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Options markets are flashing unusual optimism ahead of several key earnings reports this week. The signal is clearest in PDD Holdings, the Temu and Pinduoduo parent, where call positioning is outpacing bearish bets by…
Analysts delivered a mixed verdict across sectors on Thursday, with retail winners and a notable pharma downgrade dominating the tape. Ross Stores was the clear standout. Two separate target price upgrades landed…
Bill Gates filed this week that he has been steadily buying RSG — Republic Services — across 19 separate transactions. The filings, reported August 12–18, show Gates spent over $263 million on the waste management…
Bears ramped up bets this week. The data shows clear movers on both sides. RDDT saw the biggest short interest jump among large US names. Its SI % of Free Float climbed to 18.1%, up 4.6 points in seven days. Reddit is…
Bears are pressing their bets across multiple names today. RDDT short interest hit 18.1% of free float — up 4.6 percentage points in a week. Options flow backs up that bearish view. NVDA and META both drew heavy put…
Options markets flashed bearish signals across several high-profile names this week. Negative bet flow dominated in some of the market's most-watched stocks. NVDA ranked among the top recipients of negative options…
Analysts are turning bullish on industrial names this week. Three separate target price raises hit the sector on Thursday, with Deere & Company drawing the biggest move. The farm equipment giant's consensus target…
Six insiders at IRDM filed sales on August 19, all reporting trades made on August 17. COO Suzanne McBride sold $4.3M worth of shares. Director Thomas Fitzpatrick offloaded over $10.5M. Chief Legal Officer Kathleen…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. RDDT saw the biggest jump among liquid names. Its SI % of Free Float hit 18.1%, up 4.6 percentage points in just seven days. Bears are clearly skeptical of Reddit's recent…
US equity ETFs pulled in $36.3B last week. That dwarfs every other geography. The flow imbalance reading of 71.7 confirms strong, one-sided buying pressure. Over three months, the US lead holds firm at $382B net inflow…
ROST delivered a standout earnings beat today. Ross Stores posted a double beat in Q2 and raised its full-year 2026 earnings guidance. The off-price retailer's results are a bright spot in an otherwise cautious…
Options activity this week shows a clear split. Traders are piling negative bets on mega-cap tech while consumer discretionary names flash bullish signals. NVDA and MU led the negative options bets among large caps.…
AAPL took a rare hit today. The consensus rating was downgraded, with analyst recommendations shifting toward a more cautious view. The average target price held near $326. Apple's short interest sits at just 0.9% of…
Bill Gates has been quietly loading up on RSG. Filings disclosed this week show he bought over $147M worth of Republic Services shares across multiple transactions since August 10. The purchases span daily buys ranging…
Short sellers raised pressure on RDDT this week. SI % of free float jumped to 18.1%, up 4.6 percentage points in seven days. At a $22B market cap, that's a meaningful bet against the social media platform. GRPN is the…
Semiconductors dominated trading today. SK Hynix surged on fresh momentum, lifting the broader memory sector. NVIDIA continued attracting both bullish and bearish options flows — a sign of deep uncertainty at its $5.4…
UBS dominated Wednesday's analyst tape. The bank issued a flurry of target price revisions across consumer and retail names, producing some of the sharpest moves of the day. TGT was the standout. UBS analyst Michael…
Insider filings this week show a clear split. Corporate chiefs are cashing out. One major investor keeps buying. Bill Gates filed purchases of RSG stock totalling $263M across 19 trades between August 10–17. Republic…
Short sellers made a notable move into RDDT this week. Reddit's SI % FF jumped to 18.1% — up 4.6 percentage points in just seven days. That's one of the sharpest weekly rises among mid- and large-cap US stocks. Bears…
US-focused ETFs pulled in $28.1B in net inflows last week. That was the single largest geographic flow by a wide margin. Over three months, the US has attracted $356B — the clear dominant destination for institutional…
