Semiconductor stocks are at the centre of everything this week. NVIDIA reports Wednesday — easily the most anticipated print of the season. Options flow is split both ways, signalling a market that cannot agree on direction. Micron Technology and SanDisk top the options volume charts. MU is up 172% year-to-date. SanDisk has surged 493%. Bullish call activity is running hot across both names.
Advanced Micro Devices is up 110% this year. It is also drawing heavy two-sided options flow alongside NVIDIA ahead of the results.
Tariff stress moves to retailers next week. Home Depot and Target both report. and also step up. Investors want to know how much tariff cost pressure is hitting margins. and are separately racing to expand rural delivery networks — a logistics battle heating up outside cities.
Short sellers hit Wolfspeed hard. Short interest as a % of free float jumped nearly 29 points in a week to 89.3%. Carvana saw SI % FF leap from 2.1% to 10.1%. Bears are clearly re-engaging.
On the buy side, insiders at GE HealthCare and Pool Corp filed sizeable purchases this week. The GEHC buy alone totalled $5M. That contrasts sharply with the bearish tone in short interest.
AstraZeneca released positive Phase III data for its Imfinzi bladder cancer treatment today. The trial showed reduced early disease recurrence in high-risk patients. The result adds to AstraZeneca's growing oncology pipeline and keeps the stock in focus for European investors.
Inflation concerns are also rising globally. Trump's tariff push is starting to translate into real price pressures at home — a macro headwind that no sector can fully escape.
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