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Short sellers are making bold moves this earnings week. ORTEX data as of August 6 flags several notable shifts worth watching. Wolfspeed tops the most-shorted list. Its SI % of Free Float stands at 78.6%. Shares have…
This week is one of the busiest on the earnings calendar. Traders are positioning defensively across options, short interest, and insider activity alike. Berkshire Hathaway opens the week today with Q2 results. Cisco…
Bearish options bets are flooding into key tech and chip names this week. Traders are positioning defensively ahead of a packed earnings calendar. SMCI is attracting heavy attention. The server maker carries a short…
Analyst target prices moved broadly higher on Saturday. Healthcare and real estate names led the upgrades. Fintech and media drew the cuts. AbbVie saw the biggest consensus target lift of the day. The average price…
A board member at ILMN filed 14 sell transactions this week totalling $148M. Keith Meister, who represents an asset management firm on the board, sold shares across August 4 and 5. The filings appeared on August 6.…
Short sellers are repositioning fast ahead of a busy earnings week. Here are the standout moves as of August 8, 2026. Biggest build-up: SpaceX goes more crowded. SPCX (Space Exploration Technologies) saw its SI % of…
Japan ETFs pulled in $13.9B in net flows last week. That is the single biggest geographic move of the week. It dwarfs every other region on a 1-week basis and continues a much larger 3-month trend where Japan attracted…
Berkshire Hathaway kicks off the week with Q2 2026 results today. It is the first major name to report. The week builds quickly. Cisco Systems reports Wednesday after the bell. Applied Materials closes the week…
Options traders turned cautious this week. Several names heading into earnings saw put-heavy flow dominate. Super Micro Computer stands out. The server maker reports Q4 results imminently, and ORTEX data flags unusual…
Analysts turned broadly positive on Friday, lifting target prices across healthcare, energy infrastructure, and financial names. ABBV led the pack. AbbVie's consensus target rose to $273.86, up from $273.39. The pharma…
Short sellers are adding pressure across a broad range of US names. Data as of August 6 shows notable moves in both large and small caps. SPCX — the listed SpaceX vehicle — saw SI % of Free Float jump to 36.4%, up from…
Options traders are heavily bullish on chips. MU, AMD, and NVDA top the positive options flow rankings over the past seven days. Micron stands out with analyst targets implying 71% upside. The sector is front-running…
Berkshire Hathaway kicks things off today. The Warren Buffett conglomerate releases Q2 2026 results this morning. Its market cap stands near $397 billion. Monday sees Cardinal Health and Barrick Mining both report.…
UBS led analyst activity this week with a string of target price cuts across tech and financial names. DDOG took the sharpest hit. UBS analyst Karl Keirstead slashed the target to $280 from $315 — an 11% cut — while…
Fresh filings this week reveal a sharp split in executive sentiment. Most C-suite insiders are selling. One stands out by going the other way. BSX CEO Michael Mahoney filed on August 5th that he bought $9M worth of…
Short sellers are making bold moves this week. Three names stand out for very different reasons. HTZ — Hertz Global Holdings — sits at a jaw-dropping 82.6% SI % FF. Zero shares are available to borrow. That combination…
Japan is the standout story this week. ETF flows into Japanese equity funds hit $13.9B net over the past seven days. That is the single largest geographic inflow of any region this week. The flow imbalance score…
S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipped Friday as a chip stock rebound ran out of steam. Semiconductor names had staged a comeback mid-session but could not hold gains into the close. Earnings season hit its peak today. AIG, Aflac,…
Today brings a packed slate. Four S&P 500 companies report Friday, August 7. AIG kicks things off early today. The insurer carries a $42 billion market cap. Aflac — worth $64 billion — also reports today. So does power…
Citigroup fired off two notable target price upgrades on Thursday. The bank lifted its target on AMGN to $405 from $345. That is a $60 jump. Analyst Geoff Meacham kept a Hold rating, signaling caution despite the…
