Rising bond yields are the defining story today. The 30-year Treasury yield climbed again after Treasury Secretary Bessent's bid to "at least double" long-term debt buybacks failed to calm markets. Wall Street called it a "band-aid on a bullet hole." This rate anxiety is global — yields are rising across Europe and Japan too. The Bank of Japan faces fresh pressure to act in September as the yen weakens despite recent intervention. Higher-for-longer is back on the table.
TSLA faces a major headline today. The company is recalling nearly 5 million vehicles — Model 3, Y, S, and X — in China. The recall adds to an already complicated week for Tesla, as the FSD debate continues to weigh on sentiment. Options activity remains elevated despite the noise.
ROKU tops the bullish options leaderboard. RSI sits at 73.2 and the stock is up 45% year-to-date. Meanwhile, RDDT short interest hit 17.6% of free float this week — bears are piling in. On the analyst front, and both got target upgrades after earnings beats.
Stefan Persson filed $72M in fresh HM B purchases this week — nearly 4 million shares between August 12 and 18. The H&M founding family continues to back the fashion retailer. European equities are also drawing broader attention, with analysts noting the region's cash generation and lower tech concentration as underappreciated advantages vs. US peers.
Bill Gates kept accumulating RSG — Republic Services — filing $346M in purchases across August. That kind of sustained daily buying rarely goes unnoticed. Grain prices surged today as Ukraine war disruptions choke seaborne exports, lifting agricultural commodity names globally.
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