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Bill Gates filed disclosures on 3 September showing he bought roughly $927 million worth of RSG shares between 10 August and 2 September. The purchases, spread across multiple tranches at prices around $221 to $224,…
Short sellers are repositioning sharply heading into the weekend. ORTEX data as of 5 November shows some notable moves across sectors. Wolfspeed remains one of the most pressured names in the market. Short interest…
The US labour market posted a record October. Nonfarm payrolls reached 159,293 thousand, the highest October figure since 1997. Average hourly earnings hit $38.00, also the best October on record since 2006. The…
Bearish options bets flooded semiconductor desks this week. The Nasdaq 100 fell 6.4% in a single session, and options traders responded with heavy put positioning across the AI trade. NVDA sits at the top of negative…
Berkshire Hathaway kicked off the week today, releasing Q3 results this Saturday morning. The conglomerate's $418B market cap makes it the heavyweight of the period. Monday brings Mazda Motor to the starting grid.…
The US jobs market logged its strongest October in nearly three decades. Nonfarm payrolls reached 159,293 thousand in October 2026, the largest October reading since records began in 1997, according to the US jobs and…
Hospitality names dominated analyst activity this week, with two of the biggest target price lifts going to travel-related stocks. JP Morgan's Doug Anmuth raised his price target on ABNB from $170 to $202, a 19% jump,…
The most striking filing disclosed in recent weeks comes from EVO. Kenneth Bryan Dart, the reclusive billionaire and main shareholder in Swedish live-casino operator Evolution AB, filed two open-market purchases…
Short sellers are adding pressure in several corners of the market this Saturday. BRVE (Braveheart Bio) stands out as the week's sharpest US mover. Its SI % of FF jumped to 43.5%, up 6.7 percentage points in seven…
US record jobs data and a persistent China reallocation are driving the biggest weekly ETF inflows in months. The picture this Saturday is unambiguously risk-on, with equities pulling in multiples of what fixed income…
October's US payroll print was the strongest for that month since 1997. Nonfarm payrolls reached 159,293 thousand, edging past last October's record of 158,408 thousand, according to ORTEX alt data. Average hourly…
A busy earnings calendar is shaping options positioning heading into Monday. The clearest signal sits in CoreWeave, which carries 26.3% short interest of free float and an ORTEX short score of 68. The stock is down 39%…
Monday sees the first significant print of the week. Mazda Motor Corporation releases results on 9 November. ORTEX alt data, which leads Mazda's revenue by 30 days, shows German car registrations running 32% above the…
The busiest analyst session of the week delivered a flurry of target price moves. Marriott International drew the sharpest revision. Citigroup's Nick Joseph lifted the target by $85 to $450, a 23% increase, while…
An NVIDIA board member has been one of the most active sellers in recent filings. Mark Stevens, an independent director at the $4.4 trillion chipmaker, filed disclosures showing he sold roughly 1.85 million shares…
Short sellers have been busy this week. ORTEX data to 5 November shows fresh positioning across several well-known names, with MGM Resorts drawing the most attention among larger-caps. MGM's SI % of Free Float climbed…
Short sellers added pressure to MGM Resorts International this week. The casino operator's short interest rose to 14.3% of free float, up from 12.1% seven days ago. That 2.3 percentage point jump is the biggest move…
The US labour market set a new October record. Nonfarm payrolls reached 159,293 thousand last month, the strongest October reading since 1997. Average hourly earnings hit $38.00, also an October record since 2006.…
Semiconductors dominated bearish options flow this week. NVDA, MU, AMD and SANDISK all ranked at the top of negative options bets over the past seven days. NVDA stands out: its RSI sits at just 25, deep in oversold…
Monday brings the first confirmed print of the week. Mazda Motor Corporation releases results on 9 November. ORTEX alternative data shows German car registrations running 32% above the same quarter last year, a dataset…
