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OXY Bulls Take the Wheel Ahead of Q2 Print

OXY heads into its August 5 earnings report having gained 17.5% in a month, while short sellers quietly retreat and options traders lean constructively. The clearest signal from the lending market is indifference.…

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NVO Bears Pile In Ahead of Wednesday's Print

Novo Nordisk heads into its August 5 earnings report with short sellers adding positions at their fastest monthly pace in recent memory, even as the borrow market remains wide open. Short interest has climbed 30% over…

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Analysts Raise Targets as MET Heads Into Q2 Print

MetLife enters its August 5 earnings report on the back of a remarkable analyst consensus shift — one that has yet to be fully tested by the numbers. The Street has moved decisively bullish in recent weeks. JP Morgan…

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McKesson Bulls Hold Ground Ahead of Wednesday's Print

McKesson heads into its August 5 earnings report with shorts continuing to retreat and options firmly tilted toward calls — a positioning picture that has grown more bullish since the prior note published July 26, not…

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Lilly's Defensive Posture Firms Into the Print

Eli Lilly and Company arrives at Wednesday's Q2 release with the stock having retreated from its all-time high, options hedging re-intensifying to the highest level of the past year, and short sellers holding their…

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Schwab Founder Dumps $20M in Shares

Charles Schwab's founder is cashing out. Charles R. Schwab, Co-Chairman of SCHW, filed three separate sell transactions this week totalling over $20.8 million. The trades, filed July 28–30, were executed at prices…

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IRM Options Signal a Shift Ahead of Wednesday's Print

Iron Mountain heads into its August 5 Q2 earnings report with the same insider-selling tension that defined the July 30 preview — but options positioning has flipped sharply in the interim. The most notable change…

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HDFC Bank's Lending Pool Stays Loose Ahead of August Print

HDB heads into its August 5 earnings report with short sellers building positions but facing no meaningful friction in the borrow market — a combination that signals bearish conviction without the squeeze pressure that…

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EOG Bulls Dig In Ahead of Wednesday's Print

EOG Resources heads into its August 5 earnings release with the bullish skew in options that defined last week's setup now even more pronounced — and short sellers continuing to retreat. The call-heavy tilt in options…

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CRL Bears Retreat Ahead of Q2 Print

Charles River Laboratories heads into its August 5 Q2 earnings report with short sellers meaningfully retreating — yet the options market sitting unusually calm about the outcome. The short interest story is the…

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CVS Analysts Turn Bullish Ahead of Wednesday Print

CVS Health heads into its August 5 earnings release with the strongest analyst tailwind it has seen in months, trading at $104.43 against a consensus target of $113.50. The analyst setup is unusually constructive.…

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BWA Heads Into Q3 Preview With Shorts Still Elevated

BorgWarner reports again on August 5, just days after its July 30 Q2 print, with the short positioning that rebuilt so sharply ahead of that release still largely intact — and options traders back near defensive…

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