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Analyst activity this week spans semiconductors, consumer staples, and utilities — with target price hikes dominating the tape. Sandisk Corporation drew two upgrades in quick succession. RBC Capital raised its target…
Chips are the dominant market theme today. Micron Technology is up 240% year-to-date. SanDisk Corporation has gained 591% in 2026. Options flow in both names skews heavily bullish. NVIDIA and Advanced Micro Devices are…
Four major retailers report this week. Target and Lowe's both hold earnings calls on Wednesday, August 19. They are two of the biggest events of the week. Target carries a $70bn market cap. Short interest sits at just…
Analysts are busy reshuffling price targets across the utilities sector. The moves come as power demand from AI data centres keeps climbing. Fair Isaac Corporation stands out from the crowd. The FICO score company saw…
WOLF is the headline short story right now. Short interest in the struggling SiC chipmaker sits at 85.2% of free float — and it jumped nearly 7 percentage points in just seven days. Borrowing costs are low at 4%,…
Japan is this week's standout. $75.5B left Japanese ETFs in the past seven days. That is the single largest geographic outflow by a wide margin. Over three months, Japan had attracted $77.9B in net inflows. The…
The week's dominant theme is semiconductors — and the bulls are firmly in control. Micron Technology leads options flow for positive bets over seven days. It is up 240% year-to-date. SanDisk Corporation is up an even…
Markets head into a packed earnings week with semiconductors, retail bellwethers, and a closely-watched NVDA report all vying for attention. Consumer stocks dominate the calendar. Target and Lowe's both report…
A busy week of corporate results kicks off today. Major consumer names dominate the calendar through Wednesday. Target holds its Q2 earnings call Wednesday morning. Investors will focus on consumer spending trends and…
A packed week of corporate results kicks off tomorrow. Some of the biggest names in US retail and consumer spending are on deck. Tuesday brings HD (Home Depot) before the bell. Investors will watch closely for signs of…
Analysts are sending mixed signals on AMAT this week. RBC Capital's Srini Pajjuri raised his target to $600 with a Buy rating. But B. Riley's Craig Ellis cut his target sharply to $700 from $790, also maintaining Buy.…
Bill Gates filed this week that he bought nearly $82M worth of RSG shares across two days. The Republic Services purchases, disclosed on August 12, covered 377,866 shares at prices around $216. It signals fresh…
Chip stocks are pulling in the biggest options bets of the week. Micron Technology leads on positive call flow — up 240% year-to-date with analysts still seeing 55% more upside. SanDisk is the more dramatic story, up…
Call flow is dominating the options market this week. Semiconductor stocks are pulling in the most bullish bets across US exchanges. Micron Technology tops the list for positive options bets over seven days. The stock…
Analysts are reshaping their views on the U.S. utilities sector. Several major firms removed recommendations across a cluster of names including AEE, WEC, ED, DTE, CMS, SRE, and CNP simultaneously — a rare coordinated…
A flurry of fresh insider filings this week shows executives putting real money on the table — while others quietly cashed out. Cluster buying leads the headlines. APTV saw three insiders buy in August. CEO Kevin Clark…
Short sellers had a busy week. Wolfspeed (WOLF) remains the most-shorted US stock above $500M market cap. Its SI hit 85.2% of free float as of August 13. That's up another 6.9 percentage points in just seven days. Zero…
Japan ETFs bled $75B in a single week. That dwarfs every other geographic move and marks a sharp break from the three-month trend. Over three months, Japan was a top inflow destination, pulling in a net $78B. The…
The week ahead is headlined by Home Depot, reporting Tuesday August 18. Consumer resilience is the central question. Progressive Corporation follows Wednesday. It has been among 2026's best-performing insurers. In…
A wave of analyst activity swept the utilities sector Friday. Multiple firms removed recommendations on major US power names, while target price changes dominated the action. FICO — Fair Isaac Corporation — drew the…
