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ExxonMobil enters the final stretch before its July 31 Q2 earnings print with a notable reversal in short positioning — the most significant change since last week's note documented bears retreating. Short interest has…
Equifax enters its July 15 earnings report with a clean 10% weekly gain behind it, a shrinking short base, and a Street consensus that remains broadly constructive — yet options traders have quietly shifted toward…
Edgewell Personal Care heads into its August earnings window with a notable split: the Street is turning more constructive just as short sellers maintain a meaningful position — and the stock has already rallied 34%…
Edwards Lifesciences enters its July 23 earnings date with the Street more constructive than it has been all year — and the stock's 10% monthly rally giving bulls something to point to. The analyst picture is unusually…
EOG Resources has caught a bid this week, rising nearly 4% to $134.54, but the analyst community spent the past week cutting price targets even as they kept positive ratings — a gap worth watching as Q3 earnings…
LCI Industries heads into its August 4 earnings with short interest at a multi-month high, a fresh analyst target cut landing this week, and options traders notably less defensive than they were just a fortnight ago —…
Donegal Group Inc. heads into its July 30 earnings date with a rare combination of fresh analyst optimism and persistent parent-company buying — a setup that looks more constructive than at any point this year. The…
Deere & Company lost the relative-strength edge it had built up through the July 4 holiday week, falling nearly 5% to $603.61 as the industrial selloff that spared it last time finally caught up. The peer comparison is…
Danaher Corporation enters its July 21 Q2 earnings print with an unusual setup: short sellers have been cutting positions sharply while options markets show little sign of the hedging pressure that typically builds…
DTE Energy heads into its July 30 earnings report with the stock touching multi-month highs and short sellers notably retreating — a quietly bullish setup for an otherwise range-bound utility name. The standout this…
CVLG heads into its July 22 earnings print with a fresh analyst initiation that sets a notably bullish tone — and a target well above where the stock currently trades. Stephens & Co. initiated coverage on CVLG this…
The Cooper Companies enters the week with an unusual split: short sellers have been adding positions aggressively over the past month, yet options traders are among the most bullish they've been all year. The short…
Conagra Brands heads into tomorrow's Q4 earnings print having clawed back some ground, but with shorts still heavily positioned and analysts continuing to lower the bar. The stock gained 4.2% on the week to close at…
Colgate-Palmolive heads into its July 31 earnings date with options traders at their most bullish in a year and the stock building momentum off a multi-month recovery. The clearest signal this week is in options. The…
KO pulled back slightly from last week's all-time high, closing at $84.05, as the market enters the final two weeks before Q2 earnings on July 21 — and the question shifts from whether the rally has legs to whether the…
Clean Harbors heads into its July 29 Q2 earnings report with the Street freshly bullish and short sellers barely engaged — but an options market running cooler than usual and a cluster of insider sales just one week…
Cincinnati Financial heads into its July 24 earnings with an unusual dynamic: the stock is up 14% over the past month to $189.06, yet the sell side just pulled back its conviction. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded…
Church & Dwight heads into its July 28 earnings report with analyst sentiment nudging higher, shorts sitting at a modest but slowly growing level, and options traders tilted decisively toward calls. The most immediate…
Chevron posted its best weekly gain in months, climbing 5% to $174.01, yet the stock remains nearly 20% below the Street's consensus target — a gap wide enough to keep the Q2 earnings debate very much alive. The price…
CASY heads into the back half of summer with an unusual split: short sellers are adding positions at the fastest pace in months, yet options traders are the least defensive they've been all year. The short interest…
