Short interest tells the clearest story this week. Wolfspeed is under extreme pressure — SI % FF hit 89.3%, up nearly 29 points in seven days. Borrow availability has collapsed to zero. Bears are paying 17% APR to hold those positions. That level of conviction is rare and worth watching closely.
Constellation Energy dropped 12% after earnings. Shorts are quietly adding exposure as the dust settles. Tripadvisor is also drawing fresh short interest as the stock breaks below $10, a key psychological level.
On the other side, TQQQ shorts beat a rapid retreat as the leveraged Nasdaq ETF powered higher. That retreat signals broad market bulls regaining control of momentum trades.
Bill Gates filed this week showing $93M in purchases of RSG. He paid $197–$203 per share across five separate transactions. That is one of the most concentrated insider buying clusters of the month. On the sell side, a Twilio board member filed a $130.6M disposal of shares — the week's largest US insider sale.
All roads lead to NVDA on Wednesday. The chip giant reports Q1 FY2027 results after the close. AI data centre demand is the key question. Any guidance disappointment would ripple across semis. Applied Materials already caught a fresh analyst buy with a $503 target, well above prior consensus. That sets a high bar for the sector.
Bullish flow dominated Prologis and Monster Beverage this week — both hit 100% positive options scores. Bears took the opposite side in Progressive and American Tower, where all tracked flow turned negative.
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