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BankUnited enters its July 22 earnings print with an unusual combination: short interest jumping 15% in a week while the borrow market stays almost entirely undemanding — a setup that says bears are adding but doing so…
Targa Resources Corp. enters the week before its August 6 earnings release with a rare alignment: the Street is actively raising targets, the stock is making new ground at $281.60, and short positioning offers…
VOO enters the back half of July with its most striking reversal yet: the put/call ratio that spent the past month near record highs has collapsed in a single session, even as the fund itself retreated from its…
Tesla arrives at Q2 earnings week — the print is scheduled for July 22 — with a fresh wave of upward analyst revisions, a short book that has barely moved, and options traders who remain conspicuously calm. The…
EUSA, the iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF, closes the week with an oddly active lending market for a fund this lightly shorted. Short interest is negligible at just 0.5% of float — not a number that normally…
COPX enters mid-July with a sharp tension between a powerful near-term price rally and a short position that, while retreating, remains meaningful against a backdrop of loosening borrow conditions. The price move is…
General Motors heads into Tuesday's Q2 earnings print in a more settled state than last week's convergence report suggested — short interest has plateaued, cost to borrow has fallen sharply, and options sentiment has…
TQQQ heads into mid-July with a split picture: the underlying rally is pulling the ETF higher, while the borrow market tells a more cautious story beneath the surface. The price action has been solid. TQQQ closed at…
CLSK heads into the final stretch before its August 7 earnings report with analysts raising targets, shorts trimming exposure, and the borrow market quietly tightening — a combination that gives the current 9% weekly…
Happen, Inc. heads into its July 27 earnings report with a curious split: short sellers are quietly rebuilding positions while company insiders have been steady sellers through June and into July. The insider activity…
EQT enters its July 21 Q2 print with short sellers stepping back, options hedging picking up modestly on the day, and analysts still bullish but quietly lowering the bar. The short side has been unwinding for the past…
Cleveland-Cliffs enters its July 20 earnings report carrying the heaviest short interest load in months, just as the analysts who once defended the name are retreating on price. Short interest has become the defining…
CB enters its July 21 earnings print having given back last week's gains, with the stock off 3.6% this week to $346.22, reversing course even as analysts race to revise targets higher. The gap between analyst optimism…
The week's most striking tension in GLD is a small but meaningful short rebuild running directly against the most bullish options setup seen in months. After the clean July 10 unwind documented in the previous note —…
American Water Works enters its July 29 earnings print with the Street nudging targets higher across the board, shorts holding steady near 5.3% of the float, and a stock that has given up ground this week even as…
BMNR walks into its July 17 earnings release with a rare combination: a crowded but rapidly shrinking short position, a stock that just outran its entire peer group, and options traders still leaning bullish — setting…
NTAP heads into the back half of July with a notable tension: short sellers have been cutting positions aggressively even as the stock rallies sharply, leaving the question of whether the covering is conviction-driven…
Visa has recovered from last week's pullback and is now heading into its July 21 earnings print with a cleaner setup — but options traders are not standing down. The stock closed Tuesday at $356.02, up just over 1% on…
Invesco heads into its Q2 earnings print — scheduled for July 28 — with short sellers quietly adding exposure and options traders showing the most defensive positioning in weeks, even as the stock notches a solid…
XNTK is trading at $362.63 with a notable change in options sentiment this week — put buying has dropped sharply just as the ETF edges back toward positive territory. The clearest signal this week comes from options.…
