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Short sellers are busy this week. Three names stand out for rising pressure and one is flirting with squeeze territory. Hertz Global Holdings remains the most-shorted major US stock. SI hit 73.6% of free float as of…
Eaton Corporation heads into its July 27 Q2 earnings report having outpaced most of its peer group over the past week — but with the stock still down 5% over the prior month, the debate centres squarely on whether…
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories reports again on July 24 — but for the ADR, the real verdict is already in the price. The stock bounced 3.7% on July 23 to $11.80, a partial recovery after the 9.4% one-day collapse that…
Comfort Systems USA arrives at its July 24 print having staged a sharp recovery from last week's lows, with the stock up 9% on the week to $1,831 — though still down 11% over the past month and well below the analyst…
Coca-Cola FEMSA carries a now-confirmed Q2 result into Sunday's replay session — the actual print landed July 22, confirmed a -1.75% day-one reaction — and now faces a second earnings event scheduled for July 27,…
CNA Financial reports second-quarter earnings on July 27, with options positioning sending the clearest pre-print signal in months. The most notable shift is in how traders are hedging into the release. The put/call…
Brown & Brown heads into its Q2 earnings release on Sunday with a notable data shift since the last preview: short sellers have quietly reduced exposure, even as options traders have turned more defensive. Short…
Crude oil has broken through $100 a barrel. The move comes as Middle East tensions escalate sharply. Trump's comments about a potential "massive attack" sent Brent surging. US stocks and bonds sold off together. The FT…
Today brings results from CHTR (Charter Communications), which reports Q2 2026 earnings before the open. HTH (Hilltop Holdings) hosts its earnings call at 9am ET. Monday kicks off a busy mid-week stretch. CDNS (Cadence…
Rollins drew the most attention in Thursday's analyst activity. Multiple firms revised their recommendations simultaneously, with the average target price falling sharply from $58.88 to $55.29. That is a $3.59 drop in…
Insiders filed a wave of notable trades this week. The most striking: ELV CEO Gail Boudreaux bought $753,000 worth of Elevance Health shares on July 17 at $368. The board chair added another $366,000 the same day.…
China ETFs pulled in $12.3B in the past week alone. That made them the single biggest geographic draw globally. The momentum marks a sharp reversal: over three months, China saw a net outflow of $5.6B. Investors who…
Tenet Healthcare stole the show Wednesday. The hospital operator raised full-year EPS guidance to $34.57–$36.43, crushing the $24.76 consensus estimate. Revenue guidance also moved higher, to $21.9B–$22.5B. The stock…
Today, Roche and Nestlé kick off a massive global earnings week. Both Swiss giants carry market caps above $270 billion. BNP Paribas, Europe's largest bank by assets, also reports today. Tomorrow — Friday, July 24…
Analyst desks were busy on Wednesday, with target price cuts hitting Comcast and a notable coverage removal at Honeywell. Comcast saw its consensus target price trimmed to $30.89 from $30.94. The move adds pressure to…
Insiders at Morgan Stanley filed sales totalling over $8.7M this week. CFO Sharon Yeshaya sold $3.5M in shares on July 16. Division head Michael Pizzi followed with $5.2M in sales the next day. Both filings landed July…
EWZ, the iShares MSCI Brazil ETF, is having one of its better months of the year — up 12.5% over the past 30 days and another 2.4% on the week — yet the ownership data tells a more complicated story beneath the…
Cerebras Systems looked like it was catching a break. Borrow availability had recovered to roughly 11.5% earlier this week. Now that relief has reversed sharply — availability has collapsed back to 5.4%, down 42% in a…
Alphabet delivered blockbuster Q2 earnings today. But the AI investment bill is stealing headlines. The company's aggressive spending on AI infrastructure is drawing investor scrutiny even as the numbers beat…
INTC reports today after the close. Intel's Q2 2026 results are among the most watched of the season. The chipmaker faces ongoing competition pressure from AMD and Nvidia. Tomorrow, Friday July 24, CHTR drops Q2…
