Semiconductors are driving the bull case this week. Options flow is piling into the sector — SanDisk is up 558% year-to-date, while MACOM Technology leads ORTEX options scores with an RSI of 81.5. Micron and AMD are close behind in bullish flow rankings. CoreWeave is a dividing line for analysts. Targets are being lifted after an earnings-driven selloff. Bulls see opportunity. Bears aren't convinced.
Over $400M in insider selling hit the tape this week. Quanta Services CEO Duke Austin sold $122M in stock on May 5. Insiders at Solaris Energy dumped nearly $290M across two separate filings in under two weeks. Six executives at sold on the same day. The wave of selling is notable in scale and breadth.
Wolfspeed short interest hit 60.4% of free float — up nearly 10 points in seven days. Shares are down 13% over three months. Meanwhile, Galaxy Digital shorts are holding firm even as the stock surges 62% in a month. That tension raises squeeze risk. On the other side, SailPoint is seeing shorts unwind while options hedges build — a mixed signal ORTEX flagged directly.
Cisco Systems reports Wednesday. Its AI infrastructure commentary will set the tone for the networking sector. STERIS kicks off Monday. Analysts raised targets on W.W. Grainger, Targa Resources, and eBay ahead of the busy reporting stretch. Utilities faced the opposite — broad target cuts across the sector.
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