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Short sellers made a bold move into HTZ this week. SI % FF jumped from 48% to 59% in just seven days. Zero shares are currently available to borrow. That's a recipe for fireworks. WOLF sits at the top of the…
US markets are closed today for Independence Day. That hasn't stopped the data from telling a sharp story ahead of next week's earnings sprint. HTZ is the most extreme short trade in the market right now. Short…
GME heads into Tuesday's earnings print with calls firmly back in charge. Options flow has shifted bullish. Short interest sits at 13.8% of free float — elevated but not extreme. The real bearish story is HTZ. Hertz…
US markets are closed today for Independence Day. The action starts Tuesday with a packed earnings schedule running through Thursday. Tuesday kicks off with industrials. EPAC — Enerpac Tool Group — reports Q3 results…
Analysts were busy into the July 4th holiday weekend. Target price moves hit several major names across tech, consumer staples, and beverages. CRWD got the most bullish treatment. CrowdStrike's consensus target price…
Analysts lifted price targets on CrowdStrike and Tesla this week. Both moves pushed consensus averages slightly higher. CRWD saw its average target price rise to $179.69 from $179.24. The cybersecurity giant carries a…
Summit Therapeutics CEO Robert Duggan filed a $50M stock purchase in mid-June, snapping up 3.81 million shares of SMMT at $13.12 each. Two other insiders bought alongside him. Combined purchases at the biotech firm…
Short sellers are piling into HTZ at a pace not seen in months. Short interest jumped nearly 11 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at 59.2% of free float. Availability has hit zero — there are no shares left…
US markets are closed Friday for the Fourth of July. But behind the holiday calm, several stories are building. Short sellers are pushing hard on HTZ. Short interest hit 59.2% of free float this week. That's up nearly…
The Fourth of July holiday gives way to a busy earnings slate. Several high-profile names report before markets fully reopen. Monday brings EPAC — Enerpac Tool Group posts Q3 results after the close. It's a quiet start…
Wall Street is cutting targets and downgrading consumer staples this week. Two notable downgrades stand out as the Fourth of July holiday approaches. IFF — International Flavors & Fragrances — was downgraded by…
Short sellers intensified bets against two very different names this week. HTZ led the charge in SI increases. Hertz short interest hit 59.2% of free float as of July 2. That's up from 48.3% just seven days ago — a…
Applied Materials is the clearest bear target heading into the holiday weekend. The chip equipment giant fell 7% recently. Short interest has climbed to 2.82% of free float, up from 2.29% four weeks ago. Options flow…
Applied Materials is sending the loudest options signal heading into the July 4th holiday. The chip equipment giant dropped 7% recently. Options traders responded with a defensive tilt. Short interest climbed to 2.82%…
PepsiCo kicks off a light but meaningful earnings week on Tuesday. The beverage giant reports Q2 2026 results after the bell. Short sellers hold just 2.2% of its free float. Analysts will watch for tariff impact on…
Analysts dealt a pair of blows to consumer staples on Thursday. Colgate-Palmolive was downgraded, with the consensus target sitting at $95.85. International Flavors & Fragrances also took a downgrade, leaving the stock…
A flurry of fresh insider filings hit the tape this week, with hundreds of millions in disclosed sales across sectors. Alibaba President J. Michael Evans filed on July 1 showing he sold nearly 693,000 shares on June 29…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Hertz leads all large-cap gainers in short interest. Its SI % of FF hit 59.2% — up nearly 11 percentage points in seven days. Borrowing shares costs 4.2% APR. Availability has…
Q2 earnings season opens this week with two closely watched names. PEP reports Wednesday and DAL follows Thursday. Both face tough conditions — consumer spending is soft and cost pressures remain. Options traders are…
Borrow costs and short positioning are flashing unusual signals as earnings season kicks off this week. Several names stand out for sharp moves in market structure. AVAV leads the pack. AeroVironment's cost to borrow…
