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Short sellers turned aggressive last week. SPCX — Space Exploration Technologies — saw its short interest jump to 36.4% of free float, up from 32.9% in just seven days. That's a 3.6 percentage point rise. Bears are…
Japan is the hottest geography trade right now. ETFs focused on Japanese equities pulled in $14.0B net over the past week. Flow imbalance hit 79.1 out of 100 — strong buying pressure by any measure. Over three months,…
Earnings season is heating up this week. Cisco Systems heads into its Q4 2026 print on Wednesday with bears pulling back. The $479bn networking giant is up 58% year-to-date. Short interest is minimal at 1.7% of free…
Options sentiment is leaning bullish across key names this week. Earnings catalysts are front and centre. SNDK — Sandisk — is one of the most striking stories. The stock is up 411% year-to-date. Despite that run, ORTEX…
Analyst target prices shifted across several sectors on Monday. Aerospace stood out with upgrades and upward revisions dominating the sector. HWM received two separate target price increases in quick succession. The…
A wave of insider selling hit US markets this past week. Three companies stand out for size and executive rank. Life Time Group founder and CEO Bahram Akradi filed to disclose he sold $19.5M of LTH shares on July 31.…
The week's biggest catalyst is a packed earnings slate. Cisco Systems reports Q4 2026 on Wednesday. The $479bn networking giant faces key questions on AI infrastructure demand. Applied Materials follows Thursday — a…
Options traders turned decisively bullish ahead of a packed earnings calendar. The signals are clear across several names. Johnson Controls International topped the bullish options leaderboard. Positive bets made up…
Today's session brings two immediate results. Simon Property Group releases Q2 2026 numbers after the close. The retail REIT carries a $72bn market cap. Short interest sits at just 3.1% of free float. Also today,…
Analysts are drawing a sharp line between aerospace names. Howmet Aerospace saw its consensus target price climb to $330.43. The stock carries just 2% short interest and commands near-unanimous buy ratings from 17…
A board member at ILMN filed more than $114M in stock sales this week. Keith Meister, who represents an asset management firm on Illumina's board, disclosed the trades on August 6. He sold shares across multiple…
Short sellers are active across multiple names this week. The data through August 6 shows some eye-catching moves worth watching. CHWY leads the squeeze watchlist. Short interest sits at a massive 111% of free float.…
Japan led all geographic ETF inflows this week. It pulled in a net $14.0B, the single largest weekly flow across any region. That dwarfs the $6.3B that went into U.S.-focused funds. Japan's flow imbalance sat at 79.1 —…
Memory chips dominate today's options market — but no one agrees on direction. Micron Technology and Sandisk Corporation are drawing heavy two-sided bets. Sandisk is up 411% year-to-date. Micron has gained 207%. That…
The options market is sending mixed signals this week. Bullish and bearish bets are piling into the same sector — semiconductors — from opposite directions. Micron Technology and Sandisk Corporation sit at the top of…
Aerospace names are drawing heavy analyst attention. Three companies in the sector saw target price moves on August 9. Howmet Aerospace leads the pack with the most bullish setup. Its consensus stands at 17 buys and…
Insider filings from the past few days reveal a clear split. Sellers dominate, but one notable buyer stands out. NEXT plc CEO dumps $36M. Simon Wolfson of NXT filed this week. He sold 149,728 shares on August 5 for…
Short sellers are moving fast. Data from August 6 shows some sharp positioning shifts across US equities this week. SPCX — the listed SpaceX vehicle — saw short interest jump 3.6 points in seven days. SI now sits at…
Markets are heading into a busy stretch. Earnings, insider exits, and a clear AI-storage theme are all competing for attention on August 9. Sandisk is the week's standout name. Shares are up 411% year-to-date. Analysts…
The memory chip revival is dominating options flow this week. Micron Technology and Sandisk Corporation sit atop both the positive and negative bets rankings — a sign traders are split on how far the AI-storage rally…
