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Short sellers wasted no time targeting SPCX. SpaceX's short interest jumped from 3.65% to 27.57% of free float in just one week — the biggest single move in the market. Shares available to borrow sit at just 32.7%,…
This week's dominant theme is earnings. Alphabet reports Q2 on Tuesday, July 22 after the bell. It is the biggest print of the week. Short sellers have been quietly trimming positions — SI sits at just 1.5% of free…
Options markets are heating up ahead of a packed earnings calendar. Several names show sharp shifts in sentiment this week. GE Vernova options hit a 52-week high in defensive positioning. The $284bn energy…
GOOGL is the headline act. Alphabet reports Q2 2026 results on Tuesday, July 22, after market close. Investors want answers on AI spending and YouTube growth. INTC follows on Wednesday, July 23. Intel reports after the…
Financials dominated analyst action on Saturday. Morgan Stanley picked up an upgrade. The consensus moved from 13 holds to 12, with 2 buys now on the books. The average target price rose to $231.86 from $226.48. State…
Insider selling dominated filings this week, with RH CEO Gary Friedman leading the pack. He sold 125,000 shares worth $20.7 million between July 6–8, at prices ranging from $159 to $170. The filings hit on July 8.…
Short sellers have been busy this week. HTZ now sits at 70% SI % FF — up 25.5 percentage points in just 30 days. Bears are clearly not done with the rental car giant despite it already being one of the most crowded…
Earnings season takes centre stage this week. GOOGL and IBM report Tuesday. INTC and TMUS follow Wednesday. Markets are bracing for signals on AI spending, foundry progress, and subscriber trends. Options data shows…
Options markets are pricing in a big week. GOOGL reports alongside a wave of financials, banks, and industrials. Traders are loading up on both sides. UNH stands out. The healthcare giant carries just 2% SI % FF. Yet…
GOOGL kicks off a pivotal week on Tuesday. Alphabet reports Q2 2026 results after the close. Investors want clarity on AI spending and search revenue trends. IBM also reports Tuesday. The legacy tech giant has been…
Wall Street shifted bullish on financials this week. Morgan Stanley received an upgrade. The consensus moved from Hold to Buy territory. Its average analyst target price now stands at $231.86. State Street also drew…
A wave of insider selling dominated recent filings, but one battered avocado stock is attracting serious buying interest. ASTS founder and CEO Abel Avellan filed on June 23, disclosing he sold 2.5 million shares worth…
Short sellers dramatically increased bets against HTZ this week. Hertz short interest hit 70.1% of free float as of July 16, up from 60.3% just seven days earlier — a near 10-percentage-point jump. Shares available to…
Q2 earnings season moves into high gear this week. Alphabet reports Tuesday after the close — the $2 trillion search and cloud giant carries just 1.5% short interest, and options put flow is running hot ahead of the…
Q2 earnings season hits full stride this week. Three closely watched names report results, and short sellers are paying close attention to at least one of them. Tomorrow — Tuesday, July 22 GOOGL reports Q2 after the…
Financials dominated analyst activity on Friday. Morgan Stanley picked up an upgrade, with the consensus average target rising to $231.85 from $226.48. The $339 billion bank has just 1.5% of its free float shorted — a…
A pattern of sustained insider selling has emerged at TTAN. Bessemer Venture Partners — a 10% owner with a board seat — has now filed to sell over $112 million worth of shares across multiple transactions this month.…
Short sellers made notable moves this week. The biggest mover was Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX), where SI % of FF jumped from 3.7% to 27.6% in just seven days. That's a dramatic build. Bears are piling in…
The biggest story this week is the earnings calendar. GOOGL reports Q2 2026 results on Wednesday, July 22. INTC follows on Thursday. Options data shows puts running hot across both names. Bears are hedging hard ahead…
Bears are showing their hand. Short interest signals and news flow point to concentrated bearish positioning across several names heading into a heavy earnings week. HTZ stands out sharply. Short interest hit 70.1% of…
