Semiconductors are the story cutting across every data type right now. NVDA posts fiscal Q1 2027 results Wednesday after the close. The chipmaker's $3 trillion-plus market cap means any guidance miss will ripple across the market. Options traders are already betting big — NVDA topped this week's bullish-flow leaderboard. AMAT got dual price target lifts from UBS and Citigroup, both citing strong equipment demand. The chip sector is attracting bulls on both the options desk and the analyst floor.
Bears are making sharp moves in high-profile names. WOLF — Wolfspeed — is the standout: short interest hit 89.3% of free float as of May 14. That's up from 40% just a month ago. Zero shares remain available to borrow. CVNA saw a fivefold jump in SI week-on-week, reaching 10.1% of free float. LCID sits at 34.7% with near-zero availability. Bears are concentrating on names with weak fundamentals.
TGT and LOW both report Wednesday morning. Both face margin pressure from tariffs and cost inflation. Their results will give a clearer read on US consumer health heading into summer.
UK gilts sold off as pressure mounted on Prime Minister Starmer. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham emerged as a focal point for concerns over UK borrowing limits. HSBA paused its $4bn private credit push. Sterling slipped on the political uncertainty, though European equities broadly closed higher.
Colliers International Group CEO Jay Hennick filed a $29.1M personal purchase of CIGI shares this week. That level of CEO buying stands out as a rare vote of confidence in a mixed sentiment environment.
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