Chips are the day's defining story — and traders are split. Micron tops both the bullish and bearish options leaderboards heading into its Q4 results. Advanced Micro Devices mirrors that divided picture. The stock is up 187% year-to-date. Options traders are hedging while still buying upside. Michael Burry reportedly bet against the memory boom, adding to the bearish narrative around NVIDIA and Applied Materials. CNBC noted the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed lower as a chip-stock rebound faded.
Huntington Ingalls Industries flashed a sharp warning sign today. Its put-call ratio hit 1.034 — a four-standard-deviation spike above its 20-day average of 0.821. The stock has fallen 7.4% in the past month. Bearish options positioning is at a peak.
KB Home delivered a Q3 double beat today. Revenue and earnings topped estimates despite the company's own description of a "weakening" housing market. It's a closely watched read for US real estate. Results arrive as Costco, Darden, and General Mills line up for earnings later this week.
GameStop saw short interest rocket over 700% in seven days to 7.15% of free float. The move echoes past squeeze setups. Wolfspeed remains the most structurally shorted name at 81.2% SI % FF, with zero shares available to borrow.
Jefferies raised its Meta price target to $875 from $710. The same bank cut both Marathon Petroleum and Valero to Hold, citing margin pressure. European markets saw defense stocks rally after Ukraine ratified a $105 billion EU loan deal. A UK-listed paint maker surged after rejecting a $14.5 billion takeover bid.
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