2 Retail Stocks Seeing Influx of Calls Before Earnings

Earnings Reports - Dollar General Corp and Dollar Tree Inc are set to report earnings soon, with Dollar General releasing its report before the market opens tomorrow and Dollar Tree on Monday [1] Stock Performance - Dollar General's stock is trading down 1.1% at $144.45, close to a multi-week low of $141.62, maintaining support at the $140 level, and has a year-to-date gain of 9% [2] - Dollar Tree's stock is down 1.6% at $114.97, nearing its early August peak and the ascending 180-day moving average, with a 6% deficit for 2026 and a 20% decline from its January annual high [3] Historical Earnings Movement - Historically, Dollar General has moved higher five times and Dollar Tree three times following their last eight reports, with Dollar General averaging a 10.3% move and expected to see a larger 12.1% move this time, while Dollar Tree has averaged an 8.3% move with expectations for a 12.3% swing [4] Options Trading Sentiment - Options traders are leaning bullish, with Dollar General and Dollar Tree's 50-day call/put volume ratios at 2.38 and 2.55, ranking in the 75th and 88th annual percentiles respectively [5] Short Selling Activity - Short interest has increased for both companies, with Dollar General up 9.1% and Dollar Tree up 5.4%, accounting for 3.5% of Dollar General's and 6.2% of Dollar Tree's total available floats [6]