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Market Commentary

Bears Pile In: Lucid, SoundHound Lead Short Surge

Short sellers are pressing harder on several high-profile names this week. Data as of July 17 shows notable moves across EV, AI, and fintech stocks. LCID leads the charge. Lucid Group's short interest hit 38.1% of free…

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Earnings, Banks, and Bears Shape Monday's Market

This week is the biggest of the earnings season so far. Alphabet reports Q2 results Tuesday after the close. All eyes will be on AI revenue momentum. Intel follows Wednesday — its turnaround progress remains a major…

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Market Commentary

Big Week: Alphabet, Intel Headline Earnings Rush

Today kicks off a packed earnings week. AMSF reports Q2 results this afternoon. CCK holds its Q2 earnings call today as well. Tomorrow, Tuesday, brings the week's biggest name. GOOGL reports Q2 results after the close.…

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Financials Rise, Gilead Falls in Analyst Calls

Analysts made a bold move on GILD today. The $167 billion biotech was downgraded, pushing its consensus deeper into sell territory. Gilead now has 22 sell ratings against just zero buys. The average target price…

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Insiders Dump $66M in ServiceTitan

Venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners filed 10 sell transactions in ServiceTitan over the past two weeks, offloading more than $66M in shares. The sales ran from July 2 through July 15. Bessemer holds a board…

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Bears Back Off Chewy, Pile Into Lucid

Short sellers are shifting positions this week. The moves are revealing. LCID stands out. Lucid Group's short interest climbed to 38.1% of free float, up from 35.7% a week ago. The cost to borrow is an eye-watering…

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Market Commentary

Earnings, Deals, and Short Squeezes Drive Monday Action

AMC Entertainment soared after releasing Q2 results. The CEO declared the cinema chain has "won the fight" against at-home viewing. The move is notable — AMC has been a persistently shorted name, and any strong revenue…

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Market Commentary

Short Sellers and Options Traders Circle Today's Hot Movers

Options market signals are flashing across several names Monday evening, with short-squeeze risk and earnings catalysts driving unusual positioning. CBRL — Cracker Barrel — jumped after the close on fresh news. The…

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Market Commentary

Citi Goes Big on Regional Banks

Citigroup analyst Benjamin Gerlinger upgraded three US banks in a single session, making it the standout call of the day. Citizens Financial Group jumped to Buy with a new $84 price target. That's up from $78. Regions…

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Market Commentary

Executives Cash Out as Billionaires Sell Big

Insider filings this week reveal a wave of selling across US markets. Three stories stand out. ServiceTitan is the busiest name. Bessemer Venture Partners — a board-level backer — filed sales totalling over $55M since…

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Market Commentary

Bears Pile In: Rare Earth, EV, and Social Media Stocks Hot

Short sellers are busy in July. The biggest week-over-week SI jump among US large caps belongs to SNAP. Short interest rose 23.4% in one week to 10% of free float. Analyst downgrades and an ongoing addiction lawsuit…

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WEN: Bears Dig In as Earnings Loom and Borrow Costs Halve

WEN heads into its August 7 earnings date with short interest still entrenched near 29%, the stock up 15% over the past month, and a borrow market that has eased sharply — creating an unusual tension between a…

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Market Commentary

Earnings, Selloffs, and a Ryanair Shock

A tech selloff has rattled markets heading into a packed earnings week. Chip stocks posted their worst weekly performance in over a year. NVDA and AAPL were among the hardest hit as momentum trades unwound sharply.…

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Market Commentary

Big Names Report This Week

GOOGL is the headline act. Alphabet reports Q2 2026 results on Wednesday, July 22, after the close. Investors will focus on AI-driven search revenue and cloud growth. Today, CCK Crown Holdings kicks things off. The…

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Market Commentary

Cable and Telecom Bear Hits Wall Street

RBC Capital's Jonathan Atkin slashed targets across the telecom and cable sector in one sweep Sunday. Charter Communications took the hardest hit — two separate downgrades from both RBC and JP Morgan in the same…

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