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ON Semiconductor grabbed the most analyst attention today. Two firms raised their price targets in quick succession. Evercore ISI lifted its target to $137 from $121. Needham followed, moving from $110 to $130. Both…
Insider filings this week show a wave of selling at major US names — with one notable exception. ASTS founder and CEO Abel Avellan filed on June 23, disclosing he sold 2.5 million shares on June 22 for $146.7 million…
Wolfspeed is the most shorted mid-cap in the US right now. Short interest hit 117% of free float — and availability has fallen to zero. Borrowing costs stand at 9.2% APR. Bears have added a further 16.5 percentage…
The last trading day of June brings major earnings into focus. NKE reports Q4 2026 results after the bell today. Options activity on the June 26 expiry chain is intense. Traders are betting on a big move. STZ also…
NKE dominates options desks today as the sneaker giant reports Q4 earnings after the close. Options expiring June 26 are the most active chain. Short interest sits at 4.1% of free float — modest but up from 3.8% two…
Three major US consumer brands headline a busy earnings week. NKE, STZ, and GIS all report Monday, June 30. Nike is the marquee name. The sportswear giant releases Q4 2026 results after the bell. Short interest sits at…
Barclays upgraded both United Airlines and Southwest Airlines to Buy on Friday. The bank lifted its United target sharply to $175 from $150. Southwest got a new target of $65, up from $56. Analyst Brandon Oglenski…
Fresh filings this week reveal a wave of insider selling across US markets. The biggest headline: ASTS founder and CEO Abel Avellan filed on June 23, disclosing a $146.7 million sale. He dumped 2.5 million shares at…
WOLF tops the short interest charts this week. SI hit a staggering 117% of free float — up 16.5 percentage points in seven days. Availability is zero. That means there are no shares left to borrow, and the cost to…
Short sellers have been active into the final days of Q2. WBI (WaterBridge Infrastructure) saw its short interest explode from 32% to nearly 73% of free float in just seven days. WOLF (Wolfspeed) remains the most…
Options markets are flashing defensive signals on several high-profile names this Friday, with earnings catalysts and negative headlines driving unusual put positioning. SNOW stands out the most. The cloud data firm…
Today marks the start of a busy earnings week. APOG kicked things off this morning with its Q1 2027 call. Canadian media firm CJR.B also reported today. Tomorrow, Monday June 29, supply chain software firm TCS reports…
Barclays analyst Brandon Oglenski upgraded both UAL and LUV to Buy on Friday. The calls came with aggressive new price targets. United Airlines got a $175 target. That is up sharply from $150 before. Southwest received…
A wave of high-value insider selling hit several major US names this month, with filings revealing over $1.6 billion in combined exits across NVDA, WMT, AMAT, and ASTS. NVIDIA director sells $410M. Mark Stevens, an…
Short sellers have been busy ahead of quarter-end. The most dramatic move belongs to WBI (WaterBridge Infrastructure). Its SI % of Free Float exploded from 32% to nearly 73% in just seven days — a 40-point jump. WOLF…
Today marks a quarterly options expiry. That alone makes it a volatile session. Three other themes are colliding with it. WOLF short interest hit 117% of free float. That is an extraordinary level. Bears added 16.5…
Today is a quarterly options expiry day. Massive notional value expires across major US names. Traders are bracing for elevated volatility as positions roll or unwind. NVDA carries the largest active expiry chain —…
The final stretch of June brings a cluster of closely watched earnings. NIKE, Constellation Brands, and General Mills all report on Monday, June 30. NIKE's Q4 results will be the headline act. The sportswear giant…
Custody bank stocks got a wave of target price upgrades today. State Street, Northern Trust, and Bank of New York Mellon all saw consensus targets move higher. BNY's average target rose to $147.31 from $145.23.…
Insiders filed big sell orders this week. The data points to one clear theme: executives are taking money off the table. NVDA director Mark Stevens filed this week, disclosing he sold $186M worth of shares on June 18.…
