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MSCI heads into its July 21 earnings report with the analyst community firmly behind it and options sentiment at its most bullish level in months. The Street has been raising its hand repeatedly in the run-up.…
Valmont Industries reports Q2 results on July 21 at a moment when options sentiment has shifted notably more optimistic — even as the stock itself has quietly drifted lower ahead of the print. The options signal is the…
RTX heads into its July 21 Q2 earnings report down 1.2% on the week to $193.51, with options traders maintaining a defensive lean that has now persisted through three consecutive weeks of coverage — though the…
MMM heads into its Monday Q2 earnings report with the most consequential analyst move in months landing just days before the bell — and short sellers still absent from the other side. JP Morgan upgraded the stock to…
Sherwin-Williams arrives at its July 21 print with the analyst community growing more constructive — but a stock that stumbled 2% on Thursday to $331.32 is now trading well below where most of the Street has planted…
SCHW arrives at its July 21 earnings report with options traders in a modestly constructive mood, short interest still low despite a recent pickup, and close peers trading decidedly stronger than the stock itself over…
Bessemer Venture Partners has been filing sell orders in ServiceTitan almost every single day this month. The VC firm has now offloaded over $111 million worth of shares since late June. Each block of stock sold at…
DGX reports second-quarter results on July 21 with options traders striking their most defensive posture in months — even as short sellers quietly retreat from the name. The clearest pre-earnings signal is in the…
NVS reports Q2 results on July 21 with options markets leaning more defensive than usual and short interest building at an unusual pace for a mega-cap pharma name. The options signal is the clearest pre-earnings tell.…
Northrop Grumman heads into Monday's Q2 print having surrendered most of the gains flagged in last week's note, with the stock back at $521.57 after falling 3.3% on the week — a sharp reversal from the $549 close that…
Mueller Industries heads into its July 21 earnings release with a striking divergence between rising short positioning and a lending market that remains almost entirely unconstrained. The most notable development in…
MCO heads into its July 21 earnings report with options traders leaning more bullish than at any point in recent memory, even as the stock edges toward analyst targets after a 9% rally over the past month. The clearest…
Marsh & McLennan arrives at its July 21 Q2 earnings with the stock at a new near-term high and options traders still carrying more protective cover than usual. The price action since the July 16 Q1 release has been…
Lockheed Martin arrives at its July 21 Q2 earnings release down 5% over the past month to $508.77, with options hedging still elevated but the stock no longer in the rally mode described in last week's note. The…
KeyCorp heads into its July 21 Q2 earnings report as the laggard in a regional bank group that ran hard this week — and with its largest strategic shareholder still offloading stock. The insider angle is the clearest…
IBN reports its Q1 results today with the split between short-side positioning and options sentiment — flagged in our preview four days ago — still firmly intact, and a stock that has continued to grind higher into the…
HDB delivers its Q1 FY2027 results today with options traders still positioned on the bullish side — though the call-heavy skew has moderated slightly since the last preview four days ago. The options market remains…
Genuine Parts Company reports second-quarter results on July 21 with short sellers quietly reducing exposure even as the stock sits nearly 16% higher than a month ago — a setup where the bears have been fading the…
Equifax heads into its July 21 Q3 preview print with a notably changed setup from the last two previews: short interest has reversed sharply higher, and options traders have grown more defensive than they have been in…
Short sellers made their biggest move of the week into SPCX. SpaceX's short interest jumped from 3.65% to 27.57% of free float in just seven days. That's a gain of nearly 24 percentage points. The stock's $993B market…
