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Two safe-haven trades dominated Friday's headlines. Gold broke above $4,600 an ounce. It is up more than 14% in August alone — its best monthly gain since 1999. The metal trades above every key moving average. At the…
Salesforce headlines a packed earnings schedule this week. The CRM giant reports Q2 2027 results on Wednesday, August 26. Analysts are watching for AI-driven revenue growth signals. Also Wednesday, HP Inc. reports Q3…
JP Morgan analyst Jessica Fye raised her price target on MRNA to $77 from $40 — a 93% jump. The stock stays rated Sell. That gap between a rising target and a bearish rating is unusual. Short interest sits at 13.3% of…
JP Morgan made a bold call on MRNA Thursday. Analyst Jessica Fye nearly doubled her price target — from $40 to $77. She kept a Sell rating. That gap between a bullish target and a bearish rating signals a complex view…
The past two weeks saw a wave of significant insider selling across US-listed stocks. Filings reveal coordinated exits at several companies. The most striking pattern is at AEHR. Six insiders — including CEO Gayn…
Short sellers are moving fast. RDDT saw the biggest 7-day jump among large US stocks. Its SI % of FF rose 4.1 points to 17.6% in one week. Bears are betting hard against the social platform even as retail investors…
Short sellers turned up the heat on RDDT this week. Short interest jumped to 17.6% of free float, up from 13.5% just seven days ago — a 4.1 percentage point swing. That's the biggest 7-day SI move among mid-to-large US…
U.S.-focused ETFs pulled in $51B in the past week. That dwarfs every other geography. Over three months, the lead grows to $382B — confirming America remains the default destination for institutional capital. The…
Rising bond yields are the defining story today. The 30-year Treasury yield climbed again after Treasury Secretary Bessent's bid to "at least double" long-term debt buybacks failed to calm markets. Wall Street called…
Rising bond yields are reshaping options sentiment across US equities. The 30-year Treasury yield climbed Friday after Treasury Secretary Bessent's bond buyback push failed to calm investors. That macro backdrop is…
Analyst target prices moved sharply higher on Thursday across several large-cap names. ROST saw the most direct action. Baird's Mark Altschwager raised his target to $270 from $250. He kept his Buy rating intact. The…
Bill Gates filed purchases totalling $346M in RSG (Republic Services) across 31 separate transactions between August 10 and August 19. That's a sustained, deliberate accumulation — not a one-off bet. Gates, already a…
Short sellers turned aggressive on two high-profile names this week. RDDT saw the biggest mover story among liquid stocks — SI jumped to 17.6% of free float, up from 13.5% just seven days ago. That's a 4.1 percentage…
Semiconductors dominate the day's market narrative from both sides of the trade. Options bears are piling into Sandisk — up 561% year-to-date — with heavy put flow signalling a bet the run is over. Micron Technology…
Options flows are sending mixed signals across US markets this week. Bearish bets cluster in semiconductors. Bullish conviction is holding in defensive and financials. Sandisk tops the options negative-bets…
Analysts raised targets across industrial and tech names this week. Deere & Company led the action. The consensus target rose to $656.83 from $654.79. Eleven analysts hold buy-equivalent ratings on the stock. Marvell…
Two headline-making filings dominated insider activity this week, painting a stark contrast between a quiet accumulator and a hurried exit. Bill Gates piles into Republic Services. Filings disclosed this week show…
Short sellers made a decisive move into RDDT this week. SI % of FF jumped from 13.5% to 18.1% in seven days. That is a 4.6 percentage point surge — the biggest weekly move among large-cap US names. Reddit's stock has…
$36.3B flowed into US-focused ETFs in the past week alone. That dwarfs every other geography and sets the tone for where institutional money is parked right now. The broader picture is risk-on — but with notable cracks…
PDD Holdings heads into earnings with options markets flashing clear bullish signals. Call positioning is outpacing puts by a wide margin. The stock is down 20.5% year-to-date, making the optimism striking. Peers…
