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CPT Cover Trade Continues Into the Print

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…

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CNA Financial Q3 Preview: Options Caution Persists After Q2 Beat

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…

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Apple, Earnings, and Bears Descend on July 31

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…

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Analysts Cut FICO, FSLR Targets; Health Names Get Boosts

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…

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Insiders Dump Big Across Sectors

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…

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Bears Swarm Rental Cars and Retail Pets

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…

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US and Japan Hoover Up Global ETF Cash

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…

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Apple, Amazon Lead a Packed Earnings Night

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…

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Big Tech Kicks Off a Packed Week

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…

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HSBC Takes Aim at Surgical Robot Giant

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…

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Bears Circle Chewy, Groupon, and Wolfspeed

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…

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LULU: Short Sellers Ease but Street Bear Case Deepens

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…

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LVWR Borrow Market Hits Zero as CTB Rockets to 588%

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…

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CIFR Drops 28% as Sector Sells Off — Earnings Loom

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…

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KORU's Options Pivot Reverses as Borrow Tightens Again

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…

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Apple, Amazon Headline Earnings Crunch as Oil Bulls Cheer

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…

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Bears Circle Meta and Energy Ahead of Earnings

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…

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Big Tech Leads Packed Earnings Week

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…

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Analysts Cut Robinhood, Vertiv Targets

Analysts trimmed targets across financial and tech names on Wednesday, with Robinhood Markets and Vertiv Holdings drawing the most attention. Robinhood's consensus target fell to $120.13 from $121.86. The fintech…

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