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Today brings results from AIOT (PowerFleet) and CMTL (Comtech Telecommunications). Both report Q3/Q4 2026 figures this morning. PGR is the week's headline act. The Progressive Corporation releases its May 2026 results…
Analysts lifted price targets on two major storage names simultaneously. Western Digital saw its consensus target rise to $554 from $547. Seagate Technology got a larger bump — consensus target moved to $898 from $886.…
The biggest US insider story this week: SMMT CEO Robert Duggan filed on June 12 that he bought $50 million worth of Summit Therapeutics shares at $13.12. That is a massive bet from a chairman-CEO on his own…
Short sellers made a dramatic move into CBRS last week. Cerebras Systems saw its short interest jump from 6.25% to 30.26% of free float — a 24-point surge in just seven days. That's the biggest single-week increase…
TSLA is under pressure this morning. Reuters reported the company gave European regulators misleading Full Self-Driving safety data. The story breaks on a key options day — June expiry sees Tesla with 25 active expiry…
Today is June options expiry day — a triple-witching event affecting major names across tech and healthcare. NVDA carries the deepest options chain of any stock today. It has 29 active expiry dates stretching out to…
Analyst desks delivered a mixed bag of calls on Monday. The standout upgrade went to PAYX. Analysts lifted the payroll processing giant from Hold to Buy. The average target price jumped to $105, up from $102. Paychex…
Short sellers moved hard into CBRS this week. Cerebras Systems' short interest as a % of free float jumped to 25.6% — up a massive 19.4 percentage points in just seven days. The AI chip maker has faced skepticism since…
Risk appetite got a lift overnight. Stocks and bonds rallied on reports that the US is close to an Iran nuclear deal. Oil dropped to a three-month low on the news. That eases one of the biggest macro headwinds of…
Earnings-week options activity is flashing bearish signals across software. Two names stand out this week. WDAY heads into its Tuesday print with short interest at 14.3% of free float. Bears have been active. ORTEX…
Two names report today, June 15. PowerFleet holds its Q4 2026 earnings call at 8:30am ET. Comtech Telecommunications also reports at the same time. Quantum Corporation releases Q4 results after the close. Tomorrow…
Analyst desks were busy on Monday with a mix of upgrades, target cuts, and removed recommendations across several major names. PAYX was the standout bullish call. Consensus upgraded the payroll processor, lifting the…
Four insiders at DELL filed nearly $699 million in combined sales this week. The trades occurred between June 2 and June 9. That makes Dell the single largest cluster of insider selling among US-listed stocks right…
Short sellers made a big move into CBRS last week. Cerebras Systems saw its short interest jump from 6.3% to 25.6% of free float — a 19-point spike in just seven days. That's the largest weekly increase across…
The dominant macro story is Trump's Iran nuclear deal, completed overnight. Trump posted on Truth Social that the Strait of Hormuz is now open and the US naval blockade is lifted. Oil supply experts warn it could take…
Three high-profile names report this week. The calendar kicks off today with calls from AIOT (PowerFleet) and CMTL (Comtech Telecommunications). Tuesday brings La-Z-Boy and Progressive. LZB posts Q4 2026 results after…
Analysts are moving in opposite directions across key sectors this week. The divergence is sharpest in healthcare and consumer stocks. DexCom grabbed the most bullish attention. The consensus target price rose to…
Silver Lake Group filed this week to disclose a massive exit from DELL. The private equity firm sold over $604 million worth of Dell shares across 524 transactions between June 2 and June 9. Silver Lake holds a board…
Short sellers made their biggest move of the week against CBRS. Cerebras Systems saw its SI % of free float rocket to 25.6% — up from 6.2% just seven days ago. That's a 19-point jump in a week, the sharpest rise in the…
Short sellers are circling the AI chip space. CBRS saw short interest jump 19 points in a week to 25.6% of free float. Options markets are reinforcing that bearish view. NVDA carries massive put positioning in the June…
