NVDA dominates this week's calendar. The $5.5 trillion chip giant reports Wednesday after the close. Markets want clarity on AI data centre demand. Options flow shows heavy two-way activity — bulls and bears both loading up. MU mirrors this dynamic. The memory chip stock is up 172% year-to-date and traders are stacking bets on both sides ahead of results.
Wednesday is the busiest day overall. TGT and LOW also report, offering a read on the US consumer. SNOW heads into its print with short sellers retreating — a positive setup. CCI sees the opposite: bears are building positions ahead of its May 20 release.
Wolfspeed leads the short interest surge table. SI jumped 34 points in a week to 106% of free float. CVNA saw a near five-fold jump in short interest. Bears are fading the used-car rally hard. UHS attracted attention too — short interest jumped 40% in a single week before Wednesday's print.
Insider selling remains a dominant theme. SEI insiders filed nearly $297M in exits. GEV adds a notable conflict: analysts upgraded the stock while its CEO simultaneously sold shares. That tension will likely persist into the Q2 print.
One counter-move stands out. ZTS board members bought shares as the stock hit a 52-week low. That is a rare vote of confidence in a week dominated by executives heading for the exit.
INTC received a formal upgrade. ED joined it. Utilities gaining analyst favour may point to early defensive rotation — worth watching as the week's data-heavy earnings season unfolds.
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