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UPS arrives at its July 28 Q2 earnings report with options positioning at its most bullish in a year — a meaningful escalation from the constructive read noted ten days ago. The options signal has sharpened further…
UL reports its next earnings on July 28 with options positioning drifting more defensive, even as short sellers and the lending market remain firmly on the sidelines. The most notable shift heading into the print is in…
TXT approaches its July 28 earnings release having outrun most of its aerospace peers over the past month — while short sellers quietly take the other side of that trade. The most notable pre-earnings signal is the…
THC heads into its July 28 earnings release having already delivered one of the biggest moves in the healthcare sector this week, leaving both bulls and remaining bears to recalibrate against a substantially different…
Sysco reports Q4 results on July 28 with bears having largely exited and the fundamental debate squarely focused on margins and the Jetro acquisition. The short-covering story that defined the first half of July has…
Sherwin-Williams heads into its July 28 print having already delivered a July 21 earnings event — now the question is whether the latest results can finally close the yawning gap between its $317.51 price and a Street…
Rio Tinto reports half-year results on July 28 with options traders still running notably defensive, even as the short-selling community has largely stepped back. The put/call ratio has held near the elevated levels…
Republic Services heads into its July 28 earnings release with one story dominating the setup: its largest shareholder is still buying. Bill Gates, through Cascade Investment, added roughly 60,500 shares on May 18 at…
CenterPoint Energy arrives at its July 28 earnings report with a notably calmer options picture than it carried into last week's print — yet short interest remains elevated and analysts are trimming targets in the…
Carlos Slim has been quietly selling PBF Energy stock for weeks. The Mexican billionaire filed this week, disclosing he sold 220,000 shares on July 20 alone. That's $14.1M unloaded in a single day. His total PBF…
Public Service Enterprise Group arrives at its July 28 print in a meaningfully different position than it held just three days ago — the stock has recovered to $79.81, up roughly 3% from the $77.43 level cited in the…
Procter & Gamble heads into its July 28 quarterly report having given back the $150 recovery celebrated just days ago, with options positioning now the calmest it has been all cycle. The stock closed at $147.41 on July…
Pfizer heads into its July 28 earnings report with the Street in a quiet retreat — analysts cutting targets but holding ratings, while positioning data shows no particular stress in either direction. The most telling…
TLK heads into its July 29 earnings print with a sharp — and somewhat puzzling — spike in borrowing costs dominating the lending market picture. The standout in the data is a cost-to-borrow that has quadrupled in a…
PPG Industries heads into its July 28 Q2 earnings report with options traders more cautious than they have been in months — even as short sellers quietly retreat. The most notable pre-earnings signal is in options…
OMC heads into its July 28 earnings report as one of the more heavily shorted names in the advertising sector, with the short position sitting well above typical levels even as bears show some signs of fatigue. Short…
S&P Global arrives at its July 28 earnings release in a more complicated position than the one described in last week's trader note — the stock has reversed course, falling 5.4% over the past week to $426.40, wiping…
PHG reports second-quarter results on July 28 with options traders making an unusually bullish bet relative to recent history. The clearest signal heading into the print is in options positioning. The put/call ratio…
Jones Lang LaSalle heads into its July 28 earnings report with options traders making their most defensive posture in months — a sharp contrast to a lending market that shows almost no short-selling conviction. The…
Illinois Tool Works heads into its July 28 Q2 earnings report with the stock near a one-month high — yet options traders have quietly turned more defensive than they have been all summer. The clearest pre-earnings…
