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Japan and China are the week's headline story. Japan pulled in $13.8B in net ETF flows over the past week. China added $12.9B. Together they outpaced every other geography except the US itself, which led with $24.7B…
China's manufacturing PMI slipped to 50.9 in July. The print missed estimates of 51.9 and fell from 51.7 prior. That's the weakest reading in months. Separately, the yen jumped 3% as speculation swirled over US…
GLW scored the standout call of the day. Analysts upgraded Corning Incorporated, lifting the consensus target to $191.40 from $193.40. The precision instruments company carries a $119 billion market cap. Short interest…
A Spanish food giant saw its biggest insider buy of the year. A director at EBRO — Ebro Foods — filed on July 30 that he purchased 1.5 million shares for $32.3 million at €18.20 each. That's a bold bet on a stock that…
Short sellers made bold moves last week. Several well-known stocks saw short interest jump sharply between July 23 and July 30. Rental car names under fire. HTZ (Hertz) saw SI % of Free Float rise nearly 10 points to…
AMD is the week's must-watch name. Options markets are pricing a 12% swing in either direction ahead of its Q2 results. The stock has rallied 122% year-to-date. That run creates a high bar for results to clear. Traders…
Options markets are pricing a 12% swing in AMD ahead of its Q2 earnings report. That makes it the most actively watched earnings-driven options play this week. AMD has climbed 122% year-to-date. That kind of run puts…
Two high-profile downgrades landed this week. Analysts cut their ratings on both JCI and BMY, the latest signs of caution in industrials and biopharma. Johnson Controls took a downgrade from a Buy-equivalent to Hold.…
Bears have been busy. The week ending July 30 delivered some striking short interest moves across multiple sectors. HTZ now carries a staggering 84.6% short interest as a percentage of free float — up nearly 10 points…
China and Japan are pulling the most dramatic money in this week. Those two markets alone attracted $26.7B in net ETF inflows over the past seven days. That stands out sharply against a three-month backdrop where the…
Bears are moving decisively into the rental car sector. HTZ (Hertz) now has 84.6% of its free float sold short — up nearly 10 points in a week. Rival CAR (Avis Budget) rose 7 points to 36.2%. Short sellers see…
Micron Technology and Sandisk dominated options flow this week. Both stocks ranked at the top of negative options bets in the US market — a striking signal given their explosive YTD gains of 188% and 412%…
Over 1,800 companies report this week. The US calendar is heavy with names spanning biotech, insurance, and tech. Tomorrow, Monday August 3, ALG Alamo Group kicks things off after the close. L Loews Corporation also…
Two notable downgrades landed this week. Johnson Controls International and Bristol-Myers Squibb both took cuts from Wall Street analysts. Johnson Controls slipped a notch in consensus ratings. The building automation…
A 10% shareholder in SAFT (Safety Insurance Group) went on a sustained selling run. SRB Corp filed this week showing it dumped over $132M worth of shares across multiple transactions in July alone. The heaviest day was…
Short sellers have been busy this week. The biggest 7-day jump came from WYFI (WhiteFiber), where SI % of Free Float leapt 14 percentage points to 53.4%. Shares to borrow cost over 7% annually and availability is…
Markets are heading into one of the busiest earnings weeks of the year. Over 1,800 companies report results. The biggest names hit Tuesday through Wednesday. Palantir kicks things off today after the close. The AI-data…
Options flow is sending mixed signals ahead of a packed earnings week. Bearish bets dominated parts of the market. Bulls pushed back hard in semiconductors. Negative flow dominates large-cap tech. Sandisk and Micron…
Analysts issued a wave of downgrades on Saturday. Three mid-to-large-cap stocks drew the sharpest cuts. Johnson Controls International was downgraded, with the consensus target slipping to $162. The building-tech giant…
Two insiders at ACI filed fresh purchases this week. Executive Vice President Thomas Moriarty bought $1.96M worth of shares on July 27. CEO Susan Morris added $450K just one day later. Both trades were filed within…
