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Two upgrades stand out in today's analyst activity. LMT and EVRG both received formal rating lifts, while target price bumps spread across several other names. Lockheed Martin was upgraded by one analyst, lifting…
Insiders filed a flurry of significant trades this week. The activity ranges from a bold billionaire buy to a founder steadily trimming his stake. Bill Gates filed this week showing he bought $36.4M worth of RSG stock…
Short sellers are active heading into a pivotal week. NVIDIA earnings dominate the calendar, yet the chip giant itself shows just 1.3% SI % of FF. Bears are positioning elsewhere. Reddit saw the sharpest SI jump among…
US-focused ETFs pulled in $37.1B last week. That is the dominant story in global fund flows right now. The flow imbalance sits at 66.9 — firmly in buying-pressure territory. Over three months, the US haul reaches…
NVDA is the only thing that matters this week. The $5.2 trillion chipmaker reports Wednesday after the close. Markets are pricing in uncertainty from every angle. Options flow is skewed bearish. Short sellers have…
Bears are loading up on options ahead of NVDA's earnings report. Negative bets in the semiconductor sector dominate the options market this week. NVDA tops the list for bearish options flow among large-caps. The $5.2…
Analysts lifted their rating on LMT in the latest round of changes. Lockheed Martin moved up to a consensus of 13 Hold ratings plus one Buy. The defense giant carries a $130bn market cap and a $632 average target…
Bill Gates filed purchases of over $346M in RSG stock this week. The trades ran from August 10 to August 19. Gates now stands as the company's largest non-institutional buyer. Republic Services is a boring business —…
Short sellers are repositioning fast. The biggest mover this week was RDDT, where SI % FF jumped 4.1 points to 17.6% in just seven days. Bears are piling in ahead of key catalysts. CHTR also drew fresh attention. SI %…
Nvidia reports Wednesday after the close. At a $5.2 trillion market cap, it is the most consequential earnings print of the season. Salesforce, Synopsys, and HP also report the same day. Intuit and Dick's Sporting…
Options market participants are building bearish positions across several names this week. Three stocks stand out: RDDT, CHTR, and LI. Charter Communications carries the heaviest short burden of the trio. Short…
Analysts turned more positive on defence and tech names this week. Lockheed Martin received a fresh upgrade, shifting one analyst from Hold to Buy. The consensus now sits at one Buy against thirteen Holds and seven…
Short sellers made notable moves this week. Reddit saw the biggest jump among large caps. Its SI % of FF climbed to 17.6%, up 4.1 percentage points in seven days. Bears are piling in despite the stock's strong…
The biggest story this week is the scale of the US equity bid. US-focused ETFs pulled in $37.1B net over the past seven days. That dwarfs every other geography. The flow imbalance reading of 66.9 confirms buying…
NVDA reports Q2 fiscal 2027 results on Wednesday. At a $5.2 trillion market cap, it is the most anticipated earnings print of the season. Short sellers are notably absent. The short score sits at a low 29.5. Days to…
Earnings season is driving sharp options sentiment shifts across tech and Chinese EV names this Sunday, August 23. SNOW is the standout signal. Its put/call ratio hit a new peak, according to ORTEX data — an unusual…
Lockheed Martin received an upgrade this week. Analysts moved it from Hold to Buy. The consensus target price stands at $632.95. The defense giant carries a $130 billion market cap. Short interest is just 1.4% of free…
Short sellers are turning their sights on RDDT. SI % FF jumped to 17.6% as of August 20. That's up from 13.5% just a week earlier — a 4.1 percentage point spike. ORTEX news flagged the move directly, noting bears are…
Bill Gates has been quietly loading up on RSG shares. Filings this week show he bought more than $215M worth of Republic Services stock across seven separate transactions between August 10 and August 18. Each purchase…
Short sellers turned aggressive on RDDT this past week. Short interest jumped to 17.6% of free float, up from 13.5% — a 4.1 percentage-point spike in just seven days. The move comes as markets brace for NVDA's results,…
