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Insiders Buy the Dip at Albertsons

Two insiders at ACI filed fresh purchases this week. Executive Vice President Thomas Moriarty bought $1.96M worth of shares on July 27. CEO Susan Morris added $450K just one day later. Both trades were filed within…

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Bears Load Up: HTZ, CHWY Lead SI Surge

Short sellers are piling in ahead of a big earnings week. Hertz Global Holdings tops the list with SI at 84.6% of free float — up nearly 10 percentage points in just seven days. Shares to borrow are almost impossible…

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Asia Surge Breaks US Money Monopoly

US equity ETFs still lead in raw dollar terms. But the past week signals a major geographic shift. Asian markets are pulling capital at a pace that stands out sharply against the three-month trend. The US attracted…

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Bears and Downgrades Set the Tone for Earnings Week

Markets open August with a bearish tilt. Short sellers, analysts, and options traders all moved in the same direction this weekend — more caution, fewer longs. Over 1,800 companies report this week. Palantir kicks…

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Bears Load Up Before Earnings Week

Options sentiment turned decisively bearish heading into one of the busiest earnings weeks of the year. Short sellers piled into several names on Sunday, according to ORTEX data. Hertz Global Holdings stands out as the…

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Downgrades Hit Three Names on Sunday

Analysts delivered a cluster of downgrades over the weekend. Three notable names took hits as the new week began. Johnson Controls was cut to a lower rating. The building tech giant carries a $89 billion market cap.…

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Bears Pile In Before Earnings Week

Short sellers stepped up pressure across several names this week. Data as of July 30 shows notable moves in both familiar and surprising tickers. Chewy leads the charge. Short interest hit 82.4% of free float, up 10…

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Earnings Week Kicks Off With Bears in Charge

Short sellers are adding pressure across multiple names heading into a massive earnings week. Hertz short interest hit 84.6% of free float — up nearly 10 points in seven days. Chewy is right behind at 82.4%, with zero…

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Downgrades Hit Pharma, Tech, and Industrials

Three notable downgrades landed on Sunday, hitting Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson Controls, and Zebra Technologies. BMY was cut by analysts as consensus slipped. The average target price dipped to $64.91. The pharma…

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Bears Pile In Ahead of Earnings Week

Short sellers have been busy. The latest ORTEX data shows a wave of fresh bets across several high-profile names. HTZ leads the most-shorted list. Short interest hit 84.6% of free float — up nearly 10 percentage points…

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Asia Steals the Show From US ETFs

Japan and China pulled in a combined $26.7B over the past week alone. That is the single biggest story in ETF fund flows right now — Asian markets are attracting money at a pace that rivals the United States. The US…

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Earnings Week Dominates — Bears Dug In

Markets face a defining 48 hours. Over 1,800 companies report this week. The positioning data tells a stark story: shorts are leaning in hard ahead of the biggest prints. PLTR kicks things off today after the close.…

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Earnings Week Fires Up: Bears, Bids, and Big Prints

Markets head into one of the busiest earnings weeks of the year with bears firmly in position. Over 1,800 companies report this week. Short sellers ramped up positions ahead of the flood of results — a clear signal…

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Analysts Pile Into HONA Ahead of First Full Earnings Season

HONA heads into its August 5 earnings print as a freshly minted independent company still earning its place on Wall Street's coverage lists. The most striking feature of the pre-earnings setup is the sheer volume of…

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SOUN Reports Wednesday With Every Short Trap Still Set

SoundHound AI walks into its August 5 earnings print with the same structural tensions documented across three prior articles — and none of them have resolved. The borrow market remains the defining feature.…

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