the put/call ratio close to its 52-week high…
F.N.B. Corporation heads into its October 14 Q3 earnings report with short sellers cutting positions aggressively, even as the stock drifts lower and the Street grows more cautious on valuation. The clearest story in…
Expeditors International of Washington heads into its November earnings with a stock trading above most analyst targets, a new bearish initiation landing this week, and short interest that remains quietly subdued. The…
American Express enters the final stretch before its October 23 earnings report with one fresh analyst cut landing today and the stock barely moved, a combination that captures the week's central tension: the Street is…
ADBE heads into the final quarter of 2026 carrying the heaviest burden in its recent history: a 20% monthly price decline, a cluster of CEO share sales worth over $12 million, and a Street still trying to find the…
EFX has dropped 12% in a week and 28% in a month, yet the lending market is barely registering the selloff as a short-side opportunity. Options traders have moved firmly into defensive territory. The put/call ratio is…
ETR enters its October 30 earnings window with short sellers backing away and the Street broadly constructive, yet the stock has given back 5.7% over the past month, leaving a 23% gap between the current price and the…
East West Bancorp heads into its October 20 earnings report with short sellers adding positions, options traders leaning bullish, and the analyst community broadly constructive but beginning to trim targets. The…
Cummins ends September with short sellers adding exposure at the fastest monthly pace in the dataset, while analysts keep cutting targets on a stock that has lost 8% over the past month. The short-selling rebuild that…
GLW heads into its October 27 earnings report with options traders at their most defensive all year, even as the stock notched a 4.7% single-day gain on Tuesday and short sellers quietly reduce their exposure. The…
Conagra Brands crosses its fiscal Q1 2027 earnings line at $14.13 with shorts already on the retreat and the Street split between a structural reset and a recovery story that still needs proof. The short position tells…
Commerce Bancshares enters its October 16 earnings print with a rare internal tension: Morgan Stanley just raised its target and rating, Wells Fargo just cut its target, and retail attention on the stock has hit its…
CMCSA closes the week in an unusual position: the analyst community is more bearish than it has been in years, yet the traders who actually bet against the stock have been quietly reducing their exposure. The…
