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Alcoa Slides 10% Post-Earnings as Analysts Keep Cutting Targets

Alcoa has dropped another 10% since its Q2 print landed on July 16, extending a brutal month that has now erased 25% of market value, and the post-earnings analyst wave has delivered more of the same: target cuts, no…

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Valvoline Bulls Take the Wheel Ahead of August Earnings

VVV enters its August 5 earnings window with one of the most striking options reversals of the year — and a Street that just lifted targets in unison. The standout signal this week is in the options market. Call demand…

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TORM Borrow Costs Halve as Shorts Stay Quiet

TRMD A heads into its August earnings window with the lending market loose, short interest negligible, and institutional ownership telling the most interesting story of the week. The borrow picture is unusually calm…

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NANR Borrow Market Tightens as Short Interest Whipsaws

NANR, the State Street SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF, has seen unusual turbulence in its lending market this week — notable for a fund that rarely attracts speculative attention. The most striking…

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FCPT Options Turn Defensive as Shorts Quietly Rebuild

Four Corners Property Trust heads into its July 29 earnings with options traders at their most defensive all year, even as the stock notches a 5% weekly gain. The options signal is the week's sharpest anomaly. The…

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Analysts Rally Behind PFGC as Founder Keeps Selling

Performance Food Group heads into its August 12 earnings date with a striking split between what analysts are saying and what the founder is doing with his shares. The Street has turned decisively constructive on PFGC.…

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KSA Bears Dig In as Borrow Tightens Sharply

KSA, the iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF, enters the week with a striking divergence: short interest at a multi-month high and borrow availability collapsing at its fastest pace in weeks — all while the fund drifts lower…

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TDOC Calls Stack as Earnings Loom Next Week

Teladoc Health heads into its July 28 earnings report with options traders unusually bullish and short sellers quietly trimming positions — a rare alignment of bullish signals for a stock that has spent much of 2026…

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Etsy options turn defensive ahead of August earnings

Etsy heads into the final stretch before its August 5 earnings with a notable divergence: the short-covering that defined last week's story has stalled, and options traders have turned sharply more defensive on a down…

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EQIX Heads Into Earnings With Bulls Firmly in Charge

Equinix heads into its July 29 Q2 results with analyst sentiment overwhelmingly constructive, short interest still retreating, and a put/call ratio that — despite its elevated absolute level — is running almost exactly…

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SYF Slips Post-Earnings as Analysts Trim Targets

Synchrony Financial has given back roughly 2% on the week to $72.21, with the Q2 print now digested and a cluster of fresh analyst target cuts landing within hours of Tuesday's open — the clearest signal that the…

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Analysts Chase VRNS Higher Ahead of Monday Earnings

Varonis Systems heads into its July 27 earnings report with analysts raising targets aggressively and the stock sitting on a 38% one-month gain — yet the stock lost ground this week, even as the Street turned…

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AMC Analysts Lift Targets as Options Warn on the Bounce

AMC Entertainment has given back more than half of Monday's post-earnings surge in a single session, yet the Street spent Tuesday and Wednesday raising price targets — a tension that frames this week's note neatly. The…

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GLPI Options Traders Turn Bullish Ahead of July 30 Earnings

Gaming and Leisure Properties enters its July 30 Q2 print with a striking new wrinkle: options traders have swung sharply to the bullish side even as the broader analyst community quietly trims its targets. The…

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