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This week's dominant theme is earnings. Alphabet reports Q2 on Tuesday, July 22 after the bell. It is the biggest print of the week. Short sellers have been quietly trimming positions — SI sits at just 1.5% of free…
Options markets are heating up ahead of a packed earnings calendar. Several names show sharp shifts in sentiment this week. GE Vernova options hit a 52-week high in defensive positioning. The $284bn energy…
SK hynix Inc. heads into its July 23 Q2 print carrying a week of sharp losses, a borrow market that tightened dramatically in days, and a put/call ratio that tells you options traders are bracing for more. The most…
GOOGL arrives at Tuesday's Q2 print down 7% over the past month, with analysts still pointing meaningfully higher and the options market sitting close to its most relaxed reading of the year. The latest short position…
TE Connectivity heads into its July 22 earnings report with options traders leaning strongly bullish — a striking contrast to the stock's difficult month. The clearest signal is in the options market. The put/call…
GE Vernova heads into its July 22 Q2 earnings report with options traders at their most defensive in a year — even as the short-selling picture remains calm and analysts broadly expect further upside. The most striking…
GOOGL is the headline act. Alphabet reports Q2 2026 results on Tuesday, July 22, after market close. Investors want answers on AI spending and YouTube growth. INTC follows on Wednesday, July 23. Intel reports after the…
Samsara heads into its July 22 earnings report as a stock that has re-rated sharply — up 17% over the past month — while shorts have quietly begun to retreat. Options traders are leaning bullish rather than defensive…
Otis Worldwide heads into its July 22 Q2 earnings release with a rare split in its options and short interest signals — call buyers are turning aggressive just as shorts quietly accumulate. The options story is…
Knight-Swift Transportation reports Q2 results on July 22 against a backdrop where short sellers have pulled back from their recent peak — but the analyst community has rarely been more aligned in its…
Invitation Homes heads into its July 22 Q2 earnings report with the analyst community more constructive than it has been in months — yet options markets telling a more cautious story. The most striking signal is the…
Waste Connections heads into its July 22 Q2 earnings report with options traders flashing the most defensive positioning seen in months — even as the stock has quietly rallied nearly 10% over the past month. The…
Crown Castle heads into its July 22 print in a notably different posture than a week ago — short interest has jumped while options sentiment has cooled, a combination that makes the setup more balanced than the bullish…
HLT heads into its July 22 Q2 earnings release with the options market leaning unusually bullish — a notable contrast to a stock that has slipped 8% in the past month. The clearest signal into the print is a call-heavy…
IQV reports second-quarter results on July 22 against a backdrop of rising analyst targets, a stock up 15% over the past month, and a genuine debate about whether a deceleration in constant-currency growth is a…
ServiceNow arrives at its July 22 earnings release with short sellers continuing to exit positions even as the stock gives up further ground — a divergence that has sharpened since the previous note four days…
KB Financial Group reports Q2 results on July 23 carrying an unusual short interest divergence: borrowing demand has jumped sharply, yet the lending market remains far from stressed. The most striking pre-earnings…
KMI heads into its July 22 earnings report with options traders showing more caution than they have in weeks — a modest but meaningful shift from the relaxed positioning that defined the last preview. The clearest…
Philip Morris International heads into its July 22 earnings report on the back of a strong run, with the stock up 6.3% on the week and 4.8% over the past month to close at $192.98 — leaving it within a few dollars of…
EVR heads into its July 22 earnings print at $341.54 — down 8.6% over the past month but up 2% on the week — with analysts nudging targets higher and options markets registering only modest defensiveness. The clearest…
