Snowflake is the standout mover this morning. Shares are up more than 24% premarket — the biggest single-stock move of the session. The jump follows strong earnings results that beat Wall Street estimates and lifted the cloud data sector broadly.
Semiconductor names remain front and centre. NVDA and MU top the options flow rankings for both bullish and bearish bets — traders are hedging both ways. AVGO slid after reporting Q3 AI revenue up 221% but disappointing on guidance. Analysts still see 42% upside from current levels.
On the analyst desk, DELL drew the sharpest target raise. Truist lifted its target by 40% to $505. PANW got a consensus upgrade, with the average target climbing to $385. ORCL was the outlier — Jefferies trimmed its target to $290, though the Buy rating holds.
Bill Gates filed this week showing $808 million in purchases of Republic Services. The trades ran across 57 transactions in August. No 10b5-1 plan was flagged. That is an unusually large discretionary buy in a defensive sector.
Ciena and Campbell's report this morning. lululemon and PVH report after the close today. Casey's General Stores follows Tuesday. Each name is a useful read on consumer and infrastructure spend as Q3 gets under way.
Bears are adding to TENB, where SI rose 4.7 percentage points in a week. WOLF stays the most shorted name at 73% of free float with zero shares to borrow. VRSK is moving the other way — short interest fell 20.7% in a week as bears unwind positions.
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