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Bonds Lead as US Equities Bleed Cash

Fixed income is the week's standout story. Bond ETFs pulled in $11.0B net over the past week. Equity ETFs shed $2.8B in the same period. That is a sharp reversal from the three-month picture, where equities dominated…

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Markets on Edge as AI Chips, Short Squeezes and Earnings Collide

China's Enflame Technology surged more than 220% on its Shanghai debut today. Investors are betting hard on domestic AI chips as an alternative to NVDA. The listing puts fresh pressure on Nvidia's dominance in the…

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Kroger, Lennar and Progressive Head This Week's Earnings Slate

Today kicks off a busy reporting stretch. KR — The Kroger Co. — releases results this morning, with the call at 8:00 am ET. The $34.6bn grocer carries a modest 4.3% short interest as % of free float. Bears are not…

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Diverging Midstream Calls Steal The Show

Scotiabank made the boldest move of the day. The bank slashed its target on WMB from $86 to $85. It simultaneously raised its target on TRGP from $257 to $314 — a 22% jump in one shot. Both stocks are US midstream…

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Downgrade Hits Cooper, Targa Gets Big Target Boost

Analysts made several notable moves on Thursday. William Blair cut COO (The Cooper Companies) to Hold from Buy. The contact-lens maker carries a $12.4 billion market cap. Short interest sits at a modest 3.9% of free…

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Bears Retreat on GameStop, Pile Into Wix

GME short interest collapsed this week. SI % of Free Float fell from 15.7% to just 2.7% in seven days — a dramatic 13-point unwind. Bears appear to have cut losses fast. Cost to borrow sits at just 0.53%, signalling…

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Markets Caught Between Yield Surge and Earnings Season

Treasury yields are the dominant story today. Ten-year borrowing costs have hit their highest level in nearly three years. Treasury Secretary Bessent's $6 billion buyback plan fell short of investor expectations. That…

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Bears Load Up on Chips and Consumer Plays

Options markets flashed bearish signals across several sectors this week. Chip stocks and beaten-down consumer names drew the heaviest negative bets. Micron Technology and NVIDIA led the negative options flow in the…

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Analysts Swing Hard on Energy and Med-Tech

Scotiabank handed Targa Resources the boldest target price upgrade of the session. The bank lifted its price target from $257 to $314. That is a 22% jump in expected upside. The analyst maintained a Buy rating on the…

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CEO Dumps $49M While Rivals Buy the Dip

Fresh filings this week reveal a split in insider conviction — one founder selling aggressively while two executives at major Asian firms snap up shares. Wong Thean Soon, Founder and CEO of ZETRIX (Zetrix AI Berhad),…

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Bears Circle Chewy and Wix as Short Bets Spike

Short sellers turned aggressive this week, with several mid-cap names seeing sharp jumps in bearish positioning. Data from ORTEX as of September 9 shows the moves are real and accelerating. WIX led the charge. Short…

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Bonds Lead as US Equities Bleed

Fixed income is the clearest winner this week. Bond ETFs pulled in $11B net over seven days, with a flow imbalance of 70.7 — firmly in buying-pressure territory. That stands out sharply against equities, which saw a…

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Tech Earnings, Activist Stakes, and a Bear Market in Luxury

Oracle and Adobe both report after today's bell. Expectations run high for Oracle on AI-driven cloud growth. Adobe investors want details on AI product monetisation. Meanwhile, RH just reported Q2 results after hours.…

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Cooper Crushed as Nike Gets Fresh Sell Tag

Three separate brokers downgraded COO on the same day, making The Cooper Companies the standout loser in today's analyst activity. B of A Securities and Baird both cut to Hold from Buy. Needham kept its Buy but slashed…

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Oracle, Adobe Set Tone as Markets Eye Tech Earnings

Three major names report after the close today. Oracle leads the charge with Q1 FY2027 results. Cloud and AI expectations run high. Adobe follows with Q3 2026 figures. Investors want AI monetisation proof. Copart also…

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Citi Cuts Lulu, JP Morgan Lifts Steel

Citigroup slashed its target on LULU to $117 from $130. Analyst Paul Lejuez kept a Hold rating. The consensus target also fell to $106.39 from $107.43. Short interest sits at 12.3% of free float — a notable bearish…

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Earnings-Heavy Week Puts Tech Giants in Focus

Three major names headline a busy week. Oracle, Adobe, and Copart all report today, September 10, after the close. Oracle kicks things off with Q1 FY2027 results. The cloud giant carries a $468 billion market cap.…

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Bears Target Wix, Flee GameStop

Short sellers made bold moves this week. Wix.com saw the biggest SI jump among large caps. Short interest climbed to 20.6% of free float — up from 11.6% just seven days ago. That's a 9-point spike in a week. Wolfspeed…

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Bonds Win the Week as US Equities Bleed

Fixed income claimed the top spot this week. Bond ETFs pulled in $15.8B net over seven days. Equities shed $6.6B over the same period. The contrast is sharp. Over three months, equities led with $690B in net inflows.…

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Earnings, Bears, and a China Divide Define the Day

Three S&P 500 heavyweights report after the close today. ORCL and ADBE both release results at 4pm ET. Bears are light on both — Oracle's short interest is just 2.9% of free float. Adobe sits at 4.7%. RH is the…

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