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Short sellers turned aggressive this week. Two names stand out: SPCX (SpaceX) and CRWV (CoreWeave). SpaceX saw its short interest climb 3.6 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at 36.4% of free float. Cost to…
The day's biggest story is OpenAI's warning about its Astra model. The company said it cannot rule out critical cyber capabilities in Astra. It has paused internal activities involving the model and is tightening…
Options traders are piling into semiconductor names. The sector dominates positive bets over the past seven days, with MU, AMD, and NVDA all ranking at the top for bullish options flow. MU stands out with a 71% analyst…
Today brings a flurry of confirmed earnings from S&P 500 names. AIG kicks things off early Friday morning. Vistra Corp and Take-Two Interactive both report today. Aflac, with a $64bn market cap, also delivers results…
Guggenheim cut TTD to Hold from Buy on August 7. The move is stark — the analyst's target dropped from $25 to just $12. That implies roughly 37% downside from current levels. Short interest already sits at 17.7% of…
A board member at ILMN filed over $148 million in sales this week. Keith Meister, an asset management-linked director, disclosed 14 separate transactions between August 4 and August 5. The trades span a wide price…
Short sellers ramped up bets across a range of US names this week. Data as of August 6 shows clear movers in both directions. SpaceX (SPCX) leads the week's risers. Short interest climbed 3.6 percentage points in seven…
The clearest signal this week: institutional money is rotating hard away from Technology and into fixed income, defensive sectors, and Asian markets. Information Technology ETFs bled $3.1B in net outflows over the past…
July nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly contracted, yet US equity futures climbed higher this morning. The market is reading the weak jobs print as a signal the Fed may ease sooner. Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both…
Today brings a cluster of confirmed S&P 500 earnings. AIG, AFL, TTWO, and VST all report Friday, August 7. Power producer Vistra reports at 2pm ET. Take-Two Interactive follows — markets will focus on GTA VI launch…
The Trade Desk faced a wave of analyst cuts on August 7, with at least three firms downgrading or slashing price targets. Truist Securities downgraded TTD to Hold from Buy. The firm cut its target sharply from $35 to…
A single ILMN board member filed a wave of sales this week. Keith Meister, whose asset management firm holds a board seat at Illumina, disclosed over $130 million in sales across August 4–5. He sold at prices between…
Short sellers picked up the pace on GME this week. GameStop's SI % of Free Float climbed to 14.3%, up from 13.1% just seven days ago. The meme stock remains a prime target despite thin bearish logic beyond…
Atlassian is the standout mover this morning. Shares jumped more than 30% premarket after strong quarterly results. The software firm beat expectations on both revenue and guidance. QuinStreet also surged over 25%…
Today brings a cluster of S&P 500 earnings. AFL kicks things off this morning. AIG follows at 12:30 ET. Power producer VST reports at 2pm ET — the $47B energy stock has drawn attention amid AI-driven electricity…
Analysts raised price targets across several sectors today. The moves follow a busy earnings week. ABNB got a target bump from the analyst consensus, now averaging $159.80. That's up from $158.35. The short interest is…
Recent insider filings show a clear split between buyers and sellers across US markets. The most bullish signal came from BSX. Boston Scientific CEO Michael Mahoney filed a $9M purchase on August 5. He bought 186,240…
Short sellers are stepping up bets on pet retailer CHWY. Short interest hit 81% of free float this week. That is up 5.4 percentage points in just seven days — the biggest weekly jump among large-cap US stocks. GME is…
Information Technology ETFs shed $3.1B in net outflows this week. That is the sharpest single-sector reversal of the week. Over three months, the same sector pulled in $78B — the gap reveals a sharp short-term…
Warner Bros. Discovery said the Disney bundle is working. Churn is falling. Subscriber growth is picking up. The data landed early Friday and puts WBD and DIS in a positive light. Netflix and Paramount Skydance are…
