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Options flow on August 18 is sending divergent signals across sectors. Bearish bets are piling into semiconductors. Bullish call activity is running strong in healthcare and financials. Sandisk tops the negative-bet…
This week delivers a heavy slate of S&P 500 earnings. Today, HD reports at 1pm ET. The home improvement retailer has faced pressure from a cooling housing market. Investors will watch same-store sales closely. Also…
Analyst consensus nudged higher on CRWD as target prices ticked up across the board. The average target now sits at $202.63, versus $199.55 previously. CrowdStrike carries a market cap above $220 billion and short…
Bill Gates filed disclosures this week revealing he spent $186.5 million buying shares of RSG — Republic Services — between August 10 and 13. The waste management company attracted 14 separate purchase transactions…
Short sellers turned aggressive this week. Wolfspeed sits at 87% SI of free float, up 7.6 percentage points in just seven days. The chip maker's shares have shed 41% over three months. Bears see no floor yet. Borrow…
Two macro headlines are driving early sentiment today. US and Canadian trade officials are reportedly weighing cuts to auto sector tariffs. The news lifted TSLA and F. A JPMorgan bond fund manager also warned the AI…
Two major US retailers report tomorrow. TGT and LOW both hold Q2 earnings calls on August 19. Markets will watch for consumer spending signals from both. ROST follows on Wednesday, August 20. Ross Stores is a…
Analysts are busy this Monday. Target prices moved across tech, energy, and consumer names. Three calls stand out. Tapestry gets a rare upgrade. TPR jumped to a consensus buy in the latest round of changes. The luxury…
Charles Schwab has been unloading shares in his own company at pace. The SCHW founder and Co-Chairman filed sales totalling over $40M in the past three weeks. His daughter, Carolyn Schwab-Pomerantz, joined him. She…
Short sellers are moving fast this week. The biggest story is REPL — Replimune Group's SI % of Free Float jumped 10.75 points in just seven days to 38.1%. That's a sharp new bet against the oncology biotech. WOLF —…
Japan suffered the week's single largest regional outflow. ETF investors pulled a net $77.2B from Japan-focused funds in just seven days. That compares sharply with the three-month picture, where Japan attracted $77.6B…
Retail earnings dominate the week ahead. Target and Lowe's both report Wednesday morning. Markets will treat these as a live read on US consumer health. Both carry low short interest — 3.6% and 2.0% respectively —…
Earnings season is shaping up to be the key options driver. Several names show unusual positioning heading into Q2 prints this week. Webull stands out for a rare reason: options are unusually calm despite elevated…
Wall Street turned bullish on several names today. Two upgrades stood out from the crowd. Tapestry received an upgrade from analysts, with the consensus target now sitting at $167. The luxury handbag maker carries a…
The biggest insider story this week is H&M's controlling family loading up on stock. Stefan Persson — a close relative of the founding Persson family — filed on August 17 that he bought 3.1 million HM B shares across…
WOLF leads US short interest at a crushing 85.6% of free float — and bears added another 6.3 points in just one week. Availability is zero. That means there are no shares left to borrow. Short sellers are locked…
Earnings season delivers a retail stress test this week. Walmart is the main event — analysts estimate up to $42 billion in market cap could swing on its results. Target and Lowe's both report Wednesday morning. Ross…
Tuesday delivers the first major read. IRIDEX Corporation drops Q2 results today after the close. The Progressive Corporation also posts July numbers tonight. Tomorrow is the busiest day. Estée Lauder reports Q4…
Macquarie upgraded MGM Resorts to Buy on Monday. Analyst Chad Beynon lifted his target to $55 from $54. The casino operator carries 12.8% short interest of free float. That makes a positive call more pointed. DA…
Bill Gates filed this week that he spent $186 million buying shares of RSG across 14 separate transactions. The purchases ran from August 10 to August 13. Gates snapped up more than 864,000 shares at roughly $215–$216…
