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Market Commentary

Bears Pile Into EVs and Chips

Short sellers went hard on electric vehicles and semiconductors this week. Lucid Group saw the biggest move among liquid names. Its SI % of free float jumped 14.4 points to 49.7% in seven days. Availability sits at…

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Earnings PreviewFERG

Ferguson Bears Fade, But the Stock Still Needs a Catalyst

Ferguson Enterprises heads into its September 15 earnings report with a stock down 11.5% over the past month but short sellers quietly retreating — a setup where the price pain has not attracted the bearish conviction…

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Earnings PreviewJHX

JHX Shorts Retreat Sharply Before Monday's Print

James Hardie Industries heads into its September 15 earnings release with short sellers in full retreat — a notable contrast to a stock that has slid 8% over the past month. The short interest story is the sharpest…

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Earnings PreviewEC

Ecopetrol Heads Into Q3 Print With Bears Retreating

Ecopetrol reports its next results on September 15 with short sellers meaningfully pulling back even as options traders adopt a more cautious posture than usual. The clearest shift in positioning is in short interest.…

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Earnings PreviewKR

Kroger Q3 Preview: Options and Shorts Both Signal Caution

KR arrives at its September 15 earnings print with two distinct positioning signals both pointing in the same direction — and a Street that has spent months marking down its expectations. Options markets have turned…

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Market Commentary

Adobe Fallout Drives Friday's Bearish Tone

ADBE is the story of the week. At least five analyst firms cut price targets following the company's latest results. JP Morgan trimmed to $315. Jefferies dropped to $275. TD Cowen initiated with a Hold at $245. The…

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Market Commentary

Bears Circle Adobe, Chips, and Beaten-Down Names

Options markets are flashing defensive signals across multiple sectors this week. The biggest negative options bets by dollar value are concentrated in semis and software — with NVDA, MU, and AMD all appearing at the…

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Market Commentary

Earnings Calendar: Key Reports This Week

A handful of confirmed earnings releases land across the next seven days. No major IPOs are scheduled in that window. RF Industries and Hain Celestial kick off the week with earnings calls today, September 14. Hain…

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Market Commentary

Adobe Drags Analysts Down After Results

Adobe dominated analyst desks on Friday as at least five firms revised targets lower following the company's latest results. JP Morgan cut its target to $315 from $340, maintaining a Buy. Jefferies trimmed to $275 from…

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Market Commentary

Bears Pile Into Lucid, Chewy, Wolfspeed

Short sellers have been busy this week. The biggest mover is LCID, whose SI % of FF jumped from 35.3% to 49.7% in a single session on September 10 — a 14-point surge in one day. Shares to borrow are nearly exhausted,…

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Market Commentary

Global Money Flows: Ex-US Surge Accelerates

US equity ETFs shed $4.7B in a single week. That number tells most of the story right now. Money is rotating out of American markets and into nearly everything else — a sharp reversal from the three-month trend where…

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Market Commentary

Bears, Bonds, and Bessent: Markets Grip Tighter

Bond markets are the day's dominant story. US Treasury yields pushed higher despite Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's $6bn intervention. Investors are calling it insufficient. German borrowing costs hit their highest…

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Market Commentary

Adobe Drags Analyst Targets Lower

ADBE dominated analyst activity Thursday after what appears to be a disappointing earnings reaction. At least four firms cut their price targets on the software giant in quick succession. JP Morgan slashed its target…

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Market Commentary

Bears Pile In: EV, Chips, Retail Take Heat

Short sellers stepped up their bets across several popular names this week. Data as of September 10 shows the biggest weekly movers carry eye-catching numbers. Lucid Group saw the sharpest jump among large names. Its…

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Trader NoteAAPL

Apple's TSX Shorts Keep Building After the Launch Event

AAPL on the Toronto Stock Exchange emerges from the September 9 product launch with a split story: the stock bounced 3.5% on Thursday, yet short positions in the Canadian listing have accelerated sharply in the days…

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Trader NoteINTC

Intel's Short Sellers Retreat as October Earnings Loom

Intel enters the week of September 11 with its most striking development not in the boardroom — where CEO Tan Lip Bu's $10 million August buy still dominates the narrative — but in the lending market, where short…

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