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Vale S.A. reaches its Q2 earnings release today having absorbed a Goldman Sachs downgrade in the final stretch — and with options traders notably less defensive than they have been all month. The most important analyst…
Camden Property Trust enters its Q2 earnings call on July 31 with the short-covering story that defined last week's preview now even more advanced — and a peer group that moved sharply higher on Wednesday while CPT…
CNA Financial heads into its August 3 Q3 earnings report with options traders still leaning defensive — and a Q2 result already in hand that briefly lifted the stock before a sharp reversal. The options signal remains…
CIB heads into its August 3 earnings report having done something rare: it outran the analysts covering it. The standout development is Goldman Sachs. On July 28, Tito Labarta upgraded CIB to Buy and lifted the price…
AAPL and AMZN report after today's close. It is the most closely watched earnings double-header of the season. Apple's CEO has already confirmed China approved "original" Apple Intelligence features — a boost heading…
Analysts trimmed targets on two high-profile names Thursday while managed care stocks caught a bid from Wall Street. FICO took the steepest cut. Consensus target prices fell from $1,534 to $1,504. The scoring giant…
A wave of notable insider selling hit US markets this week. Filings show executives and major shareholders offloading hundreds of millions in stock. The biggest story is VSXY — Victoria's Secret. BBRC International, a…
Short sellers turned aggressively bearish on the rental car sector this week. HTZ saw its short interest jump 10.85 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at 84.3% of free float. Peer CAR (Avis Budget) also…
Equity ETFs pulled in $75B net in the past week alone. That dwarfs every other asset class combined. The risk-on tone is clear and broad. The US leads all regions by a wide margin. US-focused ETFs took in $40B net this…
This is one of the busiest evenings of the earnings season. AAPL and AMZN both report after the close today. Apple faces scrutiny over iPhone demand. Amazon's cloud and ad revenue are the key numbers to watch. Options…
Today is one of the busiest days of earnings season. AAPL and AMZN both report after the close — two of the market's most-watched names on the same afternoon. Apple's results will be scrutinised for iPhone demand…
HSBC made two notable cuts on Wednesday. The bank downgraded both ISRG Intuitive Surgical and PG Procter & Gamble from Buy to Hold. Intuitive Surgical carries a $124 billion market cap. HSBC analyst Helen Fang set a…
Short sellers are piling into several well-known names this week. Three stocks stand out for the speed and scale of their moves. CHWY now sits at 75.6% SI % FF. That's up nearly 6 points in just seven days. Bears are…
lululemon athletica enters the final week of July with a subtle but meaningful shift in the short-selling story — bears who had been building for weeks are now trimming, even as the broader negative thesis from the…
LVWR just became one of the hardest stocks to borrow in the market. The lending pool is completely exhausted. Short sellers are now paying 588% annually to maintain positions. Availability has collapsed to 0%. Every…
CIFR enters its August 4 earnings print having shed 28% in a single week, dragged down by a sector-wide bitcoin mining rout — but with analysts still pointing to prices nearly double where the stock trades today. The…
The brief window of calm that opened in KORU's lending market last week has slammed shut — and the options market has done a sharp U-turn to match. The most significant reversal is in availability. A week ago, the…
The biggest event today is AAPL and AMZN reporting after the close. Apple carries a $4.97 trillion market cap into the print. Amazon follows at $2.44 trillion. In Europe, Sanofi already posted results alongside ING…
Options markets are flashing clear warning signs for META as the tech giant prepares to report Q2 2026 results. Wall Street skepticism is "rampant," according to one note cited in today's headlines. META's RSI sits at…
AAPL and AMZN headline a busy week of results. Both report today after the close. Apple carries a $4.97 trillion market cap into its print. Amazon follows at $2.44 trillion. Today's reports include BFAM Bright Horizons…
