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Options traders are showing clear bearish bias on several names heading into the week. Short interest data from ORTEX reveals where the real conviction sits — and it points to pain in a handful of beaten-down…
Oracle and RH lead the US reporting queue. Both drop Q1 2027 results on Thursday, September 10 after the close. Oracle's print will test whether cloud and AI infrastructure demand kept growing. RH faces softer luxury…
Analysts delivered a split verdict across tech and financials this week. Autodesk received a consensus upgrade, lifting the average target to $315.37. The design software firm carries a $45.5B market cap. Short sellers…
Short sellers moved aggressively this week. Wix.com saw the biggest jump among larger US stocks. Its SI % of free float leapt from 11.5% to 17.8% in just seven days. That's a 6.2 percentage point swing — a clear signal…
Options markets are flashing caution signals across tech as a cluster of major software earnings loom this week. NVIDIA, Micron Technology, Tesla, and Advanced Micro Devices attracted the highest negative options bets…
Earnings anxiety is driving positioning across all asset classes this week. Short sellers, options traders, and insiders are all moving in the same direction — into defensive trades ahead of a packed calendar. The…
The coming days bring two of the most-watched earnings reports of the quarter. Oracle and Adobe both report on Wednesday, September 10. Markets will be paying close attention. Oracle carries a $457 billion market cap…
Analysts moved on two names this week. Autodesk received an upgrade at the consensus level. The design software giant carries a $45.5B market cap. The average analyst target now stands at $315.37, up from $315.37…
Short sellers are ramping up positions ahead of a heavy earnings calendar, with several well-known names seeing sharp increases in short interest over the past seven days. CHWY leads the charge. Short interest at Chewy…
The clearest story this week: active management is beating passive on flow metrics. Active ETFs pulled in $5.2B net over the past week. Vanilla (passive) strategies shed $5.0B. That gap is striking. Over three months,…
Short sellers and options traders are aligned this week. Bears are stacking positions across multiple names ahead of a packed earnings calendar. CHWY sits at 52.3% short interest as a percentage of free float, with…
Options traders are piling into downside protection across several high-profile names. Multiple ORTEX signals show a clear bearish tilt heading into a busy earnings period. NVDA tops the put-loading list. Bears have…
ORTEX data filed this weekend shows insiders selling at three high-profile US tech names ahead of a busy earnings week. NVDA, ESTC, and CPAY all saw executives reduce positions in fresh disclosures. NVIDIA carries a…
Two fresh upgrades stand out in today's analyst activity. ADSK and MCO both received consensus upgrades, with average target prices sitting at $315 and $562 respectively. Autodesk's upgrade shifts the consensus balance…
Short sellers are busy this week. Bears are stacking positions ahead of a packed earnings calendar, with some stocks seeing sharp SI jumps in just seven days. WIX leads the movers. Short interest jumped 6.24 percentage…
Options traders are bracing for a volatile earnings week. Negative bets are piling up across several high-profile names, with bears positioned most aggressively in stocks that have already sold off sharply this…
Markets enter a packed earnings week with shorts aggressively positioned and insiders quietly heading for the exits. Multiple data types are telling the same story: risk is elevated. NVIDIA insiders filed over $410…
Analysts moved on software and financial data names this week. Two clear upgrades stand out. ADSK received a consensus upgrade. The target price sits at $315.37. Autodesk carries a $45.5 billion market cap. Short…
An NVIDIA director filed a wave of sell orders this week worth over $410 million. Mark A. Stevens, an independent director, sold more than 1.5 million shares between August 31 and September 2. The trades were filed on…
Short sellers are positioning aggressively ahead of a key earnings week. The biggest movers in the data are hard to miss. Wix.com saw the sharpest 7-day jump among large US names. Short interest leapt from 11.5% to…
