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Short sellers moved fast this week. The biggest jump came from SHAZ — SharonAI Holdings — where SI % of FF leapt from 12% to 33% in just seven days. That's a 21-point swing. Availability sits at just 4.9%, a sign…
Citi analyst Atif Malik fired a broadside across the chip sector today. Micron Technology received the most aggressive call — a target hike to $1,200 from $840, a 43% jump. Applied Materials and Lam Research also got…
Options markets are flashing notable signals today. Steel names and a squeezed short target dominate the unusual activity picture on June 17. Nucor issued Q2 guidance of $4.70–$4.80 per share. That beat expectations…
FedEx and Carnival Corporation headline Monday's action, with both reporting Q2 and Q4 results respectively on June 23. FedEx remains a closely watched bellwether for global trade and logistics demand. Carnival's…
Citigroup analyst Atif Malik delivered a wave of aggressive upgrades across semiconductor equipment names on Tuesday, moving targets sharply higher across the board. Micron Technology got the boldest call. Malik lifted…
Insider filings this week reveal a striking split in confidence across sectors. SMMT Chairman and CEO Robert Duggan filed on June 12 disclosing a $50M personal purchase of 3.81 million shares at $13.12. That is the…
Short sellers made sharp moves this week. SharonAI Holdings tops the list for biggest jump. Its SI % of Free Float leapt from 11.9% to 33.2% in just seven days — a 21-point spike. Shares to borrow are nearly gone.…
SNAP shares fell today after Wall Street pushed back on the price of its new smart glasses. Analysts flagged the product as too expensive to gain wide traction, denting sentiment across consumer hardware names…
Five major companies report this week. Markets will be watching closely. Today and Tomorrow Smith & Wesson Brands posts Q4 results after the close today. Kroger holds its earnings call tomorrow morning. The grocery…
Analysts lifted targets on several names this week. Three upgrades stand out for their size and breadth. DDOG got the boldest call. Citigroup's Fatima Boolani raised her target to $270 from $218 — a 24% jump. She kept…
Insider filings this week reveal heavy selling at several US companies, with DELL and Argan topping the list. Dell dumps $878M in stock. Five insiders at DELL filed sales totalling nearly $878 million. Silver Lake…
Short sellers are piling in hard. SHAZ (SharonAI Holdings) saw the biggest weekly move — SI % FF jumped from 12% to 33% in just seven days. That's a 21 percentage point swing. Availability sits near zero at just 5%.…
Markets are split today. Dow futures fell while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq edged higher. The key driver is the FOMC decision due later this session. Investors are holding back. Rate expectations remain in flux, and the…
Today is a key weekly expiry day, with TSLA and NVDA both carrying dense near-term options chains into the close. TSLA shows 24 active expiry dates stretching to September. NVDA's chain extends even further, with 27…
Today marks the start of a busy earnings stretch. JBL (Jabil Inc.) and KMX (CarMax) both report Q results this morning before the open. SWBI (Smith & Wesson Brands) follows after the close. Tomorrow brings more action.…
Bank of America dealt Leidos Holdings the sharpest blow in today's analyst activity. BofA's Mariana Perez slashed her price target from $200 to $125 — a $75 drop — while cutting the rating from Buy to Hold. The defense…
Summit Therapeutics CEO Robert Duggan filed a $50 million personal stock purchase on June 12. He bought 3.81 million shares at $13.12. The same week, Summit's CFO Manmeet Soni and President Maky Zanganeh also filed…
Short sellers got busy last week. SharonAI Holdings saw the biggest jump. Its SI % of FF rocketed from 11.9% to 33.2% in just seven days. That is a 21-point spike. Availability sits at just 4.9% of SI, signaling very…
Tuesday marks a packed reporting day. Jabil, CarMax, and La-Z-Boy all reported this morning. CarMax carries 11.5% SI % FF — elevated for a consumer name. The week's biggest print lands Monday June 23. FedEx reports Q4…
A busy earnings calendar is driving unusual options activity across several sectors this week. Traders are positioning ahead of key reports from FedEx, Carnival, and Kroger. FedEx reports Thursday. Options traders have…
