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Bears Pile In: Chewy, Hertz, Sable Surge

Short sellers turned aggressively bearish this week on several high-profile names. The biggest mover was SOC — Sable Offshore — where SI % of Free Float jumped 11 points in seven days to 43.7%. Bears are finding zero…

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Money Chases Tech, Asia Leads Global Rotation

Equity ETFs pulled in $76.9B in the past week. That is the clearest signal of the current market mood: risk-on, and investors are buying aggressively. The U.S. leads all regions. It attracted $31.3B in net inflows over…

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Earnings Week Kicks Off With Bears on Alert

Markets open August with a heavy earnings calendar, rising short pressure in beaten-down names, and options traders positioning defensively across tech. The week's biggest catalyst is a packed S&P 500 reporting…

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Hasbro Leads Target Upgrades as Analysts Weigh In

Analysts lifted their consensus price target on HAS to $109.29, up from $109.07. The toy giant's $13.4 billion market cap gives it renewed interest amid a strong earnings cycle. Agribusiness group CTVA saw a split…

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Bears Keep Pressing Hertz, Chewy, Groupon

Short sellers ramped up bets across several high-profile names this week. Hertz and Chewy lead the action — both hit fresh highs in short interest. Hertz sits at 84.6% SI of free float. Bears added nearly 10 percentage…

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Big Names Line Up for Earnings Week

A packed earnings calendar greets investors this week. S&P 500 heavyweights from pharma to travel are all set to report. Today and Tomorrow MAR kicks things off Monday. Marriott reports at 8:30am ET. Travel demand data…

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Analysts Lift Pharma, Flag Materials Risk

Analyst consensus shifted notably on August 1, with target price upgrades dominating the pharma space while construction materials drew cuts. REGN received a target lift to $833.54. That is up from $830.02. Regeneron…

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Schwab Founder Leads Week's Biggest Sells

Insider filings dominated headlines this week, with sellers far outnumbering buyers across US markets. Charles Schwab, founder and Co-Chairman of SCHW, filed three separate sell transactions between July 24 and July…

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Bears Load Up as Earnings Week Looms

Short sellers sharpened their bets heading into the busiest earnings week of 2026. The biggest mover was WYFI (WhiteFiber). Its short interest jumped +14 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at 53.4% of free…

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Tech Dominates as Asia Money Floods In

Institutional money moved decisively into equities last week. Across all asset classes, equity ETFs pulled in a net $76.9B in the past seven days. Fixed income added another $8.0B. Commodities and currencies bled out,…

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Markets Hold Breath for Biggest Earnings Week of 2026

Over 140 S&P 500 companies report this week. Palantir kicks things off Monday after the bell. The AI data firm is up more than 200% over the past year. Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Marriott International also report…

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Bears Load Up Before Earnings Week

Options flow is sending a clear bearish signal ahead of a packed earnings calendar. The biggest negative bets over the past seven days have clustered in semiconductors and mega-cap tech. Micron Technology sits at the…

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UCTT Options Traders Flip Defensive as Monday Print Approaches

Ultra Clean Holdings heads into its August 3 earnings call with options traders making an unusually sharp pivot toward downside protection — a move that stands out even after Thursday's sector-wide bounce. The clearest…

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TEM's Options Alarm Rings Again — Louder This Time

Tempus AI heads into its August 4 earnings report with the same split between short sellers and options traders that defined last week's preview — except the options signal has now intensified further. The put/call…

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BBAI Bears Hold Firm as Borrow Dries Up Ahead of Monday Print

BigBear.ai heads into its August 4 earnings report with one of the tightest short positioning setups in the market — a combination of extreme short interest, near-zero borrow availability, and options skewed firmly…

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Compass Options Flash Caution Ahead of Tuesday Print

COMP heads into its August 4 earnings release with options traders pricing in far more downside protection than usual — a sharp divergence from the broadly bullish analyst tone that has built up around the stock. The…

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