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Earnings PreviewNAVN

Navan Bulls Get Analyst Backing Before Wednesday's Print

Navan, Inc. heads into its September 9 earnings release with the same split positioning flagged earlier this week — shorts still building, options traders still leaning bullish — but the analyst community has now…

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Earnings PreviewBRZE

Braze Bulls Hold Firm as Bears Fade Before the Print

BRZE heads into its September 8 earnings report with a split personality: short sellers who piled in aggressively last week have since begun to retreat, options traders remain emphatically bullish, and analysts have…

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Market Commentary

Analysts Back Autodesk, Moody's in Busy Week

Two upgrades stood out this week. ADSK received a fresh upgrade, pushing the consensus target to $315. The design software giant carries a $45.5B market cap. Short interest is light at 3.5% of free float — bears are…

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Earnings PreviewASO

ASO Bears Dig In Ahead of Wednesday's Print

Academy Sports and Outdoors heads into its Wednesday morning earnings release with bears steadily adding pressure over the past month. Short interest has climbed to 12.1% of the free float — a level that qualifies as…

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Market Commentary

NVIDIA Director Offloads $411M in Three Days

NVDA board member Mark Stevens filed disclosures this week showing he sold over $411 million in NVIDIA shares across seven transactions between August 31 and September 2. The trades — ranging from $14M to $98M each —…

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Earnings PreviewTTAN

ServiceTitan Bears Retreat as Options Turn Bullish

TTAN heads into Tuesday's earnings report with a striking divergence: short sellers have been covering aggressively while call buyers have taken over the options market. The options signal is the sharpest data point in…

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Earnings PreviewAEO

AEO Heads Into Q3 Print With Bears Dug In at 10% Short

American Eagle Outfitters reports Q3 results on September 9 carrying one of the more notable short-seller positions in specialty apparel — a setup worth watching before the print. Short sellers have planted a…

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Earnings PreviewADBE

Adobe Drops Into the Print — Peers Drag, Shorts Creep Back

ADBE arrives at its September 10 earnings report having given back most of a promising week, down 6.7% on Friday and 8.6% across the past five sessions to close at $266.51 — a sharp reversal from the $291 highs seen…

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Market Commentary

Bears Pile In on Chewy and Wix

Short sellers made bold moves last week. Chewy and Wix.com led the charge in new short-side interest among liquid US names. Chewy under pressure. SI hit 52.3% of free float. That's up 4.6 percentage points in just…

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Earnings PreviewLH

Labcorp Heads Into Q3 Print With Bulls Holding the Upper Hand

LH enters its September 10 earnings release at $326.89, having pulled back 1.4% on the day and 2.5% over the week after a stronger month that added nearly 5%. Options positioning has grown more cautious into the print:…

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Market Commentary

Short Sellers and Smart Money Pull in Opposite Directions

Markets head into a busy earnings week with short sellers piling into beaten-down consumer names while a billionaire bets big on a European gaming giant. Chewy and Wolfspeed are the week's clearest short-seller…

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Market Commentary

Wall Street Upgrades Autodesk and Moody's

Two upgrades stand out in the latest analyst activity. ADSK received a consensus upgrade, pushing buy-side recommendations from 31 to 32. The $45.5bn design software maker now has an average target price of…

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Market Commentary

Insider Whales: Dart Piles Into Evolution

A secretive billionaire has made one of the year's biggest insider purchases. Kenneth Dart, listed as a main shareholder in EVO, bought nearly $570M worth of shares in Evolution AB on July 21. He followed that with a…

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