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Earnings PreviewBTDR

BTDR Bears Dig In After Earnings Drop

Bitdeer Technologies Group heads into its August 12 earnings event carrying the wreckage of a brutal post-earnings sell-off, with short sellers firmly entrenched and options traders now the most defensively positioned…

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Earnings PreviewBLTE

Belite Bio Heads Into Earnings on a 19% Monthly Rally

BLTE arrives at tomorrow's earnings print on the back of its strongest monthly run in recent memory, with the stock up 19% over the past month and 13% in the last week alone to close at $177.58. The borrow market tells…

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Earnings PreviewNABL

N-able Heads Into Q2 Print After a 40% Week

N-able reports Q2 results on August 13 against the most dramatic single-week sell-off the stock has seen in recent memory. The dominant story heading into this print is the price collapse itself. The stock fell nearly…

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Market Commentary

Analysts Shift on Hormel, Wynn, and SMCI

Analyst desks were busy on August 12, with upgrades, downgrades, and notable target price lifts across several sectors. HRL received the day's standout upgrade. Hormel Foods moved higher in consensus after analysts…

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Earnings PreviewIMNM

IMNM Insiders Cash Out Into a Rising Stock

Immunome heads into its August 13 earnings report with a clear tension: the stock is drifting higher while nearly every insider who can sell, is selling. The insider activity is the standout signal. Over the past 90…

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Earnings PreviewHYLN

HYLN Bears Dig In Ahead of Q2 Print

Hyliion Holdings heads into its August 12 earnings release with short sellers meaningfully positioned and the stock under fresh pressure. Short interest has climbed sharply over the past month — the most telling signal…

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Earnings PreviewAQST

AQST Options Flash Defensive Signal into Earnings

Aquestive Therapeutics heads into today's earnings print with options traders at their most defensive in a year, even as short sellers show early signs of pulling back. The options market is sending the loudest…

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Earnings PreviewPAGS

PagSeguro Heads Into Earnings With Bears in Control

PAGS enters its Q2 earnings report today carrying a short position that has grown meaningfully — 11.4% of the free float is currently sold short, up roughly 8.5% over the past month — while the stock has shed 6.4% on…

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Earnings PreviewSLS

SLS Shorts Dig In Ahead of Q2 Print

SELLAS Life Sciences Group heads into its August 12 earnings report as one of the most heavily shorted small-cap biotechs in the market, with the lending pool telling a story of sustained bear conviction — even as…

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Earnings PreviewSVRA

Savara Heads Into PDUFA Day With Bears Dug In

SVRA reports August 12 results as the stock trades at $5.57 — down 8% over the past month but recovering modestly over the past week — with short sellers holding one of the largest positions in small-cap biotech. Short…

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Earnings PreviewLITE

Lumentum Options Alarm Sounds Before Thursday's Print

Lumentum Holdings arrives at its August 14 earnings with the options market flashing its most defensive signal of the past year — a marked shift from the bullish positioning that defined the run-up to the now-passed…

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Market Commentary

Insiders Dump Illumina, Pfizer Directors Buy the Dip

Board member Keith Meister filed a flurry of sales in ILMN this week. His total disposals exceeded $108M across five separate transactions. Shares changed hands between $198 and $203. Meister sits on Illumina's board…

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