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Bill Gates filed this week to reveal fresh purchases in RSG Republic Services. He bought nearly $88M worth of shares across two trades — one on August 21 and another on August 24. That's a rare show of conviction from…
Short sellers were busy this week. ORTEX data as of August 27 shows some sharp moves across the market. CAPR saw the biggest surge. Short Interest jumped to 45.6% of free float — up 9.2 percentage points in just seven…
Japan pulled in $8.0B last week. That was the single biggest geographic win outside the US. Investors moved fast, with a flow imbalance of 69.8 — firmly in buying territory. The shift is notable. Over three months…
A packed final week of August puts Dell Technologies and Medtronic at the top of the calendar. Dell reports Tuesday after the bell. The AI server boom has lifted the stock this year. Bears are lightly positioned at…
Options traders are making bold pre-earnings bets this week. Several names are drawing unusual activity as results season heats up. YEXT stands out most. Bulls loaded calls ahead of the company's September print. The…
The final week of August brings a slate of high-profile earnings. Markets will be watching closely across tech, healthcare, and consumer sectors. Monday (Today) is quiet. The action starts Monday night with PetroChina…
Autodesk grabbed the most analyst attention Friday. UBS raised its target to $325 from $290. BNP Paribas followed with a move to $300 from $295. Wells Fargo lifted Workday to $225 from $215, keeping a Buy rating. But…
Bill Gates filed new purchases this week. He bought $88M worth of RSG (Republic Services) shares across two trades on August 21 and 24. That's a bullish bet on the waste management giant from one of the world's richest…
Short sellers are on the move. Data as of August 27 shows meaningful shifts across biotech, tech, and beyond. CAPR (Capricor Therapeutics) leads the weekly movers. SI % of free float jumped to 45.6%, up from 36.4% just…
Options flow this week tells a split story. Semis are pulling in positive bets. Beaten-down names are attracting heavy put interest. NVDA topped the positive options bets leaderboard over the past seven days. The chip…
Bears stepped up pressure across biotech and marketing tech this week. CAPR short interest hit 45.6% of free float, up 9.2 percentage points in seven days. KVYO shorts nearly doubled, rising from 13% to 19.9% of FF.…
Workday dominated analyst desks Friday. Freedom Broker downgraded the enterprise software firm from Buy to Hold. The target dropped from $200 to $180. Consensus now shows 22 sell-side analysts with a bearish lean.…
Insider filings this week reveal a clear split: some executives are buying aggressively into weakness, while one founder is cashing out at scale. The most eye-catching sale came from NSSC. Richard Soloway, the founder…
Short interest shifted sharply across several sectors this week. Data from ORTEX as of August 27 shows clear trends — bears piled into biotech and marketing tech, while covering in others. CAPR saw the biggest weekly…
The biggest money flow story this week is a sharp reversal in U.S. equity sentiment. U.S.-focused ETFs posted a net outflow of $12.1B over the past week. That stands in stark contrast to the 3-month trend, where U.S.…
Markets are navigating a busy stretch. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipped as a chip stock rebound ran out of steam. European stocks have been volatile. Defense names in Europe got a lift after Ukraine ratified a $105…
Three major tech names hit the earnings calendar this week. The action peaks on Tuesday, September 1st. DELL reports after the close on Tuesday. Markets will watch closely for AI server demand signals. Dell's…
WDAY is drawing conflicting analyst views. Freedom Broker cut its rating to Hold from Buy today, slashing its target to $180 from $200. Yet Wells Fargo and UBS both lifted their targets on the same day. Wells Fargo…
Bill Gates has been quietly building a massive position in RSG. Filings disclosed this week show he spent $562 million buying Republic Services shares between August 10 and August 25. That's 2.57 million shares at an…
Short sellers have been busy in the past seven days. Three names stand out for big moves in the latest ORTEX data through August 27. CAPR — Capricor Therapeutics — saw the sharpest weekly jump. Short interest as a % of…
