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MUFG arrives at its August 3 earnings report with options positioning still near its most bullish extreme of the past year — and a borrow market that has tightened further since last week's coverage. The options…
Essential Utilities reports second-quarter results on August 3 with options traders leaning unusually bullish and the stock outperforming its water utility peers — a combination that raises the bar for the print. The…
Williams Companies heads into its August 3 earnings release having already reported July 30 results — and the repositioning since that print tells an interesting story. Short interest dropped sharply after the July 30…
Weyerhaeuser enters its Q2 earnings report today having shed nearly 4% in yesterday's session alone, with short positioning quietly rising through the month and options traders marginally more defensive than their…
VMC heads into its August 3 Q2 results having already delivered one painful print — and with options markets now far more bullish than they were ahead of that July 29 disappointment, the setup is sharply different from…
Tyson Foods reports fiscal Q3 results on August 3 with the market positioned more bullishly than usual — short sellers pulling back, options leaning optimistic, and the stock up 7% on the week despite a modest dip on…
TM heads into its August 3 earnings release with options markets flashing their most defensive signal in months, even as short sellers quietly retreat. The sharpest signal comes from options positioning. The put/call…
RB Global arrives at its August 3 earnings print with short sellers at their most aggressive in over a month — even as options traders remain stubbornly bullish. The short interest picture has changed materially since…
Pinnacle West Capital heads into its August 3 Q2 earnings report with short sellers adding pressure into a falling stock, even as options traders push back in the opposite direction. The bearish case is rooted in price…
ONEOK heads into its August 3 earnings release with a striking divergence: options traders are leaning bullish even as the analyst community has turned more cautious. The options signal is the sharpest data point in…
Omega Healthcare Investors reports again today, but the setup has shifted meaningfully since yesterday's print cleared — the stock has given back ground, options have normalised off their extreme call-side skew, and…
Eversource Energy reports Q2 results on July 31 with short sellers meaningfully more active than they were just a week ago — a notable shift from the call-heavy positioning captured in the prior preview. Short interest…
Modine Manufacturing has staged a sharp 9% rebound to $193.91 on July 30, but the broader picture heading into tonight's earnings event remains deeply damaged — down 24% over the past month and 22% on the week…
Mettler-Toledo International heads into its Q2 earnings release today with the extreme call-side euphoria from earlier in the week giving way to a more measured stance — and a stock that has now cleared its mean…
McDonald's heads into its August 3 earnings release with options traders positioned more bullishly than at any point in the past year — a notable divergence from the cautious analyst tone that has dominated the…
MasTec goes into today's print riding a sharp 13% single-session bounce — yet the stock has shed 24% over the past month, and the gap to analyst targets remains vast enough that this report functions more as a…
Markel Group delivered exactly what its options market had been warning about — a sharp post-earnings decline that now leaves the stock down 6.4% on the day to $1,886.16, extending a pattern that has become…
HSBC heads into its August 4 H1 results with the rally accelerating — but options traders have turned sharply more defensive even as short sellers continue to retreat. The stock added another 4.4% on Thursday to close…
Franklin Resources heads into its fiscal Q3 earnings today with short sellers in retreat and options traders showing no urgency — a calm setup that has shifted marginally since the last preview, with SI ticking higher…
Cummins approaches its August 3 earnings report with analysts firmly in the bulls' corner — yet the stock has fallen 8% in a month, leaving a widening gap between Street conviction and recent price action. The analyst…
