Markets head into a packed earnings week with semiconductors, retail bellwethers, and a closely-watched NVDA report all vying for attention.
Consumer stocks dominate the calendar. Target and Lowe's both report Wednesday morning. Investors will watch for signs of tariff-driven cost pressure. Walmart and Home Depot also feature this week. The Estée Lauder Companies releases Q4 results the same day. Weak Asia-Pacific demand remains the key overhang. The week closes with Deere & Company and Ross Stores on Thursday.
NVIDIA reports in three days. Options market participants are holding positions rather than rushing to hedge. Bullish call flow is leading the semiconductor space. Micron Technology — up 240% year-to-date — tops the positive options bet rankings. SanDisk Corporation is even more striking, up 591% in 2026 with bulls still dominating its options flow. Analyst views on Applied Materials are split. RBC sees $600 as a target. B. Riley cut its target to $700 from $790. Both maintain Buy ratings.
Viking Holdings dropped 8% ahead of Tuesday's earnings. That puts pressure on peers Carnival and Royal Caribbean. Bill Gates filed an $82M purchase of Republic Services shares — a rare public bet from one of Wall Street's most-watched names. On the sell side, a Twilio board member disclosed a $123.5M share sale. Wolfspeed remains the most-shorted large US stock. Its short interest sits at 85.2% of free float. Zero shares are available to borrow.
Defense names are rallying in Europe. Ukrainian-related EU loan developments are driving sentiment. Geberit reports H1 results Tuesday — one of the few European names on a busy week's slate.
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