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September 2 is an active earnings day. Medtronic reported before the bell. Dell Technologies follows after market close, with AI server demand the key question for analysts. Short interest in Dell stands at just 4.7%…
Three stocks heading into earnings are generating sharp options signals on September 2, with short sellers and put buyers lining up ahead of key prints. C3.ai carries the most extreme positioning. Short interest sits…
Analyst target prices moved higher on Tuesday across several sectors. Three names stand out. TRGP drew the sharpest attention. Targa Resources' average target price rose to $310.10 from $308.10. The midstream gas giant…
Short sellers turned aggressive this week. Several mid-cap names saw short interest jump by 5+ percentage points in just seven days. KVYO led the pack among liquid names. Its SI % of free float jumped to 20%, up from…
September opens with chips in focus and options markets split. NVDA sits at the top of both bullish and bearish options rankings — a rare two-way standoff. Meanwhile, MU and SNDK are drawing bullish bets after…
Analysts at Truist Securities raised their price target on CRWD to $300 from $245 on Tuesday. That is a $55 jump — a 22% increase in one move. Truist kept its Buy rating. The cybersecurity giant carries a $236 billion…
Insider filings from September 1 reveal a striking mix of conviction buying and executive exits across global markets. The biggest buy story belongs to Kenneth Dart, major shareholder of Evolution AB. He filed two…
Short sellers made bold new bets last week. Klaviyo saw the sharpest move among mid-caps. Its SI % FF jumped nearly 7 points in a week to 20%. Bears appear to be questioning the email-marketing platform's growth…
The biggest story this week is unambiguous. U.S.-focused ETFs pulled in a net $22.5B over the past seven days. That is the dominant geography flow by a wide margin. Japan added another $5.2B. Both regions are seeing…
Dell Technologies is the standout story today. The company's earnings call is live, and the COO's comments are moving markets. Dell says demand is broadening across neoclouds, sovereigns, and enterprise customers. Its…
Short sellers moved fast this week. Data from ORTEX as of August 31 shows several notable jumps in short interest — with geopolitical risk adding fuel. HPK (HighPeak Energy) saw short interest leap to 43.1% of free…
September 1 brings two high-profile earnings events. Medtronic reported this morning before the open. Dell Technologies posts after the bell today, with its earnings call at 4:30pm ET. Dell is squarely in the spotlight…
AKAM drew the most decisive move today. Analysts upgraded the stock. The consensus shifted from 13 holds to 11. The average target price sits at $156.78. Short interest is elevated at nearly 14% of free float — a…
Short sellers made bold moves in the final week of August. Several mid-cap names saw double-digit swings in short interest. Here are the standout stories. The Biggest Mover: HighPeak Energy HPK saw the sharpest jump…
Active management is back in fashion. Active ETF inflows hit $5.8B in the past week alone. Over three months, that figure reaches $207B. No other strategy comes close on a relative basis. The single biggest story this…
Semiconductors are the day's loudest story. MRVL is moving on fresh chatter after AVGO earnings read-through signals. NVDA sits at the centre of a rare two-way options battle — traders are placing both big bullish and…
Analyst desks were busy on September 1, with upgrades and target price revisions hitting several notable names. AKAM earned the day's cleanest upgrade. The $15.4 billion CDN and cloud security firm moved up in…
Fresh filings today show a cluster of notable insider moves across European markets, led by two high-profile sell-offs and one bullish buy. Euronext CEO Dumps $2.4M ENX CEO Stéphane Boujnah filed today, disclosing he…
Short sellers turned aggressive in the final week of August. Data as of August 31 shows some of the sharpest seven-day moves seen this summer. HighPeak Energy HPK led all large movers. Its short interest jumped 8.4…
Chips are the most active trade on September 1. NVDA sits at the top of both bullish and bearish options rankings. That two-way positioning is unusual. It reflects active debate about where AI infrastructure spending…
