Trader notes, earnings previews, Confluences, weekly digests and roundups — long-form analysis grounded in ORTEX short interest, options flow and analyst data.
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Workday heads into its August 27 earnings report with the short-covering story largely told, analysts scrambling to raise targets, and the stock trading above most of those targets after a 44% one-month surge to…
FIVE heads into tonight's earnings announcement having nearly retraced a difficult year — and the analyst community is split on whether the recovery is real or just getting started. The most striking development of the…
NOAH reports results today against a backdrop of extreme options defensiveness — a striking divergence from an otherwise quiet short interest picture. The options market is screaming caution. The put/call ratio jumped…
Insider selling has dominated recent filings, with nearly $617 million in exits logged across five notable US companies over the past month. ILMN tops the list. Corvex Management's Keith Meister and his fund filed $293…
Macy's heads into its Q2 earnings release today with short sellers holding an unusually large position and options traders positioning more defensively than at almost any point this year. The most striking feature of…
Under Armour reports today with every major positioning signal tilted against it — short interest near the highest in years, options at their most defensive in 52 weeks, and the stock down 27% in a month. Short sellers…
Bath & Body Works reports Q2 results today against a backdrop of heavy selling pressure and a meaningful build in bearish positioning over the past month. Short sellers have been adding aggressively. Short interest…
Abercrombie & Fitch reports before the bell on August 26 having clawed back to $108.90, up 5.3% on the week after a brutal mid-August selloff — a partial recovery that sets up today's print as a direct test of whether…
SJM reports this morning with options markets at their most defensive reading of the past year — a sharp escalation from the already-elevated caution flagged in prior coverage. The options signal has intensified…
HEICO Corporation heads into its August 26 earnings release as the most resilient name in a battered aerospace sector — down just 4.6% on the week while close peers have been demolished. The peer contrast defines the…
Best Buy reports Thursday with short sellers standing down and the analyst community lifting estimates — yet the stock is still sliding into the number, down 2.5% on Tuesday alone. The positioning shift since last…
NVDA reports after the close today. It is the most-watched earnings print of the year. The $5.2 trillion chip giant carries an RSI near 45 — neither stretched nor distressed. Analysts still see 46% upside. CRM, HPQ,…
A heavy earnings calendar is drawing unusual options attention across US markets this week. Traders are pricing in big moves in several high-profile names. NVDA sits at the center of the action. The $5.2 trillion chip…
Today brings a marquee lineup. NVDA reports after the close at 4:20 PM ET. It is the most-watched print of the year. CRM and HPQ also release results today after the bell. SNPS drops numbers at 4:00 PM ET. Agilent…
Analysts are making bold calls in fintech and retail this week. The moves signal a shift in sentiment across two very different sectors. FIS took a hit as the consensus rating was downgraded. The fintech giant's…
A wave of insider selling hit US markets this week, with executives at four notable companies filing large disposals. AEHR led the week's most striking cluster. Six insiders — including CEO Gayn Erickson and…
Short sellers moved aggressively into two high-profile names this week. RDDT saw its short interest jump to 17.4% of free float — up 3.6 percentage points in just seven days. Bearish pressure on the social media…
Japanese ETFs pulled in a net $16B this week. That is the single biggest geographic flow by a wide margin. The move dwarfs the 3-month trend, where Japan ranked third behind US and Global funds. Investors are rotating…
Why this matters: Three distinct ORTEX signals are firing on CTRN simultaneously. Options traders have gone all-in on the bull side. Short sellers are adding exposure even as the stock climbs. The lending market…
Put-call ratio hits a 52-week high on MWH, landing 3.65 standard deviations above its 20-day mean. Short sellers are quietly covering. The signals are pointing in different directions — and that tension is the…
