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Markets head into the July 4th holiday with bearish positioning tightening on distressed names. Executives at semiconductor and energy firms rushed to lock in gains. Short sellers made their biggest moves in names with…
Short sellers are piling in. Two names stand out heading into the US holiday week. WOLF — Wolfspeed — now has short interest at 114.9% of its free float. That figure rose 25.8 percentage points in just 14 days.…
The first full week of July brings a light but notable earnings calendar. Two consumer names dominate the US schedule. Both report Wednesday, July 8. PEP kicks off Q2 2026 earnings season in earnest. The beverage and…
Analysts trimmed price targets on several major US oil producers Thursday, signalling growing caution on the energy sector. OXY, Diamondback Energy, EOG Resources, Devon Energy, and ConocoPhillips all saw target price…
Filings this week show heavy insider selling across US markets. Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson led the pack. He filed sales totalling $55.6M on July 1. The trades occurred June 29–30 at prices around $700–$735…
Short sellers intensified bets on a cluster of high-profile names this week. Data as of July 1 shows some of the sharpest seven-day moves in months. HTZ topped the movers list. Short interest jumped 11 percentage…
Stocks closed lower Wednesday as a chip-stock rebound ran out of steam. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both finished in the red. Markets now head into the July 4th holiday with a cautious mood. META grabbed headlines after its…
Markets head into the July 4th break with a cautious tone. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed lower Wednesday as chip stocks failed to hold a rebound. Options markets are reflecting that hesitation. NVDA sits at a $4.79…
Corporate earnings pick up pace from Tuesday. PEP kicks off the week's biggest reports. PepsiCo releases Q2 2026 results on Wednesday, July 8. Analysts will watch closely for pricing trends and consumer demand…
Analyst sentiment diverged sharply on July 2. Freedom Broker cut its target on GIS — General Mills — to $42 from $70. That is a 40% slash. Short interest in the stock sits at 10% of free float. The consensus target has…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Hertz saw the biggest jump among mid-cap names. Its short interest as a % of free float hit 48.4% — up 11 points in just seven days. Availability of shares to borrow is…
Short sellers showed no sign of easing off heading into the July 4 holiday. Wolfspeed remains the most extreme name in the market. Short interest hit 114.9% of free float. Share availability is effectively zero. Cost…
Short sellers piled into several high-profile names this week. The moves align with broader bearish market signals after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell Wednesday on chip-stock weakness. CRWV saw its short interest jump…
The first full week of July brings a light but notable earnings calendar. Markets are still digesting the second quarter. Today and Tomorrow BBVACOL (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia) reports Q1 2026 results…
Southwest Airlines drew conflicting calls Wednesday. Goldman Sachs raised its target to $35 from $30. BMO Capital went further, lifting its target to $58.50 from $45. Both analysts kept divergent views. LUV sits at a…
Short sellers turned aggressive on rental car and chip stocks this week. HTZ saw its short interest jump 11 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at 48.4% of free float. Availability has dropped to zero — shares…
US futures climbed Thursday despite a softer-than-expected June jobs report. Initial jobless claims came in at 215K, beating the 219K estimate. That gave markets enough comfort to stay bid heading into the long July…
The earnings calendar is light this holiday-shortened week. Two names stand out: PEP and LEVI. Today — July 2: Two small-cap calls kick things off. BSET (Bassett Furniture) and CULP hold earnings calls this morning.…
Analysts are diverging sharply across sectors this week, with tech seeing upgrades while consumer names face cuts. Datadog led the tech winners. The consensus target price rose to $243.64, up from $242.12. The cloud…
Short sellers piled into two names this week. Wolfspeed saw its SI % of FF jump 11.3 points to a staggering 114.9% — bears are betting hard on the troubled chipmaker. Hertz followed close behind, with SI % FF leaping…
