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Earnings PreviewSNDK

SNDK Bears Capitulate Ahead of Tonight's Print

SNDK heads into its August 14 earnings release having already answered the key positioning question — bears covered, put hedges collapsed, and the stock jumped 13.7% yesterday alone. The short interest story has…

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Earnings PreviewINBX

INBX Heads Into Print With Nearly a Quarter of Float Short

Inhibrx Biosciences enters its August 14 earnings event carrying one of the heavier short burdens in the biotech space — short interest at nearly 23% of the free float — yet the borrow market tells a surprisingly…

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Earnings PreviewUMAC

UMAC Bears Hold Their Ground as the Print Arrives

Unusual Machines reports today with a quarter of its float still short, a stock up 58% in a month, and analysts lining up on the buy side — the setup is as charged as it gets for a small-cap drone name. The short…

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Earnings PreviewTMC

TMC Bulls Dominate Options as Shorts Cover Ahead of Results

TMC heads into today's earnings print with options traders in an unusually bullish posture for a stock that still carries significant regulatory risk. The options market is the clearest signal here. Call positioning…

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Market Commentary

Downgrades Hit Veeva and Paychex

Analysts turned bearish on two large-cap names today. VEEV and PAYX both received formal downgrades, standing out in a session dominated by target price tweaks. Veeva Systems dropped a notch in analyst consensus. The…

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Earnings PreviewFDMT

FDMT Heads Into Earnings With a High Short Bar to Clear

4D Molecular Therapeutics reports today with short sellers holding a meaningful position — but the borrow market suggests conviction is limited rather than extreme. Short interest runs at roughly 20.5% of the free…

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Earnings PreviewONDS

ONDS: The Print Has Arrived — Bears Still Haven't Moved

Ondas Inc. is reporting Q2 results today with the standoff that has defined this stock for weeks still fully intact — and a new wrinkle: the stock fell 8.8% yesterday, giving bears their first meaningful day of relief…

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Market Commentary

Insiders Dump While Gates Buys Trash

Two LTH directors filed identical $221M block sales this week. John Danhakl and John Galashan each sold 5.1 million Life Time Group shares at $43.16 on August 10. Combined, the pair offloaded over $441M in stock. The…

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Earnings PreviewPANW

PANW Stock Tops Analyst Targets as Earnings Loom

Palo Alto Networks arrives at Monday's print with the stock trading above every major analyst price target — a position that concentrates the debate entirely on whether the numbers can justify the move. The stock has…

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Earnings PreviewTCELL

Turkcell Shorts Build as Borrow Costs Double Into Earnings

TCELL heads into today's earnings release with the borrow market tightening sharply — the clearest sign of rising short-seller conviction the stock has seen in months. The cost to borrow TCELL has more than doubled…

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Earnings PreviewMTA

Tether's Steady Buying Sets the Stage for Metalla's Q3 Print

MTA heads into its August 14 earnings release with one story dominating the setup: a persistent, large-scale accumulation by its biggest shareholder. Tether Holdings has been buying MTA every single trading day for at…

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Earnings PreviewFN

Fabrinet Bulls Eye Analyst Gap as Earnings Loom

Fabrinet heads into its August 17 print with shorts continuing to retreat and the debate shifting squarely to whether the stock can close the gap between its current price and what analysts believe it is worth. The…

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