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Market Commentary

Uber COO Buys $5M; Gates Backs Republic Services

Filings reported on 8 September show Uber President and COO Andrew Gordon MacDonald made two open-market purchases in early September, spending a combined $5.3M on 70,000 shares. The trades were filed at an average…

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Market Commentary

Marvell Downgraded as Tower Sector Targets Rise

Analysts downgraded MRVL on Tuesday, trimming the consensus target to $327.36 from $333.09. The chipmaker lost one Buy rating, leaving 39 Buys and 5 Holds against zero Sells. Marvell has been a favourite AI…

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Market Commentary

Bears Circle Lucid as DJT and Talen Draw Fresh Fire

Short sellers grew busier this week. Three names stand out for unusual activity. LCID hit a striking milestone. Utilization reached 100% and availability collapsed to just 0.13% of short interest. That is the fewest…

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ConfluenceZBRA

ZBRA options skew spikes as earnings hit

Zebra Technologies reports earnings today. The options market has shifted sharply in the final hours before the print. The put/call ratio reached 1.81 on November 2, against a 20-day mean of 1.44. That puts it 3.1…

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ConfluenceIDA

IDA shorts retreat as Barclays lifts target to $163

IDACORP sits well below the crowded end of the regulated utility pack. Short interest at 8.6% of free float compares with higher conviction shorts among mid-size peers; closest correlate LNT has moved 5.1% over the…

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ConfluenceVIK

VIK Shorts Hold Steady as Options Turn Bullish

Viking Holdings short sellers have maintained their elevated position through the first days of November. Shares short stand at 10.3 million, equal to 3.3% of free float, up 15.9% over the past week and 30.6% over the…

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ConfluenceMRSH

BMO upgrades Marsh & McLennan as shorts build quietly

Marsh & McLennan rose 5.5% last week, outpacing the median 2.9% gain for its closest insurance brokerage peers. BMO Capital's upgrade to Outperform, with a new $230 target, lands as short interest climbs to its highest…

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ConfluenceRDDT

Reddit Analysts Flee After 29% Earnings Crash

RDDT shed 29% in a single session after its Q3 earnings print. The stock is now down 38% over the past month and 34% in just one week, a collapse that makes every comparable peer look stationary: PINS fell 4.3% on the…

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Market Commentary

Money Flows East as Tech ETFs Bleed

China and Japan led global ETF inflows this week. Meanwhile, Information Technology suffered its largest sector outflow while active management pulled in money at pace. The overall tone is cautiously risk-on, but with…

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Market Commentary

COIN Puts, CVS Calls: Options Tell Two Stories

Coinbase Global is the sharpest options signal this session. The put/call ratio hit a near-52-week high today. That came hours after Morgan Stanley set a $120 price target, reshaping what the bear case looks like.…

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Market Commentary

Auto Earnings, MSCI Cuts and a Chip Sector Divide

Ferrari kicks off a heavy auto earnings week today. Austrian car registrations, a leading indicator for Ferrari's revenue, are tracking 75% below the same quarter last year. Options traders are active around the print,…

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ConfluenceKOF

Itau BBA Cuts KOF as Short Positions Build

Itau BBA downgraded KOF to Market Perform this morning, setting a $116 price target on Coca-Cola FEMSA just as short interest has climbed 40% over the past month. The stock trades at $117.05, already above that…

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