Two themes dominate US markets today. First, insider selling. CAR saw the most dramatic exit — Pentwater Capital sold over $1.75 billion in Avis Budget Group shares on April 22–23. CRWV CoreWeave is also under the spotlight. Magnetar Financial offloaded nearly $987 million just weeks after the March IPO. That pace of post-IPO selling is unusual.
Short sellers are equally active. WOLF Wolfspeed remains the most pressured name at 50.1% short interest as a percentage of free float. SCHL Scholastic jumped 8.2 percentage points in a week to 21.9%. FIG Figma climbed to 24.9%.
A fresh legal risk hit private equity today. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Cloudera, backed by and Clayton Dubilier & Rice. The case adds regulatory pressure to a sector already navigating uncertain credit markets.
INTC is up 157% year-to-date with an RSI of 85.8. Options traders keep piling into calls. NVDA draws the largest raw volume of bullish options bets this week. Analysts also nudged AAPL targets higher, to $301.36 on average.
Trump told Congress Iranian hostilities are "terminated." Hormuz shipping traffic tells a different story. Oil traders are watching closely — energy shorts have been building, and any supply disruption could trigger fast covering.
The week's biggest earnings day arrives Wednesday. Drug distributor COR Cencora headlines a packed slate. BRK.A Berkshire's annual meeting in Omaha draws global attention this Sunday.
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