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Citigroup's Paul Lejuez lowered his target on LULU to $117 from $130. He kept a Hold rating. The move dragged the consensus target down to $106.39, from $107.43 just a session ago. Lululemon carries short interest of…
Viva China Holdings, the personal vehicle of sporting goods billionaire Li Ning, filed this week that it bought over $77 million worth of Li Ning Company shares in three tranches between September 1–3. The purchases…
GME delivered the week's most dramatic short-covering. SI % of free float collapsed from 15.1% to just 3.8% in seven days. That's an 11.3 percentage point drop. Bears fled fast. The contrast with WIX is stark. Short…
Three major companies report today after the close. ORCL and ADBE both release results at 4pm ET. CPRT also reports Q4 results this afternoon. Oracle carries a $468bn market cap into today's print. Short interest sits…
Analyst desks were busy Wednesday. Three sectors saw notable moves. LULU took the sharpest hit. Citigroup's Paul Lejuez trimmed his target to $117 from $130. He kept a Hold rating. The consensus target fell to $106.39…
Markets navigated a busy session September 9, with three themes cutting across sectors: surging bond yields, a $100 oil print, and a pipeline deal that moved mid-cap energy names hard. US Treasury yields jumped after…
Analyst target prices shifted across several sectors on Tuesday. The moves signal diverging views on the economic outlook. Lam Research received the biggest semiconductor boost. The consensus target price rose to…
Short sellers made big moves this week. WIX saw the sharpest rise among mid-cap US stocks. Its short interest jumped 9 percentage points in seven days. SI now sits at 20.6% of free float. That is a near-doubling from…
Two stories dominate Wednesday morning: oil closing in on $100 per barrel and UK borrowing costs hitting their highest since 1998. Houthi strikes on Saudi energy facilities are rattling traders. The FT reports that…
Analyst target prices shifted across several sectors Tuesday, with semis and steel gaining ground while airlines and home improvement stocks lost favour. Lam Research led the positive moves. Consensus target prices…
Two of the week's biggest events land Tuesday evening. Oracle and Adobe both report after the close on September 10. Oracle carries a $457 billion market cap and short interest of just 2.8% of free float — bears have…
Two mega-cap software giants step into the spotlight Tuesday. Oracle and Adobe both report after the close on September 10. Oracle posts Q1 2027 results. The $457 billion database titan carries short interest of just…
Citigroup made the boldest sector call of the day. Analyst Ariel Rosa upgraded both ODFL and CHRW to Buy from Hold. Old Dominion's new target is $223. C.H. Robinson gets a $185 target. It is a clear bet on a freight…
Short sellers ramped up positions this week across several well-known names. CHWY (Chewy) stands out. Its SI % of FF hit 51.2%, up 4.4 percentage points in seven days. With availability sitting at 537% of SI, shares to…
Fixed income dominated the week's flows. Bond ETFs pulled in $15.2B net over the past seven days. That is the single biggest weekly inflow across all asset classes. Over three months, fixed income gathered $225B — a…
Wednesday is the week's main event for markets. Oracle and Adobe both report after the close. Investors are focused on Oracle's cloud and AI revenue trajectory. Adobe faces questions on AI-driven creative tool demand.…
Today brings results from CAL (Caleres) and COO (The Cooper Companies). CASY (Casey's General Stores) hosts its Q1 2027 earnings call this morning. Tomorrow, Wednesday September 10, is the busiest day of the week. ORCL…
Citigroup made a sweeping call in freight on Tuesday. Analyst Ariel Rosa upgraded both ODFL and CHRW from Hold to Buy. Rosa set a $223 target on Old Dominion and $185 on C.H. Robinson. The moves signal renewed…
An NVIDIA board member filed a massive stock sale this week. Director Mark Stevens disclosed the sale of roughly 1.85 million shares for a total of $411 million. The trades ran from August 31 to September 2. Filings…
Short sellers turned aggressive this week. Two names stand out for fresh pressure: CHWY and KNX. Chewy now sits at 51.2% SI % of FF — up 4.4 percentage points in just seven days. Bears are betting the pet e-commerce…
