Taiwan's August export orders hit $103 billion, the largest August figure since records began in 1984. That is up 71% from the previous August best of $60.1 billion set in 2025. The reading runs through everything this week. Semiconductors and electronics drove the bulk of that demand. US nonfarm payrolls also set an August record at 159 million, though the labour force participation rate fell to 61.6%, its lowest August reading since 1997.
Micron is up 273% year-to-date and carries an ORTEX stock score of 93.94 out of 100. Analysts still see 43% more upside. Options flow skewed bullish Thursday as US-Iran diplomatic signals eased early pressure on the market. Taiwan Semiconductor sits at the centre of the record export chain, and short sellers show little conviction against it. Barclays raised its target on Hewlett Packard Enterprise to $83 today, keeping an Overweight rating, another sign that enterprise tech demand remains firm.
Short interest in Lucid Group climbed to 58.5% of free float, up from 50.4% a week ago. Hertz Global sits at 70.8% with days-to-cover at 7.6 and has been rising steadily all month. MMED saw the sharpest move of all, with SI jumping 32 percentage points in a week to 74.5%.
McCormick reported Q3 2026 results this morning. Nike reports its Q1 2027 figures this afternoon. Investors will watch both for signals on consumer resilience. An NVIDIA director's $410 million in filed sales last month remains the most striking insider story in recent weeks.
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