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Options traders are leaning decisively bullish heading into a packed earnings week, with call-side bets dominating across several key names. MXL leads the signal board. MaxLinear's options market flipped bullish as…
Pest control giant ROL was the only outright downgrade in today's analyst activity. The stock slipped from Buy to Hold status. Its average target price fell to $58.18 from $58.88. Rollins carries a $21 billion market…
Two of the biggest insider stories this week sit at opposite ends of the conviction spectrum. At ELV, CEO Gail Boudreaux filed on July 17 that she bought over $1M worth of shares in a single day. Board chairman Ramiro…
The most closely watched event this week is GOOGL reporting after today's close. Investors want hard numbers on AI revenue contribution from the $2 trillion search giant. IBM and TXN also report today. The earnings…
Analysts raised targets on several names Wednesday. Rail equipment maker WAB saw the biggest lift. Consensus target prices climbed to $311.83 from $302.83 — a $9 jump. Wabtec carries a $44.7 billion market cap and very…
Two clear patterns dominate this week's insider filings. Executives at battered health insurer ELV stepped up to buy their own stock. Meanwhile, a venture capital backer of TTAN has been quietly dumping shares worth…
Short sellers added pressure to some already heavily-shorted names this week. Data as of July 21 shows a clear pattern of bears piling into beaten-down names. HTZ saw the biggest move among large names. Short interest…
$19B flooded into China-focused ETFs in a single week. That compares to a net outflow of $5B over the prior three months. The reversal is the sharpest geographic trend shift in the data. U.S. ETFs remain the dominant…
It's the busiest earnings week of the year. Alphabet reported after Tuesday's close, drawing heavy scrutiny on AI revenue. Texas Instruments delivered a Q2 double beat with a strong outlook — yet the stock slipped…
Wall Street lifted its average target on AMD to $545.91 today. That is up from $541.66. The chipmaker carries a near-consensus buy rating from 41 analysts. Short interest sits at just 2.5% of free float. Bears are not…
Insiders filed a wave of sell disclosures this week. The biggest story comes from Japan. Fast Retailing founder and CEO Tadashi Yanai filed three separate sale disclosures today. Combined, he sold roughly 416,000…
Short sellers intensified bets across several names this week. The latest ORTEX data as of July 21 shows clear movers — with rental car giant HTZ and semiconductor maker WOLF drawing the heaviest attention. HTZ now…
The biggest story today is earnings. Alphabet reports after the close, with investors watching closely for AI revenue data. It is a $2 trillion company under real scrutiny. IBM, Texas Instruments, and AT&T also post…
GE Vernova drew fresh analyst attention today. The average target price rose to $1,222.57 from $1,215.32. That is a modest lift. But 29 out of 37 covering analysts already rate it a Buy. The energy transition play has…
Insider filings from the past two weeks reveal a sharp split between sellers and buyers across US equities. RH CEO dumps $21M. Gary Friedman, Chairman and CEO, filed sales of 125,000 shares worth over $21 million,…
China ETFs pulled in a net $22.3B in the past week. That makes China the single biggest geographic story right now. The contrast with the prior three months is stark. Over the 3m period, China posted a net outflow of…
The busiest earnings week of 2026 is underway. Alphabet reports after the close today, with investors fixated on AI revenue. IBM and Texas Instruments also drop results. AT&T already delivered a positive surprise — the…
Analysts lifted price targets on several major names today. Super Micro Computer led the action. The consensus target rose to $38.13 from $38.00. Short sellers hold 19.3% of the free float — one of the highest readings…
Short sellers are making bold moves across sectors. Three stocks stand out as clear targets this week. WLFC is the biggest mover among large-caps. Willis Lease Finance's short interest jumped to 55.7% of free float —…
The S&P 500 faces a pivotal session today. Alphabet reports after the bell — the $2 trillion company is the biggest print of the week. Investors want hard numbers on AI revenue. IBM and Texas Instruments also report…
