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Filings this week show a wave of insider selling across several high-profile US companies. The biggest theme: executives at GM, Tenet Healthcare, and Broadcom all hit the sell button within days of each other. GM CEO…
US-listed ETFs pulled in $37B net in the past week alone. That tops every other geography by a wide margin. The flow imbalance sits at 70.5, a clear buying-pressure signal. Over three months, the US haul reaches $373B,…
Core PCE inflation came in at just 0.1% month-on-month in June. That is the Fed's preferred price gauge — and it is running cold. Futures rallied on the print. AAPL and AMZN both report after the close today. With a…
Today is one of the busiest days of the earnings season. AAPL reports after the close with a $5 trillion market cap on the line. AMZN also reports today after the bell, with investors watching cloud growth closely. BMY…
Analysts trimmed targets on several high-profile names today. The moves span industrials, tech infrastructure, and insurance. CVNA drew a target price cut, with the consensus average falling to $86.48 from $89.83. The…
A wave of insider selling hit filings this week. General Motors CEO Mary Barra filed yesterday, disclosing she sold 54,866 shares on July 27. The sale totalled $4.7 million at $85.32 per share. Two other GM insiders —…
Short sellers turned aggressive on CHWY this week. Short interest as a % of free float jumped 14 points in seven days — from 66% to 80%. That is a massive move. Bears are clearly betting the pet retail rally has run…
The busiest earnings week of 2026 is underway. MSFT reports tonight at 5:30 PM ET, with Azure cloud growth the key metric. AAPL and AMZN follow Thursday — any Apple guidance on China iPhone demand will move markets.…
Analysts trimmed price targets across several major names today. The moves follow a busy earnings week that left some targets looking stretched. FICO drew notable attention. Analysts cut the average target to $1,499…
Insiders filed a flurry of significant trades this week. The clearest sell-off came from THC. Three Tenet Healthcare insiders — including the Chief Information Officer and two independent directors — collectively…
Short sellers are rotating fast. CHWY tops the weekly movers list — short interest jumped 14 percentage points in seven days. SI now stands at 80.4% of free float. That is an enormous bet against the pet retailer. The…
Equity ETFs pulled in $66.8B last week alone. That dwarfs every other asset class. The overall tone is firmly risk-on, with institutions rotating into equities across geographies while bonds play a supporting role. The…
The market faces its biggest test of the year on Wednesday. MSFT reports tonight at 5:30 PM ET. Azure cloud growth and AI monetisation are the key metrics. AAPL and AMZN follow Thursday. Apple's China iPhone guidance…
Analysts trimmed targets on two mid-cap names Wednesday, while upgrades flowed into insurance and HVAC. Lennox International took the sharpest hit. The consensus target fell to $556 from $576 — a $20 drop — after the…
Analysts trimmed targets across several names on Wednesday. The moves follow recent earnings and reflect shifting expectations in tech, logistics, and industrials. META saw its average analyst target price dip to…
Insider filings this week reveal a clear split on Wall Street: C-suite sellers are locking in gains while a handful of executives are putting real money on the line. The biggest US C-level exit came from CFG. Citizens…
Short sellers have been busy this week. CHWY saw the biggest move. SI % of free float jumped 14 points in seven days to 80.4%. Bears are loading up ahead of the next earnings test. HTZ tells a similar story. Hertz…
Markets are navigating two forces at once today. Big Tech earnings season hits its peak — MSFT, AAPL, and AMZN all report within 48 hours. At the same time, a chip sell-off is rattling the Nasdaq. SK Hynix missed…
The AI sell-off is driving a sharp shift in options positioning. Chip names top both sides of the flow table — but the bearish bets are winning the volume war. NVDA sits at the centre of the storm. The Nasdaq 100…
A busy earnings week drove a wave of target price changes across Wall Street on July 30. IQVIA Holdings saw the biggest boost. The average analyst target jumped to $269 from $253 — a $16 lift. All 18 covering analysts…
