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Short sellers sharpened their bets across several notable names this week. The biggest mover was GRND: Grindr's short interest jumped to 21.7% of free float, up 8 percentage points in seven days. That is one of the…
Today brings AMZN and INTC Q3 results after the US close. GILD and ILMN also report today. AAPL follows on Monday with its Q4 print. Options markets are already pricing in the moves. Bearish flow is heaviest in semis…
A packed earnings calendar is driving unusual options positioning across US markets. The most active expiries cluster around the October 30 and November 6 dates, with traders betting on near-term moves ahead of results…
Today brings a double shot from the S&P 500. AMZN and INTC both report Q3 results after the close. GILD and ILMN also release today. BMY and EMCOR hold calls this morning. In Europe, Renault posts its sales statement…
SO dominates the week's alternative data. The ORTEX nuclear output dataset recorded reactor output at 10.0 standard deviations below Southern Company's own history as of 27 October 2026. That is the sharpest deviation…
Barclays made one of the sharpest moves in today's batch. Anthony Valentini cut his target on BA from $300 to $250. He held his Buy rating despite the 17% target reduction. The stock remains in the buy camp for most…
The most notable open-market purchase in the latest filing data came from UBER. Andrew Gordon MacDonald, President and COO, filed on 8 September showing he bought $4.1 million worth of Uber shares on 4 September. A…
Short sellers added pressure to several mid-cap names in the five days to 27 October, with CBRS and GRND seeing the sharpest moves among stocks worth over $500 million. Cerebras Systems, the AI chip maker, saw short…
China dominates ETF inflows this week. $23.9B poured into China-focused funds in the past five trading days. That is nearly twice the next-largest geographic flow. The buying pressure reading of 82.8 out of 100 signals…
Earnings season is reshaping options flow across multiple names today. The biggest signals point to CVNA, GOOGL, and WOLF. Carvana reported Q3 results after the close. The stock jumped, and options markets had loaded…
GOOGL dominated Wednesday's session. Alphabet reported Gemini customer counts quadrupled year-on-year. AI investments are driving search query growth, including commercial queries. The company's CEO outlined 30 new…
GOOGL dominated options desks on Wednesday. Alphabet's CEO outlined 30 new YouTube products and flagged rising demand for complex agentic AI queries. Short-dated contracts expiring October 30 saw heavy interest. The…
Europe's car giants face a tough earnings week. Mercedes-Benz Group opens the session today. Dutch car registrations, a leading indicator for its revenue, are running 6% below the same quarter last year. That signal…
Barclays dominated the analyst tape on Wednesday, issuing target price revisions across five names in a single session. BA took the sharpest hit. Anthony Valentini at Barclays cut his target from $300 to $250, a $50…
Insiders at some of the US market's biggest recent winners are cashing out. AppLovin shows the most negative insider open-interest momentum among large-cap US stocks over the past month. Executives have been selling as…
Short sellers moved fast this week. Data as of 27 October shows several stocks absorbing sharp increases in bearish positioning over just seven days. GRND (Grindr) saw short interest jump 8 percentage points. It now…
The biggest session of the reporting season lands today. Microsoft and Alphabet both report after the close, with Chipotle Mexican Grill joining them. Alphabet shares rose ahead of the print. This morning, GE Vernova…
Geopolitical fear is driving defensive options positioning. The SPY chain shows a dense cluster of near-term expiries, with contracts running daily through 6 November. A Wall Street Journal report warning of a possible…
Today brings one of the heaviest earnings days of the season. Microsoft, Alphabet, and Chipotle Mexican Grill all report after the close. GE Vernova and Vertiv Holdings posted numbers this morning. ADP, Garmin, Boston…
The sharpest reading in this week's alternative data comes from the nuclear output monitor tracking VST. Reactor output at Vistra Corp fell 10.0 standard deviations below its own history on 27 October, an extreme…
