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CNO Insiders Sell Into Strength Before Q2 Print

CNO Financial Group reports Q2 results today against a backdrop of persistent insider selling and modestly cautious options positioning — even as the stock quietly grinds to multi-year highs. The insider angle…

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KWR Reports Today: Puts Hit New High as Short Cover Continues

KWR enters its Q2 earnings release this morning with two signals pointing in opposite directions — shorts still retreating, while options defensiveness just reached a new extreme. The options market is the loudest…

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PFIS Rallies Into Earnings With Shorts Quietly Building

Peoples Financial Services Corp. reports after the close today with the stock up 7% over the past month — but a subtle shift in short positioning beneath the surface adds a layer of complexity to an otherwise…

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Analysts Cut Targets as Shorts Begin to Cover

Olin Corporation reports Q2 results today against a backdrop of heavy but easing short interest, a wall of analyst downgrades, and a stock that has lost 6% in the past week alone. Short sellers remain firmly…

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NBIX Bulls in Charge — Analysts Upgrade Ahead of Q2 Print

Neurocrine Biosciences heads into tonight's Q2 earnings report with analysts raising targets, the stock near a multi-month high, and short sellers in retreat — a setup where the bull case is already partly priced…

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MHK Bulls Take Control Into the Print

Mohawk Industries heads into its Q2 2026 earnings with options traders rotating decisively toward calls and short sellers quietly retreating — a notably bullish tilt for a stock that has spent much of the year under…

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MTX Options Flash Rare Bullish Signal Ahead of Q2 Print

Minerals Technologies heads into its July 31 Q2 earnings report with one striking divergence from the cautious pre-earnings tone that typically surrounds specialty chemical names: options traders have shifted sharply…

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MSA Safety Earnings: CFO Buy Meets Cautious Street

MSA Safety reports Q2 results on July 31 with an unusual signal sitting in the insider data — the CFO bought shares on the open market just weeks before the print. The most notable pre-earnings data point is a June 11…

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MSEX Short Interest Spikes Into Earnings

Middlesex Water Company reports Q2 results today with short sellers meaningfully more active than they were just two weeks ago. Short interest has climbed sharply into the print. At roughly 4.8% of the free float, it…

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Federated Hermes Heads Into Q2 Print With Bears on the Retreat

FHI reports Q2 earnings today with short sellers pulling back and options markets showing little defensiveness — an unusual calm ahead of a print that will test whether the asset manager's money market franchise can…

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Fairfax Heads Into Earnings With Bears Sitting Out

Fairfax Financial Holdings reports Q2 results on July 31 with one of the clearest signals in its positioning data pointing toward complacency rather than controversy — short sellers have spent six weeks steadily…

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ERIE Insiders Buy the Dip as Short Score Stays Elevated

Erie Indemnity heads into its Q2 print on July 31 with an unusual ownership signal: a director spending nearly $1.5 million of her own money buying stock on the open market just weeks ago, even as bearish sentiment on…

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Eastman Chemical: Bulls Eye Specialty Mix Ahead of Q2 Print

EMN heads into its Q2 earnings release on July 31 with the stock outperforming a fractured chemicals sector — and options traders showing only mild caution about what comes next. The most notable setup feature is that…

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Cousins Properties Shorts Retreat Before Q2 Print

CUZ heads into its Q2 earnings release today with short sellers notably less committed than they were a month ago — yet options traders are positioning more aggressively for upside than at almost any point in the past…

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CERS Bears Quietly Accumulate Into August Print

Cerus Corporation heads into its August 3 earnings report with short sellers meaningfully more active than a month ago — yet the borrow market shows no urgency on either side. The short interest story is the most…

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AptarGroup Bulls Back in the Driving Seat Ahead of Q2 Print

AptarGroup heads into today's Q2 earnings release with options traders unusually bullish and borrow conditions among the most relaxed in the market. The options signal is the sharpest feature of the setup. The put/call…

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LNT Bears Grow More Cautious as Earnings Arrive

Alliant Energy enters its Q2 earnings report on July 31 with short interest holding near a multi-month high, options turning more defensive than usual, and a stock that has shed 8% in a month — all while its closest…

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