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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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Earnings PreviewITR

Integra Resources Reports Today as Gold Peers Rally

ITR heads into its August 12 earnings report on the back of a strong sector rally — but with analysts pricing in far more upside than the market has yet delivered. The stock has climbed 16% over the past month to CAD…

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Earnings PreviewALM

ALM Shorts Retreat as Analysts Hold Firm Above $33

Almonty Industries heads into its August 12 earnings print with short sellers in full retreat — yet the stock itself has given back nearly 20% in a month, leaving bulls and bears facing the same question from opposite…

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Earnings PreviewAGRO

Adecoagro Heads Into Print With Bulls and Bears Far Apart

AGRO reports today with a stock trading well below where most analysts think it belongs — and that gap is the central question hanging over the print. Options positioning suggests investors are leaning toward the…

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Earnings PreviewIFS

IFS Heads Into Q2 Print With Bears Absent and Bulls Cautious

Intercorp Financial Services reports Q2 results today against a backdrop of softening price action, though the lending market tells a story of near-zero short-seller conviction. The most striking feature of the setup…

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Earnings PreviewCEVA

CEVA Analysts Trim Targets as Stock Craters 32% in a Month

CEVA heads into its August 12 earnings report battered and heavily shorted — a combination that makes the print unusually consequential. The stock closed at $30.83 on Tuesday, down 32% over the past month and 15% in…

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Market Commentary

Bears Double Down: HTZ, SLAB, GME in Focus

Short sellers are busy this week. Data from ORTEX as of August 10 shows fresh bearish positioning across several notable names — with some big movers catching attention on social platforms. Hertz leads the pile-on. HTZ…

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Earnings PreviewVSH

VSH Back at the Earnings Table After a -16% Opening Print

Vishay Intertechnology returns to the earnings window on August 12 carrying the wreckage of its last report — a 15.6% single-day collapse on August 5 — into a setup where options traders are once again flashing their…

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