Today's session delivers a flood of consumer data. LOW CEO flagged "pressure in discretionary DIY spending" in results this morning. That warning lands on a day when TGT, TJX, ADI, and PGR also report. The home improvement sector is under particular scrutiny. HD shares will be watching Lowe's every word. Thursday's WMT print — with its $900B market cap — now carries extra weight given today's soft tone.
Semiconductors are splitting opinion sharply. Cathie Wood told investors today to avoid memory chip stocks. and Samsung are in her crosshairs. Yet options markets tell a different story. Micron ranks second in positive options flow this week. sits on both sides of the tape simultaneously — bullish bets remain large, but negative volume is rising. tops bullish options flow, up 585% year-to-date.
Cantor Fitzgerald made a stark call. It slashed its CRWD target 66% — from $725 to $250 — while lifting PANW to $425. The diverging moves signal Cantor sees one dominant player in enterprise security. JP Morgan moved the other way on telecom, downgrading CCOI to Underweight with a $9 target.
Unitree Robotics surged 600% on its Shanghai debut today. European defence stocks are drawing fresh scrutiny. The FT warns rearmament may disappoint investors — flagging defence names as less defensive than assumed. That matters for heavily-bet names like CD Projekt, where short interest jumped from 2.9% to 22.1% this week.
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