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NIO heads into the back half of July with a notable divergence at its core: Goldman Sachs turned bullish last week while the stock sits nearly 5% lower on the month, and short sellers have been trimming positions even…
The bear retreat in XLC, the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF, has accelerated again this week — and the data now looks qualitatively different from where it stood just seven days ago. The headline number…
Essential Properties Realty Trust enters its Q2 earnings call tomorrow with the stock up 6.6% on the week, short sellers notably uncrowded, and Barclays freshly cutting its target — a setup where the bullish price…
SPOT delivered its Q2 results on July 21 with a user-growth beat and raised full-year guidance — and the market's response has shifted the story from whether bears were right to pull back, to whether bulls can justify…
Broadcom has clawed back from last week's $370 close to $386.50, yet the short sellers who built positions into the summer highs show no sign of exiting — the fourth chapter of a pattern that has defined this stock…
Monopar Therapeutics heads into its August earnings window with a stock that has more than doubled off its lows, shorts quietly trimming exposure, and the Street nudging targets higher — yet the borrow market remains…
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. has now crossed through its Q2 earnings date with the divergence that defined the pre-print setup still unresolved — options traders who loaded up on calls were vindicated by the price…
VICI Properties arrives at its July 29 earnings print with analyst targets moving in one direction — down — while shorts have quietly begun rebuilding after last week's retreat, leaving the stock in a tighter spot than…
Bridgewater Bancshares has just reported Q2 results, and the post-print picture looks meaningfully different from the defensive crouch options traders held heading into the release. The options signal that dominated…
CarGurus heads into its August 6 earnings with the Street growing more optimistic and options traders the most bullishly positioned they have been all year. The clearest signal this week came from the analyst desk.…
Magnolia Oil & Gas heads into its July 31 Q2 earnings print having lost ground against a broadly rallying E&P peer group, with short sellers showing no signs of retreat despite a stock that has spent the past month…
CVNA heads into Thursday's Q2 earnings release with short sellers quietly reducing exposure — a subtle but meaningful shift from the build-up that dominated the weeks before the prior earnings_preview note. Short…
SNAP enters its July 30 Q1 results with a Street that has spent the past two weeks quietly walking away — and a stock already down 2.6% on the week to $4.56. The analyst story is the standout. Target cuts have been…
Charter Communications arrives at Thursday's Q2 earnings print with the most call-heavy options positioning in the past year, a short base that has barely budged all week, and a wave of analyst target cuts that has…
Alcoa has dropped another 10% since its Q2 print landed on July 16, extending a brutal month that has now erased 25% of market value, and the post-earnings analyst wave has delivered more of the same: target cuts, no…
VVV enters its August 5 earnings window with one of the most striking options reversals of the year — and a Street that just lifted targets in unison. The standout signal this week is in the options market. Call demand…
TRMD A heads into its August earnings window with the lending market loose, short interest negligible, and institutional ownership telling the most interesting story of the week. The borrow picture is unusually calm…
SPCX enters the week of July 22 with its short base at a new record, its borrow market at an all-time extreme, and a stock that clawed back 3% on Tuesday — but remains down 9% on the week and 33% over the past…
NANR, the State Street SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF, has seen unusual turbulence in its lending market this week — notable for a fund that rarely attracts speculative attention. The most striking…
Four Corners Property Trust heads into its July 29 earnings with options traders at their most defensive all year, even as the stock notches a 5% weekly gain. The options signal is the week's sharpest anomaly. The…
