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PYPL is the loudest options signal of the day. Stripe and Advent International reportedly proposed a $53 billion joint acquisition. The stock surged nearly 15% in premarket. That kind of gap forces call buyers to chase…
Today kicks off a busy stretch of Q2 results. CAG Conagra Brands reports Q4 2026 numbers this morning at 9:30am ET. Tomorrow, Thursday July 16, brings the heaviest load. NFLX Netflix drops Q2 results after the bell.…
Analysts lifted the consensus target on WDC to $631 from $625. That is a sharp move for Western Digital, whose $191 billion market cap reflects strong AI-era demand for storage. Short sellers are light here. Short…
RH Chairman and CEO Gary Friedman filed sales totalling over $17.9M this week. He sold shares across five separate transactions between July 6–8. The stock traded near $159–$170 during that window. Applied Materials…
Short sellers made a bold move into SPCX this week. Short interest in Space Exploration Technologies jumped from 3.65% to 26.07% of free float — a 22-point surge in just seven days. That is one of the biggest…
Trump abandoned a proposed 20% Strait of Hormuz fee early this morning. Gulf states agreed to make record investments in the US instead. CENTCOM confirmed the naval blockade remains in place. Oil markets are watching…
Earnings season is driving a sharp split in options sentiment. Bears and bulls are staking out positions across airlines, streaming and crypto — ahead of a heavy reporting week. UAL is the standout name. ORTEX data…
Today kicks off a packed earnings week. CAG held its Q4 2026 call this morning. HPHA also reported first-half results in Europe. Tomorrow, Thursday July 16, is the biggest day. NFLX drops Q2 2026 results after the…
Wall Street analysts are reshuffling their views on US financials. The moves follow a busy earnings week across the banking sector. Bank of America was the standout downgrade. Analysts cut their recommendation on the…
Filings from the past week reveal a sharp split in executive sentiment — heavy selling at several US names offset by aggressive buying at an avocado distributor. RH CEO dumps $19M. Gary Friedman, Chairman and CEO of…
Short sellers made a dramatic move into SPCX this week. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. saw its SI % of Free Float jump 22 percentage points in seven days. It rose from 3.65% to 26.07% as of July 13. That is one…
Oil hit $87 a barrel on Tuesday as US-Iran hostilities escalated. Brent crude climbed after the US responded to Iranian tanker attacks with fresh strikes in the Strait of Hormuz. Stocks and bonds fell. Investors moved…
Today kicks off a packed earnings calendar. CAG holds its Q4 2026 call this morning. ISRG reports Q2 after the bell tomorrow, Wednesday July 16. The biggest name of the week is NFLX. The streaming giant posts Q2…
Healthcare and gold miners dominated analyst activity on Tuesday, with fresh upgrades and target price moves across several major names. HCA Healthcare received the most notable upgrade. Analysts raised their consensus…
Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, filed to disclose he sold over $110 million worth of PBF Energy shares. The sales ran from June 25 through July 9. Slim, listed as a 10% shareholder, offloaded more than 2.3…
SPCX, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., saw the sharpest short interest jump of the week. SI % of free float leapt from 3.7% to 26.1% in just seven days — a 22-percentage-point surge. The stock carries a $1…
Oil is driving the session. Brent crude hit $87 a barrel as US-Iran hostilities escalated. US strikes on Iranian tanker assets in the Strait of Hormuz sent investors into risk-off mode. Stocks and bonds both fell in…
Options markets are sending sharp signals on July 14. The most extreme reading belongs to ACEL. Accel Entertainment's put/call ratio collapsed to just 0.0114. That is the lowest level in 52 weeks. It sits 4.2 standard…
Today is packed. AEHR reports Q4 2026 results this afternoon. CAG hosts its pre-recorded Q4 call later today. PGR releases June monthly results tonight. Thursday brings the week's biggest names. NFLX drops Q2 2026…
Wall Street analysts turned bullish on financials and healthcare Monday, lifting target prices across the board. HCA Healthcare was the standout upgrade. Analysts bumped it from Hold to Buy, pushing the average target…
