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NVDA reports Wednesday after the close. The $5.27 trillion chipmaker is the most important earnings print of the quarter. Options markets are already pricing in volatility. Bearish flow has built up alongside TSLA,…
Analysts turned bullish on defense and industrials this week. Lockheed Martin received an upgrade, pushing the consensus to 13 buys against just 7 holds. The $132 billion defense giant carries short interest of just…
Bill Gates filed to disclose he bought over $346 million in RSG shares this month. The Microsoft co-founder picked up roughly 1.6 million Republic Services shares between August 10 and August 19, paying around…
Short sellers are active this week. Data from ORTEX as of August 20 reveals sharp moves in several names, with RDDT and CHTR leading the charge. Reddit saw its SI % FF climb to 17.6%, up from 13.5% just seven days ago.…
US equity ETFs pulled in $39.2B net this week. That is the single largest geographic inflow by a wide margin. The flow imbalance sits at 71.3 — firmly in buying-pressure territory. Over three months, US-focused funds…
All roads this week lead to NVDA. The $5.27 trillion chipmaker reports Wednesday after the close. It is the largest single earnings event of the quarter by market cap. Options flow shows bears have placed negative bets…
Options markets are heating up ahead of a packed earnings calendar. NVIDIA sits at the centre of it. The chip giant — worth $5.27 trillion — carries an RSI of 53 and an analyst upside of 40.5%. Options negative bets…
The week of August 22 is stacked with major tech results. NVDA headlines Wednesday after the close. Markets will be watching closely. The chipmaker carries a $5.25 trillion market cap — the biggest earnings event of…
Analysts turned bullish on defence and cybersecurity stocks Friday, with two notable upgrades and a string of positive target price revisions. LMT received a consensus upgrade, lifting analyst sentiment on the $132…
Bill Gates filed disclosures this week showing he spent $347 million buying shares in RSG across 31 separate transactions between August 10 and 19. The Microsoft co-founder averaged roughly $216 per share on his…
TikTok agreed to a $400 million settlement with the US Justice Department over children's privacy violations. The deal lands directly in META's crosshairs. Options traders have already priced in skepticism — META…
Options flow signals a divided market this week. Bears are pressing two high-profile names. Bulls are quietly building positions in memory chip stocks. META ranks among the heaviest targets for negative options bets.…
Analyst activity on Friday centred on cybersecurity and real estate. CrowdStrike led the pack with a fresh target price increase. The consensus average target rose to $209.74. With a $194 billion market cap,…
Five executives at IRDM filed sales this week totalling nearly $19M. The COO, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and two directors all dumped shares at around $50 each on August 17. Filings landed on August…
Short sellers are making fresh bets across several high-profile names. Data as of August 20 shows clear movers worth watching. RDDT is the week's biggest social-media mover on the short side. SI jumped 4.1 percentage…
The biggest story this week is simple: money is flowing into the US at scale. ETF investors poured a net $39.2B into US-focused funds in the past seven days. The flow imbalance score hit 71.3, signalling strong buying…
The US bond market is dominating sentiment. The 30-year Treasury yield rose again Thursday after Treasury Secretary Bessent's move to boost long-term debt buybacks failed to calm investors. Wall Street called it a…
Citigroup made a bold call on MRVL Thursday. Analyst Atif Malik raised his price target to $275 from $225 — a 22% jump. Marvell carries a $220 billion market cap. Short interest sits at just 4.6% of free float. The AI…
Bill Gates has been quietly loading up on RSG. Filings published this week show he spent over $170M buying Republic Services shares across five separate transactions between August 13–18. The waste management giant…
Short sellers are on the move. ORTEX data dated August 20 shows several notable jumps in short interest over the past week. RDDT saw the biggest increase among large-caps. Short interest as a % of free float jumped to…
