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Insiders Sell Big, Buyers Emerge

A 10% shareholder in SAFT (Safety Insurance Group) went on a sustained selling run. SRB Corp filed this week showing it dumped over $132M worth of shares across multiple transactions in July alone. The heaviest day was…

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Bears Pile Into Auto Rentals and Chewy

Short sellers have been busy this week. The biggest 7-day jump came from WYFI (WhiteFiber), where SI % of Free Float leapt 14 percentage points to 53.4%. Shares to borrow cost over 7% annually and availability is…

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SK Hynix: Analysts Move In as the Stock Stays Down

SK hynix Inc. has fallen another 7% on the week to $143.73 — the third consecutive week of losses since the July 23 Q2 print — and the Street's first coordinated analyst coverage is landing into the decline rather than…

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LUNR Founders Sell, Shorts Build — Earnings Due Thursday

Intuitive Machines heads into its August 7 earnings report with its own insiders selling aggressively, short interest near a third of the float, and the stock down 42% in a month. The insider story is the hardest to…

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CAT shorts build steadily into August earnings

CAT heads into its August 18 earnings date with short sellers adding positions at a pace that stands out even against a buoyant Australian software tape. Short interest has climbed relentlessly over the past six weeks,…

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PLTR Earnings Are Here — Now What Do Shorts Do?

Palantir Technologies reported Q2 results on August 3 with the short unwind already complete — the real question now is whether the bears who covered into the print come back. The short-covering arc that prior notes…

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Earnings Week Puts Bears and Bulls on Collision Course

Markets are heading into one of the busiest earnings weeks of the year. Over 1,800 companies report results. The biggest names hit Tuesday through Wednesday. Palantir kicks things off today after the close. The AI-data…

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Bears vs Bulls: Options Clash at Earnings

Options flow is sending mixed signals ahead of a packed earnings week. Bearish bets dominated parts of the market. Bulls pushed back hard in semiconductors. Negative flow dominates large-cap tech. Sandisk and Micron…

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Wall Street Turns Cautious on Three Names

Analysts issued a wave of downgrades on Saturday. Three mid-to-large-cap stocks drew the sharpest cuts. Johnson Controls International was downgraded, with the consensus target slipping to $162. The building-tech giant…

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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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