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Earnings PreviewC

Citi Q2 Print Tests Valuation as Street Plays Catch-Up

Citigroup heads into its July 14 Q2 print with the analyst community more constructive than it has been in years — but the stock has already outrun several freshly raised targets, leaving the earnings release to…

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Market Commentary

Bears Pile In: AI, Chips, Pets in the Crosshairs

Short sellers added pressure across several high-profile names this week. Data through July 9 shows notable moves in AI infrastructure, semiconductors, and consumer names. CRWV saw the biggest surge among large caps.…

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Earnings PreviewBAC

BAC Enters Q2 Print With Positioning Still Leaning Bullish

Bank of America arrives at its July 14 Q2 earnings release with the constructive setup that has defined the past several weeks largely intact, though the stock has given back a few cents from the $59.86 high printed…

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Earnings PreviewAMX

AMX Options Flare Up as América Móvil Heads Into July Print

América Móvil heads into its July 14 earnings release with a sudden spike in options defensiveness that stands out against an otherwise relaxed lending backdrop. The clearest pre-earnings signal is in options. The…

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Market Commentary

Q2 Earnings Season Kicks Off as Bears Target AI and Chips

Bears are making bold moves in some highly shorted names. WOLF remains the standout extreme, with short interest at 103% of free float — more than the entire float sold short. Borrow availability has hit zero. Any…

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Market Commentary

Bears Eye Wolfspeed, Chewy Options Heat Up

Options traders are watching some heavily shorted names closely this week. Bears are piling into names where short interest tells a clear story. WOLF stands out as the most extreme case. Short interest sits at 103% of…

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Market Commentary

Analysts Divided on Toys, Energy, and Pharma

Analyst target price changes dominated Friday's activity. The moves span consumer, energy, and healthcare — with bearish calls on HAS and CMG standing out. Citigroup cut its target on Hasbro sharply — from $114 to…

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Market Commentary

CEOs Cash Out as Insider Sales Hit $200M

Four major insider selling events hit filing desks this week, with executives and large shareholders moving over $200 million in combined stock. Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson filed sales totaling $55.5 million…

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Market Commentary

Bears Circle CoreWeave and Wolfspeed

Short sellers are piling into CRWV and WOLF this week. Both stocks saw notable jumps in bearish bets as of July 9. CRWV — the AI cloud infrastructure play — saw its Short Interest % of Free Float rise to 33.1%, up 4.8…

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Market Commentary

Apple Sues OpenAI as Earnings Season Looms

AAPL filed a lawsuit today accusing OpenAI of stealing hardware trade secrets. Two former Apple engineers allegedly carried confidential files to the ChatGPT maker. The case landed during a week when options traders…

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Market Commentary

Options Market Watches Apple, Banks Ahead of Earnings

AAPL is driving the biggest options chatter today. The company filed a bombshell lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing hardware trade secrets. Two former Apple engineers allegedly brought confidential files to OpenAI.…

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Market Commentary

Big Names Line Up This Week

Q2 earnings season shifts into high gear this week. Banks, healthcare giants, and tech heavyweights all report between Monday and Thursday. BAC kicks off Monday, July 14. Bank of America reports Q2 results pre-market.…

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Market Commentary

Target Cuts Dominate Thursday's Analyst Calls

Analysts trimmed price targets across several sectors on Thursday. Downgrades and cuts outnumbered upgrades in the latest round of Wall Street activity. Quanta Services took the biggest target hit. Jefferies analyst…

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Market Commentary

Executives Cash Out as Insiders Signal Caution

A wave of fresh filings this week reveals insiders at several high-profile companies rushing for the exit — while a few bold buyers are pushing back against the trend. RH CEO Gary Friedman filed five separate sell…

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Market Commentary

Short Sellers Pile Into CoreWeave and Chewy

Short interest in CRWV jumped 4.8 percentage points this week. It now sits at 33.1% of free float. Bears are betting the AI infrastructure darling's $40B valuation won't hold. CHWY remains one of the most shorted US…

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Trader NoteOKLO

Oklo Founders Keep Selling as Borrow Loosens

OKLO has retraced to $49.27 this week — down 6% — yet the borrow market has done something unexpected: it has loosened meaningfully, reversing the tightening trend flagged in last week's note. The shift in availability…

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Trader NoteJSW

JSW Short Score Hits New High as Borrow Conditions Re-Tighten

JSW — Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa — gave back last week's bounce, slipping 1.5% across five sessions to PLN 25.01, as the brief relief rally faded and the structural bear case reasserted itself through both price and…

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Trader NoteCURA

Curaleaf Slides 15% in a Month as Sector Selloff Deepens

CURA has lost 15% over the past month and nearly 10% in the past week alone, making it one of the sharper decliners in a cannabis peer group that is broadly under pressure — the question now is whether the stock is…

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