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Venture firm Bessemer Venture Partners has filed to have sold nearly $90 million worth of TTAN shares since the start of July. The 13 separate trades span June 30 to July 17, with filings reported to regulators as…
Short sellers stepped up pressure on two notable names this week. CLBK (Columbia Financial) saw the biggest move. Its SI % of FF jumped nearly 7 points in seven days, hitting 24.2% on July 20 — up from 17.2% a week…
The most-watched event this week is GOOGL's Q2 results. Markets want answers on AI spending — and whether costs are coming down. Analysts are watching for clues on how the $1.7 trillion company is rationalising…
The earnings calendar heats up this week. Today, AMSF posts results after the close. Also due today: RJF reports after the bell. Tomorrow, Wednesday, is the busiest day. GOOGL releases Q2 results after market close.…
Analysts delivered a mixed bag of calls on Monday. Three standouts deserved attention: a downgrade for MMM, a cut for PWR, and a rare upgrade for SCHW. 3M gets the axe. Analysts downgraded 3M as consensus shifted…
Venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners has filed $117M in TTAN sales over the past month. The firm sold 1.5 million shares across 15 separate transactions between June 26 and July 17, at prices ranging from $76…
Short sellers turned up the heat on several names this week while stepping back from a handful of heavily-shorted mid-caps. Columbia Financial saw the biggest SI jump among stocks above $500M. Short interest hit 24.1%…
The biggest money flow story this week is a sharp reversal in China. Over 3 months, China ETFs bled $17.9B. This week alone, they pulled in $24.8B net — a flow_imbalance of 81, signalling strong buying pressure. That…
Northrop Grumman posted a Q2 double beat with a record backlog — and its stock fell anyway. That "sell the news" reaction is worth watching as the earnings calendar grows heavier. Alphabet reports after the bell…
Three macro themes are dominating market activity on July 21: an Iran-driven oil spike, an AI chip sell-off, and a US crypto CLARITY Act update. Oil names in focus. Crude touched $90 after Iran struck tankers in the…
Today brings the first test. Crown Holdings kicks things off with its Q2 call at 9am ET. AMERISAFE reports after the close. Tomorrow is the biggest day. Alphabet drops Q2 results after the bell — the market wants…
Analysts are pulling in opposite directions on financials and hospitality today. The Travelers Companies was downgraded by consensus analysts, with the average target price slipping to $351.96 from $343.54. The $77B…
Short sellers got busier last week. Data as of July 20 shows sharp moves in several names. CleanSpark leads crypto miners with 32.3% of its free float sold short. That is barely unchanged week-on-week, but availability…
Options markets are on edge. A packed earnings calendar is driving unusual activity across several major tech names this week. GOOGL reports this week and sits at the centre of the action. META also faces its quarterly…
Markets head into a packed week with GOOGL earnings front and centre. Oil prices are flashing warning signs. Analyst downgrades are hitting software hard. Tuesday's main event is Alphabet reporting Q2 results after the…
GOOGL dominates the options spotlight this week. Alphabet reports earnings imminently. Traders are positioning hard around that catalyst. Oil is the other big theme. Gas prices have entered territory not seen since…
Today brings the first wave of results. CCK (Crown Holdings) kicks off this morning with its Q2 earnings call at 9am ET. AMSF (AMERISAFE) reports after the close today, alongside Mexican banking group Grupo Financiero…
Two major software names took analyst hits today. Intuit and Salesforce were both downgraded, while Meta Platforms attracted a target price lift. Analysts cut Intuit from a higher rating, trimming the consensus target…
Insiders at several major US companies filed significant sell transactions this week. The filings reveal executives taking profits as share prices hold near recent peaks. Broadcom's Chief Legal Officer Mark Brazeal…
This is one of the biggest weeks of the reporting season. GOOGL Alphabet posts Q2 results Tuesday after the close. Investors want to see cloud growth and proof that AI spending is paying off. INTC Intel reports…
