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Markets kick off August with earnings season at full tilt and short sellers pressing their bets across multiple sectors. Over 1,800 companies report this week. Today alone sees Marriott International and Vertex…
An earnings-heavy week is drawing unusual options and short interest attention to several names where sentiment looks sharply divided. Hertz is the most striking case. Short interest just hit 35% of the float as bears…
Over 1,800 companies report this week. The calendar is dense with US mega-caps. Monday (today) sees Marriott International and Vertex Pharmaceuticals both dropping results. Marriott's $98bn hotel giant faces scrutiny…
Analysts lifted price targets on a broad range of stocks this week. The moves span consumer, pharma, materials, and industrials. HAS drew the sharpest consensus shift. The average target rose to $109.29 from $109.07.…
Insider filings from the past week show a wave of executive selling across US stocks, with a handful of notable buying signals cutting through the noise. MEDP stands out as the most active name. Founder and…
Short sellers ramped up bets sharply in the week to July 30. The moves cut across sectors. Rental cars, pet retail, and energy were all hit. HTZ (Hertz) now sits at 84.6% SI of free float — up nearly 10 points in just…
Short sellers pushed hard into several names today. CHWY now has 82.4% of its free float sold short. HTZ sits even higher at 84.6%. Both stocks are drawing heavy Reddit attention. A squeeze risk is rising fast. SOC saw…
Options flow on August 1 tells a split story. Bearish bets dominate in memory hardware. Bullish money is also landing in the same sector — a sign of high conviction on both sides. Sandisk tops the negative options bets…
Analysts lifted price targets across several sectors on Friday. The moves reflect broad confidence after a strong earnings season. Hasbro saw the most notable consensus shift. The toymaker's average target rose to…
Short sellers turned aggressively bearish this week on several high-profile names. The biggest mover was SOC — Sable Offshore — where SI % of Free Float jumped 11 points in seven days to 43.7%. Bears are finding zero…
Equity ETFs pulled in $76.9B in the past week. That is the clearest signal of the current market mood: risk-on, and investors are buying aggressively. The U.S. leads all regions. It attracted $31.3B in net inflows over…
Markets open August with a heavy earnings calendar, rising short pressure in beaten-down names, and options traders positioning defensively across tech. The week's biggest catalyst is a packed S&P 500 reporting…
Analysts lifted their consensus price target on HAS to $109.29, up from $109.07. The toy giant's $13.4 billion market cap gives it renewed interest amid a strong earnings cycle. Agribusiness group CTVA saw a split…
Short sellers ramped up bets across several high-profile names this week. Hertz and Chewy lead the action — both hit fresh highs in short interest. Hertz sits at 84.6% SI of free float. Bears added nearly 10 percentage…
The biggest earnings week of 2026 is here. Markets are bracing for results from biotech, travel, and consumer names simultaneously. Short sellers, options traders, and insiders are all taking sides before the data…
A packed earnings calendar greets investors this week. S&P 500 heavyweights from pharma to travel are all set to report. Today and Tomorrow MAR kicks things off Monday. Marriott reports at 8:30am ET. Travel demand data…
Analyst consensus shifted notably on August 1, with target price upgrades dominating the pharma space while construction materials drew cuts. REGN received a target lift to $833.54. That is up from $830.02. Regeneron…
Insider filings dominated headlines this week, with sellers far outnumbering buyers across US markets. Charles Schwab, founder and Co-Chairman of SCHW, filed three separate sell transactions between July 24 and July…
Short sellers sharpened their bets heading into the busiest earnings week of 2026. The biggest mover was WYFI (WhiteFiber). Its short interest jumped +14 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at 53.4% of free…
Institutional money moved decisively into equities last week. Across all asset classes, equity ETFs pulled in a net $76.9B in the past seven days. Fixed income added another $8.0B. Commodities and currencies bled out,…
