NVDA dominates everything this week. The $5.2 trillion chip giant reports Wednesday after the bell. Options traders are split right down the middle — the RSI sits at 51, signalling maximum uncertainty. Adding fuel to the fire, reports emerged today that NVIDIA has struck a $6 billion deal with Poolside to build a powerful open-weight AI model, putting it in direct competition with OpenAI and DeepSeek. That headline lands just days before results.
Iran's former military chief warned today that "not a single drop of oil" will flow through the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating US economic restrictions. That's an immediate risk to global energy markets. Crude-sensitive stocks and energy ETFs are in focus.
INTU kicks off the heavy slate Tuesday. CRWD and CRM join NVIDIA on Wednesday. follows Thursday. Each report carries AI-spending implications. Analysts trimmed their Intuit target slightly to $444.50, while and both received small target lifts.
RDDT short interest jumped 4 percentage points to 17.6% of free float. Bears are adding, yet availability remains wide at 253% — the trade is crowded but not squeezed. Bill Gates filed a $36.4 million purchase of RSG on August 20. That quiet bet on waste management infrastructure stands out against a volatile macro backdrop.
Polish coal miner JSW is in focus as short sellers ease their grip ahead of its upcoming earnings print. Bears have pulled back, but the results still matter for European energy sector sentiment.
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