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Japan is the dominant story in ETF flows this week. It pulled in $4.2B net over the past five days. That is the single largest geographic inflow globally, with a strong flow imbalance of 74 — a clear signal of buying…
Short sellers are firmly on the offensive heading into one of the busiest earnings weeks of the autumn. CHWY tops the conviction table with 52.3% of free float shorted — bears have added 4.6 percentage points in seven…
Analysts delivered two notable upgrades this week. ADSK and MCO both received fresh buy recommendations, standing out in an otherwise quiet session for rating changes. Autodesk climbed the analyst rankings as consensus…
Short sellers are busy heading into a packed earnings week. The biggest movers in ORTEX data tell a clear story: bears are piling into stocks with upcoming results. CHWY tops the list with 52.3% of its free float…
Bears are positioning aggressively ahead of this week's earnings. Chewy carries the most extreme short interest in the group — 52.3% of free float. That figure rose from 47.7% just one week ago. Short sellers added to…
Options markets are flashing bearish signals on several names this week. Short sellers and put buyers are targeting consumer and tech stocks ahead of key earnings reports. CHWY stands out as the most aggressively…
Thursday dominates the corporate calendar this week. ORCL reports Q1 FY2027 results on September 10. Analysts will watch cloud growth closely. Oracle's market cap stands near $457 billion. ADBE also releases Q3 2026…
Analysts lifted ratings on two S&P 500 names on Saturday. ADSK received a consensus upgrade. The design software giant carries a $315 average target price across 37 analysts. Short interest sits at just 3.5% of free…
Short sellers are making bold pre-earnings bets. Chewy leads the charge as the most newsworthy mover this week. Chewy under heavy fire. SI hit 52.3% of free float on September 3. That's up from 47.7% just seven days…
Japan topped all geographies this week. ETFs focused on Japan pulled in $4.2B net over seven days. Hong Kong added $3.5B. Both markets showed strong buying pressure, with flow imbalance scores of 74 and 82…
Bears are firmly in control of two consumer names. LULU crashed 17% after a Q2 miss. Short interest sits at 10.2% of free float. Options flow is skewing heavily negative. The RSI reads just 31.8 — the stock is down 52%…
Two major technology names headline an active week of corporate events. ORCL and ADBE both report Thursday after the close. Oracle's results will test sentiment around enterprise AI spending. The stock carries a $457…
Wall Street turned more positive on two large-cap names Friday. ADSK and MCO both received upgrades, with consensus ratings shifting higher on each. Autodesk's upgrade pushed its buy-side count to 32 analysts. The…
Insiders at Xinyi Glass Holdings piled in with $7.3M worth of open-market purchases this week. Filed on September 4, the trades took place September 2 and 3. Four separate transactions were reported. The cluster is…
Short sellers had a busy week. Chewy and Wix.com posted the biggest increases in short interest among large-cap US stocks over the past seven days. Chewy's bears keep building. Short interest hit 52.3% of free float —…
US hiring bounced back in August. The jobs data beat expectations, calming fears of a slowdown. Mortgage rates climbed alongside the report. That combination keeps pressure on rate-sensitive names like RH, which…
Options flow is sending clear signals across US markets on September 5. Bears and bulls are staking out very different positions. LULU is the standout bearish play. Negative options bets on the apparel brand rank among…
Wall Street upgraded two large-cap names on Friday. ADSK and MCO both received upgrades, pushing consensus higher on each. Autodesk's upgrade lifted the consensus buy count from 31 to 32. The average target price sits…
Three headline insider moves were filed this week, painting a split picture across US markets. NVDA director Mark Stevens filed disclosures showing he sold $411 million worth of Nvidia shares. The trades, executed…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Wix.com tops the movers list with SI jumping from 11.5% to 17.8% of free float — a +6.2pp spike in just seven days. Earnings are on the radar for the web-platform firm. Bears…
