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Benchmark Electronics enters its Q2 results — reported after the close on July 29 — having already shed 16% over the past month, with insiders having sold heavily near the highs and options traders now running their…
BELF.A heads into its Q2 earnings release — due July 30 — having shed 11% on the week and 21% in the past month, with short interest quietly doubling since late June and the peer group offering little comfort. The most…
Truist Financial heads into the back half of July with short sellers quietly covering and analysts sharply divided after a Q2 print that pleased no one completely. The clearest development this week is the sustained…
Align Technology heads into the back half of July with a notable split signal: options traders have quietly turned less defensive even as short interest holds at a meaningfully elevated 6.5% of free float. The clearest…
Alerus Financial Corporation reported Q2 results on July 29 with short sellers having spent the past month aggressively rebuilding positions — yet the borrow market and options tape both suggest the bear case remains…
Insperity reported earnings on July 29 and the stock's subsequent move has forced a rapid rethink from the shorts who spent the past month building defensive positioning ahead of that print. The reversal in short…
AXT, Inc. has now delivered its Q2 result — and the market's reaction has been brutal, with the stock falling another 10.7% on July 28 to close at $42.76, extending the week's loss to 24% and the month's to 39%. The…
The market is braced for its most consequential earnings night of the year. MSFT, LRCX, and QCOM report after Tuesday's close. Tomorrow brings AAPL and AMZN. Markets have been volatile. Chip stocks took a hit after…
Today kicks off one of the busiest earnings weeks of the year. Three of the world's five largest companies report results in the next 48 hours. MSFT holds its earnings call today at 5:30 PM ET. The $2.9 trillion…
Three distinct signals are converging on CVLG — Covenant Logistics Group — the night before its Q2 earnings print. The options market is the standout story. The lending data tells a contradictory tale. The put/call…
Analysts delivered sharp blows to CSGP and VLTO today. Both stocks were downgraded, with CoStar's consensus target dropping from $44.05 to $37.20 — a 16% cut. CoStar's downgrade shifted its consensus balance. Hold…
Fresh filings this week reveal a split market for insider conviction, with C-suite sellers outnumbering buyers at major US firms. Citizens Financial Group CEO Bruce Van Saun disclosed a $9.3M sale on July 28. He sold…
Short sellers intensified bets across several names this week. Chewy saw the biggest weekly jump — SI % of free float leapt to 80.4%, up from 66.2% just seven days ago. That's a 14-point swing. Bears show no sign of…
Teledyne Technologies has settled into a quieter groove after the post-earnings surge, but the most striking development this week isn't the price — it's how aggressively short sellers have unwound since July 22. The…
Target Corporation heads into its August 18 earnings report with short interest quietly rebuilding and options traders showing the most defensive tilt in weeks — even as the stock itself posts a solid bounce. The short…
Sun Communities has delivered its Q2 print and the stock is holding its ground — the question now is whether the post-earnings setup supports a durable re-rating or simply reflects a relief rally in a stock that was…
Steel Dynamics enters the back half of July with a forceful 11.2% weekly gain — but the more interesting question is whether options positioning and analyst conviction have caught up with the price move. The options…
Stanley Black & Decker reported Q2 results on July 29 — and the shorts who spent all of July covering are now rebuilding, adding a sharp intraday twist to what had been a clean pre-earnings derisking story. The…
SWKS heads into the week after earnings with short sellers rebuilding aggressively and virtually every analyst on the Street trimming their price targets on the same morning. The analyst response to Tuesday's results…
Sherwin-Williams delivered a sharp earnings-day reversal on July 28, erasing weeks of underperformance in a single session and forcing a notable rethink from anyone positioned for further disappointment. The move is…
