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Analysts lifted targets on RL to a consensus $430.81 from $429.74. That modest bump follows a strong earnings beat. Ralph Lauren's $14.3B market cap stock carries short interest of just 8.7% of free float — bears are…
A wave of significant insider selling hit global markets this week, with filings published Thursday showing coordinated exits from multiple companies. The biggest story is PAYTM. Three linked investment firms — SAIF…
Short sellers are reshaping positions fast this week. The data as of August 5 reveals sharp moves in both directions across popular names. Nuwellis tops the weekly movers. Its SI % of Free Float jumped 88 percentage…
Short sellers are dividing sharply between winners and losers. CHWY short interest hit 81% of free float this week — up 5.4 points in seven days. Bears are piling in aggressively. Meanwhile, EVCM sits at the other…
Options markets are flashing unusual signals this week. Chips stumbled and geopolitical tension over Iran rattled indices. Traders responded fast. EverCommerce carries the most extreme short squeeze setup in the US…
Today brings a cluster of major S&P 500 reports. AFL (Aflac) kicks off at midday, followed by AIG at 12:30 and power producer VST (Vistra Corp) at 2pm. Gaming giant TTWO (Take-Two Interactive) also reports today. All…
Analysts are lifting price targets across industrial names today. The upgrades reflect growing confidence in the sector after recent earnings beats. W.W. Grainger leads the move. The industrial distributor's consensus…
Insider selling dominated filings this week, with three stocks standing out for cluster activity and executive-level exits. LTH saw its biggest insiders hit the exit together. Founder and CEO Bahram Akradi filed on…
Short sellers piled into CHWY this week. Short interest hit 81% of free float — up 5.4 percentage points in just seven days. That is one of the biggest weekly jumps among mid-to-large cap US names. Bears are clearly…
Institutional money kept flowing into risk assets this week. Equities pulled in $43B net over seven days. The picture beneath that headline number, however, tells a sharper story — one sector is bleeding cash while…
August 6 is one of the heaviest earnings days of the season. More than 30 S&P 500 companies posted results, and guidance upgrades are the dominant theme. Cloudflare raised its full-year sales outlook to $2.864–$2.870B.…
TD Cowen dominated today's analyst activity with a sweep of upward target revisions across multiple sectors. WDC drew the sharpest move. TD Cowen analyst Krish Sankar lifted the target to $540 from $500, reiterating…
Insider activity picked up sharply this week, with executives filing notable trades across finance, energy, and healthcare. Charles Schwab, founder and Co-Chairman of SCHW, filed sales totaling over $35M in recent…
Short sellers are busy across US markets as of August 5. The data reveals fresh pressure on pet retail and notable covering in auto rental. Chewy under fire. CHWY short interest jumped to 81% of free float — up 5.4…
August 6 is one of the heaviest earnings days of the season. More than 30 S&P 500 companies are posting results. Datadog, ConocoPhillips, Constellation Energy, and Zoetis are among the names dropping numbers today.…
Post-earnings options flow is sending mixed signals across several names today. DUOL is the standout bear case. The stock dropped despite beating estimates and raising its outlook. Investors expected more. With a short…
Wall Street is sending mixed signals across several names this week. eBay drew the most attention. Two analysts moved on the stock in quick succession. Truist Securities' Youssef Squali lifted his target from $105 to…
Short sellers added pressure to CHWY this week. Short interest jumped to 81% of free float, up from 75.6% just seven days ago. That's a 5.4 percentage point surge — one of the biggest weekly moves across large-cap US…
Japan dominated ETF flows this week. It pulled in $10.9B net — the single biggest geographic inflow of the past seven days. That puts it well clear of every other region and marks a sharp acceleration from its…
A packed earnings calendar dominated trading on August 6, with more than 30 S&P 500 companies reporting. Datadog, ConocoPhillips, and Constellation Energy headlined the session. Energy names faced pressure as…
