Semiconductors and biotech are the week's short-selling focal points. WOLF tops the squeeze watch list with short interest at 85.2% of free float. Shares to borrow: zero. REPL surged 10.4 points in seven days to 37.8% SI. Meanwhile, options traders are betting the other way on chips. MU and INTC are seeing heavy call interest. Both stocks are up more than 100% year-to-date, with analysts still seeing meaningful upside ahead.
Home Depot headlines a packed reporting week. It posts results Tuesday. Retail sector sentiment will hinge on the numbers. Target options traders are already positioned. The stock has gained 58% this year and RSI hit 71. reports Wednesday. Insurance margins are the key watch item. FT Markets notes bullishness is returning broadly, with a stellar earnings season and falling inflation fuelling a rebound from July's chip rout.
US 30-year Treasury yields hit their highest since 2001. That is the macro story hanging over rate-sensitive sectors. The FT also flags a hyperscaler borrowing binge pushing up credit costs globally. Amazon and Alphabet bond issuance is squeezing spreads in Canadian dollars, sterling and Swiss francs.
C-suite selling was notable Friday. Encompass Health (EHC) saw three executives file over $25 million in combined sales. AUR insiders filed more than $32 million in disposals. MRK senior leaders filed nearly $18.6 million in sales this week. The cluster of filings across healthcare and tech warrants watching heading into earnings season.
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