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ResMed heads into tonight's print with the two most visible positioning signals moving in the same direction — both pointing toward reduced conviction on the downside. Short sellers have continued their post-July…
PBR.A arrives at today's Q2 earnings release with short sellers having largely stepped aside — a positioning shift that began in late June and has continued through this week. The short retreat that defined the…
HMC reports Q1 fiscal 2027 results on August 10, five days after a print that already moved the stock — and the positioning ahead of this release looks notably different from what it did a week ago. The sharpest shift…
CIB heads into its August 10 earnings report having already delivered one print this cycle — the question now is whether the stock can sustain a level that has moved ahead of most analyst targets. The setup has shifted…
Arrow Electronics reports Q2 results today against a backdrop where its closest peer has already delivered a blockbuster print — raising the stakes for what the distributor needs to say. Avnet, ARW's highest-correlated…
AIG reports Q2 results today after a Q2 beat already landed post-market — the question now is whether the details hold up to scrutiny and whether the stock can finally close its gap to the Street's price…
AFL reports Q2 earnings today with the core tension unchanged from four days ago — the stock trades at $126.66, still well above the analyst consensus target of $117.71, and the borrow market remains about as relaxed…
Short sellers are reshaping positions fast this week. The data as of August 5 reveals sharp moves in both directions across popular names. Nuwellis tops the weekly movers. Its SI % of Free Float jumped 88 percentage…
Short sellers are dividing sharply between winners and losers. CHWY short interest hit 81% of free float this week — up 5.4 points in seven days. Bears are piling in aggressively. Meanwhile, EVCM sits at the other…
Options markets are flashing unusual signals this week. Chips stumbled and geopolitical tension over Iran rattled indices. Traders responded fast. EverCommerce carries the most extreme short squeeze setup in the US…
Today brings a cluster of major S&P 500 reports. AFL (Aflac) kicks off at midday, followed by AIG at 12:30 and power producer VST (Vistra Corp) at 2pm. Gaming giant TTWO (Take-Two Interactive) also reports today. All…
Analysts are lifting price targets across industrial names today. The upgrades reflect growing confidence in the sector after recent earnings beats. W.W. Grainger leads the move. The industrial distributor's consensus…
Insider selling dominated filings this week, with three stocks standing out for cluster activity and executive-level exits. LTH saw its biggest insiders hit the exit together. Founder and CEO Bahram Akradi filed on…
Short sellers piled into CHWY this week. Short interest hit 81% of free float — up 5.4 percentage points in just seven days. That is one of the biggest weekly jumps among mid-to-large cap US names. Bears are clearly…
Institutional money kept flowing into risk assets this week. Equities pulled in $43B net over seven days. The picture beneath that headline number, however, tells a sharper story — one sector is bleeding cash while…
August 6 is one of the heaviest earnings days of the season. More than 30 S&P 500 companies posted results, and guidance upgrades are the dominant theme. Cloudflare raised its full-year sales outlook to $2.864–$2.870B.…
TD Cowen dominated today's analyst activity with a sweep of upward target revisions across multiple sectors. WDC drew the sharpest move. TD Cowen analyst Krish Sankar lifted the target to $540 from $500, reiterating…
Insider activity picked up sharply this week, with executives filing notable trades across finance, energy, and healthcare. Charles Schwab, founder and Co-Chairman of SCHW, filed sales totaling over $35M in recent…
Short sellers are busy across US markets as of August 5. The data reveals fresh pressure on pet retail and notable covering in auto rental. Chewy under fire. CHWY short interest jumped to 81% of free float — up 5.4…
CHWY is approaching its August 26 earnings date with short sellers dug in and the stock carrying a 15% monthly gain — a setup that pits a recovering price against a short book that hasn't flinched. The short interest…
