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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.…
Short sellers are entering H2 with conviction in a handful of distressed names. WOLF now carries short interest at 132% of its free float. That jumped 27.5 percentage points in a single week. Availability has hit zero…
Q3 earnings season kicks off this week. Options markets are already picking sides. Ambarella is the top trending name overnight. The chip designer carries just 7% SI % FF. Its options chain runs only to late August.…
Today marks the opening day of a busy earnings stretch. Several well-known companies report results on July 1, kicking off a week that includes consumer staples heavyweights and industrial names. STZ hosts its Q1…
Analysts turned bearish on chemicals Tuesday. Dow Inc. was downgraded, with the consensus target price cut from $41.88 to $40.06. The move reflects mounting pressure on commodity chemicals amid weak industrial…
Corporate insiders made headlines this past week with sharply contrasting moves across the market. The Walton family trust filed sales of WMT stock totalling over $532 million, disclosed June 18. The trades took place…
Short sellers had a busy week. The data through June 29 shows some sharp moves heading into the second half of 2026. WOLF leads all movers. Short interest in the beleaguered chipmaker jumped +27.5 percentage points in…
Q2 2026 earnings season kicks off today. STZ — Constellation Brands — leads the morning at 8am ET. Tariff pressure on Mexican imports will dominate the call. GIS — General Mills — follows at 9am with Q4 FY2026 numbers.…
Today marks the unofficial start of the Q2 2026 earnings season. Several confirmed results and calls land on July 1. Today's highlights: STZ — Constellation Brands — kicks off the morning with its Q1 FY2027 earnings…
Wall Street delivered a mixed bag of calls on Tuesday. Three stocks drew the most attention from the analyst community. FOXA picked up an upgrade as analysts turned more bullish on the media group. The stock carries a…
Insider filings this week reveal a clear pattern: selling at the top. Best Buy founder Richard Schulze filed disclosures on June 26, showing he sold $32.7M in BBY stock across two days. The trades came as shares sit…
It was an active close to Q2. NKE reported a Q4 earnings beat but the stock slid after-hours. Investors remain unconvinced the turnaround is on track. Options flow had already flagged the scepticism — bearish…
Today marks the start of a busy earnings stretch. NKE holds its Q4 2026 earnings call this evening at 5pm ET. The sportswear giant carries a $49.8 billion market cap. Short interest sits at 5% of free float — modest,…
Truist Financial (TFC) took a hit on Monday. The consensus rating was downgraded, with the average target price slipping to $55.41 from $55.88. It joins KKR as another high-profile downgrade in today's batch — KKR's…
The biggest insider story filed today: Stefan Persson, the founding family of HM B, disclosed purchases of 6.5 million shares worth roughly $111M across three days this week. The trades were filed June 30. Persson…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. HTZ saw the biggest surge among mid-caps. Hertz short interest jumped 18 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at 62.6% of free float. Borrowing costs remain low at…
Quarter-end has lit up the options market. Bears are doubling down while a handful of catalysts are driving unusual activity across biotech, consumer, and pharma. SRPT is one of the most active names today. Sarepta…
Three S&P 500 names report today, marking the end of Q2. NKE releases Q4 2026 results after the close. Tariff pressures and margin guidance will dominate the call. STZ posts Q1 FY2027 numbers with beer volumes under…
Today marks the end of a packed quarter. Three major US names report on Monday, June 30, with more following through the week. NKE drops its Q4 2026 numbers after the close today. The sportswear giant carries a $49.8bn…
Wells Fargo made two bold calls today. The bank lifted its target on AMD to $615 — a $110 jump — keeping a Buy rating. AMD's $880 billion market cap reflects its AI chip momentum. Short interest sits at just 2.9% of…
