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Wall Street made several notable calls on Monday, with Citigroup leading a wave of target price adjustments across sectors. Charter Communications drew attention after Citigroup analyst Michael Rollins cut his price…
Two Scandinavian blue chips are drawing significant insider buying this week. Industrivärden AB filed on July 28 that it bought 1.3 million shares of VOLV B (AB Volvo) for a combined $48.2 million. All trades occurred…
Short sellers made dramatic moves this week. Chewy saw the biggest jump — SI % of free float leapt to 81.2%, up from 65.8% just seven days ago. That's a 15-point spike in a week. Bears are betting hard on the pet…
Information Technology ETFs shed $5.7B last week. That is the single biggest story in fund flows right now. Over three months, the same sector pulled in $68.6B. The reversal is sharp and worth watching. The U.S. led…
Today is one of the most active reporting days of the season. UPS delivered results this morning and revealed it cut 2 million lower-margin Amazon parcels per day from its network. That's a deliberate…
AI chip stocks are drawing the heaviest bearish options flow this week. A deepening tech sell-off, flagged across major financial media on July 28, is pushing put activity sharply higher in semiconductors. NVDA sits at…
Analysts delivered a split verdict on Monday. Tech names won upgrades while healthcare stocks took target cuts. Datadog received the most bullish call of the day. Citigroup's Fatima Boolani raised her target to $300…
Short sellers ramped up bets against CHWY sharply this week. Short interest hit 81.2% of free float — up 15.4 percentage points in just seven days. That's the biggest weekly jump among mid- and large-cap US stocks. HTZ…
July 28 is one of the busiest days of the season. More than 30 S&P 500 companies report today. KO and UPS kicked off the morning. BA reports this afternoon, with cash burn and delivery numbers in focus after a…
Wall Street delivered a notable downgrade to INTU today. Analysts cut the $81 billion fintech giant from Hold to Sell. The consensus target fell to $456, down from $463. With short interest at 5.7% of free float, bears…
Silver Lake, the private equity giant, filed this month to show it sold $228 million worth of DELL shares. The sales ran from June 26 through July 9. Silver Lake holds a board seat at Dell and remains a 10% owner. The…
Short sellers turned aggressive this week. CHWY saw the biggest jump among mid-to-large caps. Its SI % of Free Float leapt from 63.3% to 79.2% in just seven days. That is one of the sharpest weekly moves in the US…
The biggest story this week is a sharp reversal in tech sector flows. Information Technology ETFs shed $5.7B over the past seven days. That contrasts sharply with $68.6B in net inflows over the prior three months.…
Tuesday is one of the busiest days of the earnings season. Over 30 S&P 500 companies report today alone. KO and UPS kicked things off this morning. BA reports this afternoon, with investors zeroing in on cash burn and…
Three notable downgrades headlined analyst activity on Monday. Booking Holdings, McKesson, and Gartner all faced cuts to their ratings from Wall Street firms. BKNG slipped to a consensus sell from neutral. The $137…
Tuesday is one of the busiest reporting days of 2026. Over 30 S&P 500 names report today. KO and UPS kick off the morning. BA reports this afternoon — delivery numbers and cash burn will dominate the conversation after…
Options flow turned decisively bearish on semiconductors this week. Micron Technology and NVIDIA topped the leaderboard for negative bets over the past seven days. Both names carry RSI readings near neutral. That flags…
Today is one of the heaviest days of the season. Over 30 S&P 500 companies report on Tuesday, July 28. KO kicks things off this morning. Coca-Cola reports at 12:30 ET. Investors will watch for volume trends and…
TransDigm Group took the sharpest hit in today's analyst activity. The $69 billion aerospace components maker was downgraded, with consensus slipping from 8 holds to 9 holds. The average target price edged up slightly…
Short sellers turned aggressive last week. Three names stand out for the size and speed of their moves. CHWY saw the biggest jump among large-cap names. Short interest climbed to 79.2% of free float — up nearly 16…
