Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the dominant macro theme today. Analysts estimate Americans have paid $28 billion more in fuel costs linked to the war risk premium. USO is directly in focus. Options traders are rotating fast — defense names like GD and RTX are drawing bullish bets, with 100% positive options scores over seven days. Energy remains bid.
Over 1,500 companies report this week. Several names head into prints with significant short pressure or sharp pre-earnings rallies. LUNR — Intuitive Machines — has shorts trapped as the stock rockets ahead of results. D-Wave Quantum shorts are watching a 69% rally into earnings. enters its print on a 20% monthly gain.
European names are also active. Eiffage and Austrian industrial group Andritz report mid-week. Spanish beauty brand Puig Brands posted results today.
MU sits atop the bearish options leaderboard despite a 162% year-to-date run. MCHP, AMD, and NVDA all show heavy negative options flow. Bears appear to be fading the chip rally rather than chasing it higher.
Solaris Energy Infrastructure saw two large holders exit — combined filings totalled $290M in under a week. CoreWeave insiders have now disclosed over $260M in sales since mid-April. Western Digital drew a downgrade today. Capital One was the rare upgrade, boosted by its Discover acquisition close.
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