Big Tech earnings dominate the week. MSFT and AMZN report Wednesday after the close. AAPL follows Thursday. Investors want answers on AI spending and tariff exposure. These three names alone account for trillions in market cap. Their results will set the tone heading into May.
Earlier in the week, KO and SPGI kicked things off Tuesday before the bell. CMG and ALGN add to Wednesday's busy slate.
European markets are trading on Iran headlines. A ceasefire proposal briefly lifted sentiment. But defence stocks gave back early gains — a classic "buy the rumour, sell the news" pattern. warned oil could reach $120 a barrel if the conflict drags on. That raises costs across airlines, industrials, and consumer staples. Any escalation in the Gulf adds volatility to an already edgy tape.
Bears are pressing WOLF hard. Short interest hit 47% of free float, up 7.5 points in a week. BTDR sits at 40.3% SI. The crypto miner is a persistent short target.
On the insider front, the most striking filing came from Magnetar Financial. The hedge fund sold nearly $987 million in CRWV shares just two weeks after CoreWeave's IPO. Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners also exited $231 million of RDW stock.
Analyst targets on UNH and HCA were trimmed Monday. Medicaid reimbursement uncertainty is the driving concern. LULU targets also slipped on tariff and demand worries. These cuts reflect a broad re-rating of defensive and consumer names.
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