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A flurry of fresh insider filings landed this week, revealing sharp divergence between buyers and sellers at the top. The boldest buyer was Florentino Perez Rodriguez, Chairman and CEO of ACS. He filed this week…
TLK heads into its August 13 earnings report with the short-selling community at its most disengaged in months — and the stock still climbing. The clearest shift since the last preview is how far the borrow market has…
Short sellers are pressing hard into a clutch of well-known names this week. Data from ORTEX as of August 6 highlights some eye-catching positions. HTZ (Hertz) tops the mid/large-cap short table. Its SI % of FF hit…
SBS heads into its Wednesday earnings release with options traders striking a notably bullish tone — even as the stock drifts lower and short sellers quietly rebuild positions. The clearest pre-earnings signal is in…
BRK.A arrives at Tuesday's Q2 release having gained further ground since the last preview — closing at $780,086 on August 7, up 1.7% on the week and 3.2% over the past month — and the stock remains above the Street's…
Banco de Chile heads into its August 12 earnings report with the bullish tilt documented in recent articles now reinforced by a fresh analyst upgrade and a lending market that has loosened further still. The most…
AVB reports second-quarter results on August 12 with options positioning flipping to its most bullish extreme of the past year. The clearest pre-earnings signal is in the options market. Call demand has overwhelmed put…
The week opens with a packed calendar. Simon Property Group kicks off Monday, with investors watching retail real estate demand closely. Super Micro Computer reports Q4 2026 on Tuesday. SMCI carries a short score of 64…
Bears are making noise in the options market this week. Negative bets dominate several key names as earnings season hits full swing. SMCI stands out with an elevated short score of 64. The stock is up just 6%…
This week brings a cluster of high-profile results. The action starts today, Sunday August 9, heading into Monday. Simon Property Group kicks off Monday. The mall giant reports Q2 2026 results after the close. It is…
Wall Street turned broadly constructive on Sunday, with target price upgrades dominating the latest analyst activity across healthcare, energy infrastructure, and real estate. ABBV led the positive revisions. The…
Short sellers ramped up positions across several names this week. SPCX — SpaceX's listed entity — saw the biggest move among large-caps. SI % of Free Float jumped 3.6 points to 36.4% in just seven days. Borrow costs…
Japan is grabbing the most attention right now. ETFs focused on Japan pulled in a net $14.0B over the past week. That is the largest single-geography inflow globally. Flow imbalance hit 79.1, signalling strong buying…
Earnings season is delivering sharp moves in both directions. Unity Software surged 36% after a Q2 beat. FIGS jumped 33% and Amplitude popped 27% — both catching shorts badly offside. Arhaus exploded 30% post-results,…
Options flow is tilting firmly bullish heading into a packed final stretch of earnings season. Across the market this week, calls dominated bets — and several individual names stand out. COGT drew 100% positive options…
WEN has posted its first meaningful relief rally in months — up 4.6% on the week to $7.70 — but with nearly 30% of the float still short and borrow conditions that tightened dramatically into the August 7 print, the…
Johnson & Johnson is finding its footing after last week's retreat, but the borrow cost anomaly that defined the prior note has not resolved — and that tension remains the most interesting thread heading into October…
Stanley Black & Decker enters the second week of August riding an unusual tension: a 10% weekly gain that has pushed the stock decisively above the consensus analyst target, even as shorts quietly retreat and the…
NHP has just delivered its first quarterly results as a public company, and the market's reaction tells a clear story: the stock jumped roughly 8% on earnings day and has added 11% across the week, reaching $16.95. The…
Versant Media Group enters its August 13 earnings report with one clear tension: short interest has climbed nearly 40% over the past month, yet the borrow market remains almost entirely unconstrained, suggesting the…
