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DEO reports full-year results on August 6 after a bruising prior print left the stock sharply lower. The most notable shift heading into Thursday is in the lending market — and it tells a story of bears stepping back.…
Consolidated Edison reports second-quarter results on August 6 against a backdrop of softening price action and a Street that has tilted measurably bearish on valuation. The stock shed 3.7% over the past week to close…
Cheniere Energy heads into its August 6 earnings report with the analyst community in a notably constructive mood — and the options market showing unusually light concern about the outcome. The bullish tilt from the…
Becton, Dickinson and Company reports its fiscal third-quarter results on August 6 with the stock recovering sharply — up 9.4% over the past month to $165.62 — yet still nursing a 14% year-to-date decline that keeps…
Short sellers made bold moves last week. Several well-known stocks saw short interest jump sharply between July 23 and July 30. Rental car names under fire. HTZ (Hertz) saw SI % of Free Float rise nearly 10 points to…
Banco de Chile reports its next earnings on August 6 with the positioning story having shifted materially since the July 31 print — shorts are near multi-month lows, borrow conditions remain relaxed, and options…
Arrow Electronics heads into its August 6 earnings release with options traders showing mild caution, short sellers rebuilding positions from a low base, and analysts split on whether the distributor's recent run is…
AIG reports second-quarter results on August 6 with analyst sentiment tilted constructively but far from unanimous, making the print a genuine test of whether improving underwriting economics can close the gap to the…
ATI Inc. reports Q3 results on August 6 with the stock down roughly 5% over the past month to $187.44 — a sharp reversal from the year-to-date high that greeted its previous earnings event. The CEO selling story has…
AFL enters its August 6 earnings print riding an 8.7% one-month rally to $127.48 — a stock that has run well past where most of Wall Street is comfortable. The borrow market confirms this is no battleground:…
AMD is the week's must-watch name. Options markets are pricing a 12% swing in either direction ahead of its Q2 results. The stock has rallied 122% year-to-date. That run creates a high bar for results to clear. Traders…
Options markets are pricing a 12% swing in AMD ahead of its Q2 earnings report. That makes it the most actively watched earnings-driven options play this week. AMD has climbed 122% year-to-date. That kind of run puts…
Two high-profile downgrades landed this week. Analysts cut their ratings on both JCI and BMY, the latest signs of caution in industrials and biopharma. Johnson Controls took a downgrade from a Buy-equivalent to Hold.…
Bears have been busy. The week ending July 30 delivered some striking short interest moves across multiple sectors. HTZ now carries a staggering 84.6% short interest as a percentage of free float — up nearly 10 points…
China and Japan are pulling the most dramatic money in this week. Those two markets alone attracted $26.7B in net ETF inflows over the past seven days. That stands out sharply against a three-month backdrop where the…
Bears are moving decisively into the rental car sector. HTZ (Hertz) now has 84.6% of its free float sold short — up nearly 10 points in a week. Rival CAR (Avis Budget) rose 7 points to 36.2%. Short sellers see…
Micron Technology and Sandisk dominated options flow this week. Both stocks ranked at the top of negative options bets in the US market — a striking signal given their explosive YTD gains of 188% and 412%…
Over 1,800 companies report this week. The US calendar is heavy with names spanning biotech, insurance, and tech. Tomorrow, Monday August 3, ALG Alamo Group kicks things off after the close. L Loews Corporation also…
Two notable downgrades landed this week. Johnson Controls International and Bristol-Myers Squibb both took cuts from Wall Street analysts. Johnson Controls slipped a notch in consensus ratings. The building automation…
A 10% shareholder in SAFT (Safety Insurance Group) went on a sustained selling run. SRB Corp filed this week showing it dumped over $132M worth of shares across multiple transactions in July alone. The heaviest day was…
