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China grabbed the biggest inflow of the week. ETFs tracking Chinese equities pulled in $8.1B net over the past seven days. That made China the top geography for weekly flows. The contrast with its three-month picture…
The biggest earnings week of the year is underway. MSFT, AAPL, and AMZN all report over the next four days. Wednesday is the focal point — Microsoft's $2.8 trillion market cap makes it the single largest event on the…
Options sentiment across key earnings plays is flashing mixed signals this week. Short sellers and derivatives traders are positioning hard ahead of a cluster of results. RZLV stands out as the most aggressive bearish…
Philip Morris International (PM) earned a rare upgrade today. The $301 billion tobacco giant moved to Buy from Hold at consensus level. The average analyst target now sits at $201.47. Shares carry just 1.1% short…
Three notable insider filing patterns emerged this week, spanning tech, financials, and software. Broadcom's Chief Legal Officer Mark Brazeal filed two fresh sell transactions worth a combined $19.5 million. He sold…
Short sellers are making bold moves this week. CHWY leads the charge among larger names, with SI % of free float at a massive 72.4% — up nearly 6 percentage points in seven days. Bears see little sign of letting go.…
This week belongs to earnings. MSFT, AAPL, and AMZN all report in the next four days. Microsoft is the single biggest event — its $2.8tn market cap means every line of cloud and AI revenue moves markets. KO and SPGI…
Three of the world's largest companies report results in the next four days. Markets are bracing for a critical stretch of earnings. CDNS kicks off today after the close. The EDA software giant carries a $90bn market…
Citigroup analyst Ariel Rosa made two aggressive calls on US railroads. He lifted UNP to Buy with a $349 target. That is a $23 jump from the prior $326 target. He also upgraded NSC to Hold with a target of $376, up…
A wave of insider selling has hit US markets over the past two weeks, with filings revealing coordinated exits across several names. Dell Technologies saw the biggest disclosed activity. Silver Lake Group, a…
China pulled in $8.1B in a single week. That is the standout story in global ETF flows right now. It topped every other geography. Meanwhile, US-focused funds bled $4.0B over the same period — a sharp reversal from…
Brent crude pushed back above $100 a barrel. That is now the dominant macro force in markets. Bond yields are rising in response. Inflation expectations are being reset globally. The move is lifting energy stocks.…
Options sentiment in the S&P 500 is skewing bullish this week. Union Pacific tops the index for positive options flow. Its RSI sits at 72.8. The stock is up 33% year-to-date. Earnings are due soon, and traders are…
Citigroup's Daniel Grosslight raised his price target on MCK to $1,000 from $945 today. That's a $55 lift, and Citi kept a Buy rating. Grosslight also bumped CAH to $265 from $245, another Buy. Both drug distributors…
Sellers dominated insider filings this week. Silver Lake Group filed to reveal it sold $228 million worth of DELL shares in late June and early July. The private equity firm made 239 separate transactions, unloading…
Short sellers are retreating from PLTR ahead of earnings. SI % of FF sits at just 3.9%. Shares available to borrow vs. shorts stands at a massive 9,304% — meaning bears have ample room to add, but most are choosing not…
Short interest is spiking in several distressed names. HTZ now has 75% of its free float sold short. CHWY sits at 72.4%. WOLF carries the heaviest load at 80.2% of free float — with zero shares available to borrow in…
Citigroup's Daniel Grosslight lifted McKesson to Buy with a $1,000 price target. That is up sharply from $945. The drug distributor carries a $98 billion market cap. Grosslight also upgraded Cardinal Health to Buy,…
A cluster of fresh insider filings this week reveals a clear split: executives and major shareholders are backing European financials while quietly offloading tech holdings. Handelsbanken Confidence…
Short sellers are piling in hard this week. Three names dominate the bearish radar: HTZ, CHWY, and WOLF. Hertz tops the movers. SI jumped nearly 5 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at 75% of free float.…
