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Earnings PreviewUROY

Uranium Energy's Shadow Looms Over UROY's Earnings Day

Uranium Royalty Corp. heads into its September 15 earnings print with an activist shareholder quietly stepping back — and the stock trading 36% above where its CEO was buying shares just six weeks ago. The most…

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Earnings PreviewTTWO

TTWO Earnings Preview: Call Buyers Bet Against the Bears

Take-Two Interactive heads into its September 17 earnings print with one of the sharpest positioning divergences it has seen in months — short sellers building positions at the fastest pace in weeks while options flow…

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Earnings PreviewON

ON Semiconductor's Options Signal Caution as Peers Rally

ON Semiconductor heads into its September 16 earnings print with options markets flashing the loudest caution signal in months — even as the rest of the chip sector moves higher without it. The starkest data point on…

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Market Commentary

Chips, Energy Upgrades, and a Week of Big Prints

Bearish pressure is building in chips. NVDA leads all large-caps in negative options volume over the past seven days. MU and AMD follow closely. Micron is up 242% year-to-date — options traders are aggressively hedging…

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Market Commentary

Bears Circle Chips, Bulls Pile Into Rails

Options flow shows a clear split in the market this week. Negative bets are heaviest in semiconductors. Positive sentiment dominates transport and industrials. NVDA leads all large-caps in bearish options volume over…

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Market Commentary

Analysts Swing Hard on Energy and Tech

Wall Street delivered a flurry of target price upgrades Monday, with UBS and Raymond James leading the charge across energy and auto names. UBS analyst Josh Silverstein raised targets on five energy stocks in a single…

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Market Commentary

COO Buys, Activist Dumps: Fresh Filings Stand Out

Insider filings reported this week reveal a sharp split between opportunistic buying and large-scale exits. UBER President and COO Andrew MacDonald filed this week disclosing open-market purchases totalling roughly…

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Market Commentary

Money Flows Out of US, Into Everything Else

The week's biggest story is a sharp reversal in US equity ETF flows. US-focused funds posted a net $987M outflow over the past week. Over three months, the US was the undisputed leader with $265B in net inflows. That…

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Market Commentary

Oil at $109 Rattles Chips, AI Calls for Brakes

Crude oil hit $109 per barrel after Saudi Arabia closed a key export pipeline following a drone attack. Riyadh also pulled out of regional talks over the Strait of Hormuz. The spike is driving inflation fears and…

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Market Commentary

Bears Pile Into Chips as Oil Shock Rattles Markets

Options sentiment turned sharply defensive on Sunday as oil hit $109 per barrel and AI heavyweights called for a development slowdown. NVDA drew the heaviest negative options flow among large-caps this week. The stock…

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ConfluenceFEIM

FEIM Surges 42% — Then Gets Downgraded

Frequency Electronics beat earnings expectations and jumped 42% in a single session. The options market turned bearish almost immediately. Then an analyst pulled the Buy rating. Three signals converged on the same day.…

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Market Commentary

Homebuilders, Insurers, Travel Giants: A Big Week Ahead

Three high-profile names headline a busy earnings week. The action kicks off Tuesday and runs through Thursday. Today and Tomorrow Kier Group, the UK construction firm, posts full-year 2026 results Monday. Tuesday…

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Market Commentary

Bears Circle Cable and Power Giants

Wall Street turned sharply negative on two large-cap names this week. The calls are notable — one is a fresh Sell initiation, the other a rare Buy-to-Hold step down. CHTR took the hardest blow. Wolfe Research analyst…

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Market Commentary

Bears Pile In: CHWY, LCID Shorts Surge

Short sellers made bold moves this week. Chewy and Lucid Group led the charge in short interest builds — both stocks saw significant jumps over just seven days. CHWY now sits at 76.8% SI of free float, up nearly 14…

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ConfluenceTTWO

TTWO: Bears Pile In, But Options Traders Aren't Convinced

Short sellers added aggressively to Take-Two Interactive positions last week. Options traders are voting the other way. The divergence is the story heading into Wednesday's earnings. Short interest hit 4.59% of free…

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Trader NoteCDR

CD Projekt's Short Score Eases, but the Rebound Feels Fragile

CD Projekt Red has clawed back 1.5% on the week to close at PLN 235.4, but the short score that has defined this name since August remains stubbornly elevated — and the stock is still down nearly 10% on the month. The…

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Trader NoteRUM

Rumble's Shorts Retreat as Tether Tightens Its Grip

RUM enters the week down 17% in five sessions to $7.17, yet beneath the price weakness a notable shift is underway: short sellers have been covering at pace, even as the borrow market remains tight and the ownership…

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