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HOOD tops the insider buying charts this week. Filings show Ribbit Capital and Director Meyer Malka bought a combined 500,000 shares on June 5. The transaction was reported on June 9, totalling over $20M in a single…
Short sellers have been busy this week. Cerebras Systems saw the biggest single-week jump among mid-cap US stocks. Short interest leapt from 6.3% to 25.5% of free float in just seven days. Birkenstock is another…
US tech stocks fell today as volatility spiked ahead of the SpaceX IPO. Chip names led losses. NVDA options chains show intense near-term hedging activity, with daily expiries clustering across June 15–18 — a rare…
Markets are flashing caution signals in the options market. US tech stocks fell Wednesday. Chip names led losses. Volatility is picking up ahead of the SpaceX IPO. ADBE drew heavy options attention after a sharp…
UBS made bold moves across energy and consumer names this week. First Solar grabbed the biggest upgrade. Jon Windham at UBS lifted the solar panel maker to Buy and raised his target to $330 from $290. The stock carries…
Board members and executives filed a wave of significant trades this week. The activity spans bold buys at HOOD and heavy selling at DELL and CRWD. Robinhood Gets Insider Backing Ribbit Capital, a board-represented…
Short sellers are quietly retreating from some familiar names this week, while extreme short positions persist in others. GME saw its short interest drop nearly 2 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at 11.4%…
The AI trade is pulling in opposite directions today. Arm Holdings leads options activity after a fresh Wall Street upgrade on agentic AI catalysts. Short interest sits at 13.3% of free float, yet availability is wide…
The options market is flashing loud signals this week. Several converging themes are driving unusual activity across tech and macro hedges. Arm Holdings sits at the center of the action. Wall Street upgraded the stock…
Adobe and Lennar lead today's reporting slate. Both drop Q2 results after the market closes this afternoon. Adobe carries a $94 billion market cap into the print. Short interest sits at 4.8% of free float — modest, but…
Wall Street delivered a mixed batch of calls on Wednesday. Two healthcare REITs took hits while power and storage names attracted fresh optimism. Alexandria Real Estate Equities was downgraded by analysts, pulling…
NVIDIA insiders offloaded over $220M worth of shares this week. Independent Director Mark Stevens filed sales of 1 million shares across three transactions between June 2–4, collecting around $220M at prices near $220.…
Short sellers made big moves this week. CBRS (Cerebras Systems) saw the biggest jump — SI % of FF rocketed to 25.5%, up from just 6.3% a week ago. That's a 19 percentage point surge in days. Bears are clearly skeptical…
US inflation hit 4.2% in May — a three-year high. The spike reflects energy shocks linked to the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions. Despite that backdrop, futures are holding gains today. Weekly jobless…
US markets face a volatile mix. Inflation hit 4.2% in May — a three-year high. Iran-linked energy shocks are rippling across assets. Tech stocks sold off Wednesday. Options markets are flashing stress signals. SPY and…
Adobe kicks off earnings season today, reporting Q2 2026 results after the close. The $96 billion design software giant faces scrutiny over AI monetisation. Short interest sits at 4.8% of free float — modest, but bears…
Analysts are lifting targets across tech and financial names this week. Bank of America's Vivek Arya raised his price target on AMD to $560, up from $500. The chipmaker's market cap sits near $775 billion. Arya kept…
Silver Lake's massive DELL exit dominates this week's insider activity. The investment firm filed this week disclosing it sold over $120 million worth of Dell Technologies shares across multiple transactions between…
US inflation jumped to 4.2% in May. That's a three-year high, driven by an energy shock from the Iran conflict. Oil tankers are now rerouting through the Strait of Hormuz. The Fed faces a harder path ahead — rate cuts…
Two high-profile names drop results today, June 11. ADBE reports Q2 2026 figures after the close. The creative software giant faces scrutiny over AI competition and subscription growth. Results land at 4 PM ET. Also…
