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Options markets are sending mixed signals ahead of the busiest earnings stretch of the year. More than $5 trillion in combined market cap reports results this week, and the derivatives flow is far from…
The week's heaviest reporting slate lands on Monday and Tuesday. VZ kicks things off today (Sunday evening/Monday morning) with its Q3 numbers. CDNS reports after the close on Monday. Tuesday brings the real weight.…
Analysts have been busy cutting, with target price reductions outnumbering upgrades across the latest round of changes. The sharpest directional call is a fresh downgrade on ISRG. Intuitive Surgical lost a Buy rating…
The most recent insider filing data available from ORTEX runs to 8 September 2026. Fresh US Form 4 filings could not be retrieved through the available tables, so this note draws on non-US vendor data covering the same…
Short sellers added pressure to CoreWeave this week. Its short interest hit 24.8% of free float, up 3.6 percentage points in seven days. That is a notable move for an AI infrastructure stock already drawing scrutiny…
Microsoft and Alphabet both report after Wednesday's close. Together they carry a combined market cap above $5 trillion. Amazon follows on Thursday. Options markets are positioning hard. Micron Technology shows heavy…
Options markets are bracing for the biggest earnings week of autumn, with Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon all due to report before Friday. Micron Technology sits at the top of both bullish and bearish…
Today, CDNS kicks off the US earnings parade. Cadence Design Systems reports Q3 results this Sunday afternoon. UCB also posts numbers today in Europe. Tuesday brings S&P Global before the bell. KO reports the same…
US plug-in vehicle registrations fell to 21,482 units in July 2026. That is the smallest July reading in four years, according to ORTEX's tracking of US state EV fleet data. The figure sits well below the prior July…
Consensus target prices fell on several large-cap names this week. The moves are small but broad, spanning consumer staples, industrials and financials. McCormick saw its average analyst target price dip to $54.46 from…
The most recent insider filing data available from ORTEX covers trades reported on 8 September 2026. Fresh US SEC EDGAR Form 4 data could not be retrieved from this environment, so the figures below draw on the global…
Short sellers added to positions across several high-profile names this week, with CoreWeave drawing the most attention among larger stocks. CoreWeave's SI % of Free Float rose to 24.8%, up 3.6 points in seven days.…
China ETFs pulled in $14.6B net in a single week. That is the largest geographic inflow of the period, beating even the US at $14.0B. The buying pressure score of 77.5 out of 100 signals firm conviction behind the…
The heaviest earnings stretch of 2026 arrives this week. Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms and Intel all report within days of each other. Options flow reflects the pressure. Micron Technology leads all US…
Big Tech dominates the calendar this week. Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta Platforms and Intel all report within days. Options flow reflects the tension. Negative bets are heaviest in a cluster of high-momentum names…
The busiest stretch of the US reporting season arrives this week. Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon all report within 48 hours of each other. Today (Sunday/Monday): Cadence Design Systems kicks off the week in the US,…
ETSY heads into its October 28 earnings report with positioning that leans cautious, though the short-selling crowd has stayed notably restrained ahead of the print. The options market is the clearest signal of…
Antero Midstream reports Q3 results on October 28 with the Street in a holding pattern and positioning offering few strong convictions ahead of the print. The analyst consensus is a firm hold, with five holds and just…
OrthoPediatrics Corp. arrives at Tuesday's earnings release with options positioning that has shifted more defensive in the final days, even as the stock posts its strongest monthly run since early 2026. The options…
Among the closest correlated peers in electronic components, TEL carries one of the lighter short positions in the group heading into Wednesday's fiscal Q4 results. Short interest runs at 2.4% of the free float, well…
