Micron Technology reports after the close today, and the setup is rich with data. Taiwan's August export orders hit a record $103 billion, the largest August total since records began in 1984 and nearly double the year-ago level. That figure backs the bull case for memory demand heading into Q4. Options markets agree: Micron sits atop ORTEX's leaderboard for positive options bets over the past seven days, with analysts carrying a 43% return potential on the stock. NVIDIA and AMD also drew heavy call-side flow this week.
Bears are busy on multiple fronts. Lucid Group saw short interest climb 8 percentage points in a week, reaching 58.5% of free float. Groupon sits at 71.2%, up from 63.9% seven days ago, with availability near 10% making fresh shorts hard to place. Separately, ORTEX data flagged cost to borrow surging 188% in a week to 3.44%, with short interest now at 15% of float. borrowing costs tripled over the same period, rising to 1.98% from roughly 0.6%, a sharp move for a major bank.
Veolia won a €1 billion, 25-year drinking water services contract in Spain. The deal arrives as Spain's fixed broadband network logs 95 consecutive months of line growth, reaching 19.9 million connections as of June 2026, reflecting persistent infrastructure investment across the country.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and five colleagues filed sales totalling $111 million in early September. At NVIDIA, director Mark Stevens reported $411 million in sales over the same period. Nike reports Thursday, giving investors their next read on consumer health before quarter-end books close.
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