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Short sellers made their biggest moves in nearly a year this week. ORTEX data through June 11 shows several names with sharp spikes in short interest. Cerebras Systems saw the most dramatic shift. Its SI % of free…
US equity futures are pointing higher Friday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained ground on hopes that a potential US-Iran deal could ease energy prices. Oil sank to a three-month low on reports Washington is close to…
LEN kicks off the action today. Lennar Corporation held its Q2 2026 earnings call this morning, giving investors a fresh read on the US housing market. The homebuilder's results come at a critical time. Mortgage rates…
ADBE suffered one of the day's harshest analyst calls. Evercore ISI's Kirk Materne downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold. His price target dropped from $325 to $225 — a 31% cut. Baird followed suit, trimming its own…
Insiders filed a flurry of trades this week. The biggest story on the sell side is NVDA. Board director Mark Stevens disclosed $221M in sales across three separate transactions, all executed around June 2–4 at prices…
Short sellers are moving fast this week. Cerebras Systems saw the biggest single-week jump — SI % FF leapt from 6.25% to 25.6% in just seven days. That's a 19-point spike. Bears are clearly skeptical of the AI chip…
Markets open Friday with a mixed tone. ADBE is the clearest weak spot. Analysts cut the average target to $302.84 from $329.33 — an 8% drop. That downgrade compounds a post-earnings slide after the company's CFO…
LEN kicks off today. Lennar's Q2 2026 earnings call runs at 11am ET. The homebuilder reports amid rising mortgage rate pressure and slowing new home demand. KMX follows on Tuesday. CarMax hosts its Q1 2027 call at 8am…
Adobe took the sharpest blow in today's analyst activity. The software giant was downgraded, with the consensus target price dropping sharply to $302.84 from $329.33. That is an implied cut of roughly 8%. Adobe's short…
Short sellers made aggressive moves this week. CBRS saw the sharpest jump — SI % of Free Float leapt from 6.25% to 25.48% in just seven days, a rise of over 19 percentage points. The AI chip company had been a market…
Silver Lake Group filed this week that it sold over $530 million worth of DELL shares between June 2 and June 8. The private equity giant holds a major board seat at the PC and server maker. This is one of the largest…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. CBRS (Cerebras Systems) saw the biggest jump — its short interest as a percentage of free float leapt from 6.25% to 25.48% in just seven days. That's a 19-point spike on the AI…
Markets are navigating a busy week. Tech sold off on Wednesday as chip names led losses. The SpaceX IPO is pulling attention across the tape. Options activity is intense, with NVDA seeing clustered daily expiries…
Today kicks off a busy week for corporate results. LEN — Lennar Corporation — holds its Q2 2026 earnings call this morning. The homebuilder carries short interest of 8.8% of free float. Housing affordability remains in…
UBS made the boldest move of the day. The bank upgraded FSLR to Buy and lifted its target price to $330 from $290. First Solar carries a $26.8 billion market cap. Short interest sits at 8.5% of free float — a…
Silver Lake Group, a board member and 10% owner of DELL, filed $617 million worth of sales between June 2 and June 4. The firm sold shares in multiple tranches across three trading days. It is one of the largest…
Short sellers are making bold moves this week. Cerebras Systems tops the movers list. Its SI % FF jumped from 6.3% to 25.5% in just seven days — a near four-fold spike. Birkenstock is drawing heavy attention too. Bears…
US tech stocks fell Wednesday as volatility picked up ahead of the SpaceX IPO. The listing is reshaping market dynamics. European sustainability disclosure rules may limit access for funds managing €6.8tn. That's a…
Today (June 12) is already live with action. LEN kicked off its Q2 2026 earnings call this morning. Analysts are watching for signals on the US housing market amid still-elevated mortgage rates. Sunday/Monday brings…
UBS led a wave of analyst upgrades on Friday, with three notable target price raises spanning energy, consumer staples, and retail. First Solar got the biggest lift. UBS analyst Jon Windham raised his target to $330…
