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A heavy earnings calendar is shaping options flow this week. Chips, retail, and small-cap pharma are drawing the most attention from derivatives traders. NVIDIA sits at the centre of chip market anxiety. S&P 500 and…
Today's session is packed with major results. TGT kicks off at midday, giving investors their first read on US consumer spending this quarter. LOW reports at 1pm — analysts are watching for signs of softness in the…
Analysts moved on several names today. The most notable action was an upgrade for KEYS. Keysight Technologies climbed to a higher consensus rating. The average target price rose to $405.58, up from $388.33. The upgrade…
Bill Gates filed to buy nearly $186.5 million in RSG stock this week. The billionaire acquired 864,624 shares of Republic Services across 14 trades between August 10 and 13, at prices around $215–$216 per share. The…
Bond markets dominated the macro backdrop overnight. US chip stocks slid as government borrowing costs hit multi-year highs, according to FT Markets. Japan's 10-year yield neared 3% — a three-decade high — as a weak…
Analysts made a bold call on ON Semiconductor today. The $32.4B chipmaker received a formal upgrade, with the consensus buy count rising to 17 from 12 sell ratings. The average target price slipped slightly to…
Bill Gates filed purchases of RSG shares worth $186 million this week. The filings, reported August 12–14, show Gates bought 864,624 shares of Republic Services across 14 transactions between August 10 and 13. His…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Two names stand out above all others. WOLF — Wolfspeed — now carries 87% short interest as a percentage of free float. That already made it the most shorted stock with a market…
The dominant story this week is a sharp divergence in tech. Information Technology was the single largest sector outflow over the past week, shedding $2.5B in net flows. That is a stark reversal from the past three…
Government borrowing costs are hitting multiyear highs. US chip stocks slid as bond yields climbed. Japan's 10-year yield touched a three-decade high near 3%, driven by a weak yen and sticky inflation. Bond markets are…
Options flow leaned bearish on August 18, with notable negative bets clustering in semiconductors and consumer retail. The ORTEX options score screen flagged several mid-cap names breaking from their usual…
Analysts turned more bullish on RTX and NetApp on Monday. Both stocks saw target price lifts, pointing to fresh confidence in defense and enterprise storage spending. RTX Corporation drew an upgraded consensus target…
Bill Gates filed to disclose $186 million in fresh buys at RSG last week. He purchased 864,624 shares of Republic Services between August 10 and 13. The filings landed August 12–14. It marks a significant vote of…
Short sellers made bold moves last week. Wolfspeed tops the charts with 87% SI of free float — and that's not all. Bears added another +7.6 percentage points in just seven days. Availability sits at zero, meaning there…
Bond yields are doing the damage today. The Nasdaq is dropping as chip stocks lead losses. Micron, Marvell, and Credo Technology are among the hardest hit. This fits the options flow picture — bearish bets on semis…
Citigroup delivered a striking call on NTAP today. Analyst Asiya Merchant raised her target to $209 from $150. That is a 39% jump in one move. The firm kept its Hold rating but the implied upside is hard to ignore.…
Three standout insider filings hit this week. Each tells a different story. Bill Gates goes big on waste. The billionaire filed on August 12–14 showing he bought $186M worth of RSG shares across 14 transactions between…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Replimune Group saw the biggest surge — its SI % of FF jumped 11.9 points in seven days to 38.1%. The biotech is under serious pressure. Wolfspeed remains the most shorted stock…
Japan posted the sharpest single geographic swing of the week. ETFs focused on the country bled $77B in net outflows over seven days. That is a stark reversal from the three-month trend, where Japan attracted $78B in…
Markets opened lower today as Trump rejected extending a ceasefire with Iran. Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 futures all fell in pre-market trading. US housing starts for July came in at 1.239M — well below the 1.340M…
