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Last week's tentative recovery in Applied Materials has been erased — the stock fell another 7.8% Tuesday to close at $476.46, extending its monthly loss to 24% and reopening the question of where the floor is. The…
AAPL reports Q3 results tonight at $340.08 — up 3.8% on the week and nearly 20% over the past month — with the stock now trading roughly $18 above the Street's consensus mean target of $321.66 and the defensive…
Amphenol has reported its Q2 results — the print the last note was previewing — and the stock has sold off sharply, falling 9% on the week to $143.85, leaving a wide and now very visible gap between where the stock…
AMGN heads into its August 4 earnings report with a 7% week-on-week rally, a sharp drop in short interest, and options traders moving cautiously more defensive — a setup where the longs are winning but the hedgers are…
AWR heads into its August 4 earnings with options traders the most defensively positioned they have been all year. The clearest signal is in the put/call ratio. It has climbed to 1.32, well above its 20-day average of…
AMZN has moved past Thursday's Q2 release with the pre-earnings tension now resolved — the question is whether the stock's position at $230.86, still well below the Street's consensus target, marks a base or simply a…
AMD dropped 8.1% on Tuesday and closed the week at $454.62 — down 16.5% in five sessions — arriving at next Tuesday's Q2 print in a dramatically different position than the one described in Monday's note, when the…
AAON heads into its August 6 earnings call in a very different shape than it exited the last one — down 26% over the past month, with short sellers quietly adding exposure and the stock testing levels well below where…
The AI sell-off is reshaping options markets. Chip stocks tumbled Tuesday after South Korea's SK Hynix missed analyst expectations. The ripple hit NVDA hard. Short interest sits at just 1.4% of free float. But with the…
The heaviest earnings week of 2026 collides with a Federal Reserve decision today. Microsoft and Meta both report after the close tonight. Apple and Amazon follow tomorrow. All four names carry significant short-side…
Analysts turned more positive on several names today. Humana was the standout, receiving an upgrade from a sell-side firm. Its consensus target price rose to $351.71, up from $347.96. The managed care giant carries a…
Short sellers are moving fast this week. Chewy saw the biggest jump among mid-to-large caps. Its SI % of FF leapt from 66% to 80% in just seven days. Shares to borrow are abundant at 381% availability, so bears aren't…
Japan is the week's standout story. ETFs targeting Japanese equities pulled in a net $9.3B over the past seven days. That compares to $155B over three months, meaning demand is not slowing. Flow imbalance hit 73.5 —…
XLY is sending mixed signals. Short sellers have cut their positions sharply. Yet options traders are still piling into downside protection at an extreme rate. Since the July 22 note flagged shorts rebuilding alongside…
Markets are on edge today. The Nasdaq 100 briefly fell into correction territory this week. Chip stocks are leading the slide. SK Hynix earnings disappointed, sending fresh shockwaves through the AI trade. Hedge funds…
Today and tomorrow bring the heaviest earnings slate of the season. Four mega-cap names report in quick succession. Microsoft and Meta both release results today, July 29, after the close. Microsoft investors will…
CoStar Group took the sharpest hit in today's analyst activity. The real estate data firm was downgraded by the consensus. The average target price fell to $38.89 from $44.05. That is an 11.7% cut. Short interest sits…
Filings this week reveal a sharp split in insider conviction across US and global markets. The biggest seller story belongs to SAFT. SRB Corp, a 10% owner of Safety Insurance Group, filed yesterday to disclose it sold…
Short sellers accelerated positions in several notable names this week. CHWY saw the biggest jump. Short interest hit 80.4% of free float on July 28 — up 14.2 percentage points in just seven days. HTZ is close behind.…
Options traders are piling into puts on USFD even as short sellers retreat. The divergence sets up an interesting pre-earnings picture for US Foods Holding Corp. The put-call ratio hit 1.38 on July 28. That is 2.14…
