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Analysts made a clear call on defense stocks Tuesday. Lockheed Martin earned an upgrade, with the consensus average target rising to $617. The $117bn defense giant carries just 1.6% short interest. Peers Northrop…
Insider selling dominated filings this week. Two standout stories emerge from the latest data. NVDA director Mark Stevens filed $186M in sales on June 23. The Independent Director sold nearly 885,000 shares at around…
Short sellers intensified bets on several US names this week. Wolfspeed leads all movers. Its SI % FF hit 114.8% as of June 30 — up 14.7 percentage points in just seven days. Availability is zero. Shares to borrow are…
July 1 marks the first day of Q3 — and bears are starting aggressively. Wolfspeed leads the pain trade. Short interest hit 114.8% of free float, up nearly 15 points in seven days. Shares to borrow have dried up…
The options and short-selling market is sending sharp signals as July begins. Bears are piling into several names with intensity not seen in months. Wolfspeed tops the list. Short interest hit 114.8% of free float, up…
Today marks the first trading day of Q3 2026. A handful of smaller companies kick off the earnings season. Today (July 1) brings results from four companies. BSET — Bassett Furniture Industries — reports Q2 2026…
Citigroup slashed its target on CEG to $297 from $348 — a 15% cut — while keeping a Hold rating on the nuclear energy giant. The move signals growing caution on power stocks after a strong run. CEG carries a market cap…
A hedge fund unloaded nearly $196 million in PRM shares in just five trading days. Windacre Partnership LLC, a 10% owner and board member of Perimeter Solutions, filed Monday showing it sold 5.7 million shares between…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. WOLF (Wolfspeed) saw the biggest jump — SI % of Free Float hit 114.8%, up 14.7 points in seven days. Availability has dropped to zero. That means borrowing shares is nearly…
US stocks just closed their best quarter in six years. July opens with fresh momentum across tech, AI, and insurance names. Meta Platforms is building a cloud business to sell excess AI compute. That is a meaningful…
Options markets lit up this week around chip and cloud names. Macro headlines drove the action. Chip stocks whipsawed on Iran war fallout and AI spend fears. NVDA carries the most active options expiry calendar. It…
General Mills fires the starting gun on the Q3 earnings season today. The food giant reports Q4 2026 results this morning. Analysts will watch margins closely amid stubborn input cost pressures. FactSet Research…
Salesforce picked up an upgrade from analysts today. Consensus moved from Hold to Buy territory. The average target price sits at $246.44. The software giant carries a $129bn market cap. Short interest is modest at…
Insider filings from the past week reveal sharp moves at several companies. The patterns cut both ways — bold buying in Sweden contrasts with heavy selling in the US and Hong Kong. Stefan Persson, close relative of the…
META lost its bid to dismiss a multi-state lawsuit today. A judge ruled the case — over Facebook and Instagram addiction claims — will go to trial. The news lands as Meta trades near all-time highs. Legal risk is now…
Chip stocks and consumer names are drawing the most attention in options markets as July opens, with diverging signals worth watching. NVDA leads the semiconductor complex with 24 active expiry dates. Options chain out…
Three major US companies report earnings today, July 1, kicking off a packed week. STZ — Constellation Brands — holds its Q1 FY2027 call at 8am ET. The $24bn drinks giant has seen its stock under pressure. Short…
Wall Street is losing patience with NKE. The consensus target price dropped to $53.44, down from $55.22. That's a meaningful cut for a brand that once commanded premium valuations. With 12 sell ratings now on the…
Fresh filings show a clear divide: insiders at hot tech firms are selling, while founders at beaten-down names are stepping up. Stefan Persson, close family to H&M's founding dynasty, filed Monday that he bought 6.5…
Short sellers dramatically increased bets against WOLF and HTZ over the past week. Both names saw SI % of Free Float spike sharply. Wolfspeed now carries a staggering 132% SI % FF — up nearly 28 points in seven days.…
