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Three technology and infrastructure stocks received upgrades in the latest round of analyst activity, pointing to renewed bullishness on AI-linked hardware plays. Vertiv Holdings was upgraded, with the consensus target…
Ribbit Capital, a board-level venture firm at HOOD, filed this week showing it bought $20.2M in Robinhood shares on June 5. Director Meyer Malka filed an identical $20.2M purchase on the same day. That follows an…
CBRS saw the biggest short interest jump of the week. SI % of free float leapt from 6.25% to 27.7% — a 21 percentage point swing in just seven days. The AI chip startup carries a cost to borrow of 1.15% with only 20%…
Analysts are firmly backing AI infrastructure today. Dell Technologies and Vertiv Holdings both received upgrades, with consensus targets of $483.83 and $378.31 respectively. Oracle drew two separate target price…
Options traders are sending mixed signals across US markets this week. Bullish bets dominate AI infrastructure names. Bearish flows are pressing down on beaten-up consumer plays. NVDA has near-daily expiries running…
Today is one of the heaviest reporting days of the quarter. ADBE releases Q2 2026 results after the close. The software giant carries a $96 billion market cap. Short interest sits at 4.8% of free float — modest,…
Analysts are doubling down on AI infrastructure names. Vertiv Holdings and Dell Technologies both received upgrades today, reflecting growing confidence in data centre demand. DELL was upgraded to a buy-equivalent…
Insider selling picked up sharply in recent filings. Four major US names saw large exits. NVDA director Mark Stevens filed $221M in sales. The trades hit on June 2 and June 4 at around $220 per share. That is one of…
Short sellers made sharp moves this week. CBRS (Cerebras Systems) saw the biggest jump. SI % FF leapt from 6.3% to 27.7% — a gain of over 21 percentage points in seven days. Bears are piling in fast on the AI chip…
Adobe headlines today's reporting calendar with Q2 2026 results after the bell. Short interest sits at 4.8% of free float. Options traders are clustered around the June 12 expiry — a clear sign the market expects a…
Today is one of the busiest reporting days of the month. ADBE drops Q2 2026 results after the close. The software giant carries a $96bn market cap. Short interest sits at 4.8% of free float — modest, but bears will be…
FedEx took the sharpest hit in today's analyst activity. The consensus target price dropped from $382 to $321 — a cut of roughly $61. That's a 16% reduction. The delivery giant carries a $79 billion market cap and just…
Two contrasting signals emerged from recent US filings. At HOOD, insiders turned aggressive buyers. Ribbit Capital, a venture firm with board representation, filed purchases totalling over $55M across late May and…
Short sellers made bold new bets this week. CBRS — Cerebras Systems — saw the sharpest jump. Its SI % of Free Float surged to 27.7%, up from just 6.3% a week ago. That's a 21-point leap in seven days. Bears are clearly…
US inflation hit 4.2% in May — a new three-year high driven by a Middle East energy shock. That reading throws fresh doubt on Fed rate cuts this year. The FT warned the Fed "might yet again take the punch bowl away."…
Oracle kicks off the week today with its Q4 2026 earnings call at 5pm ET. The $592 billion tech giant carries a short interest of just 2.1% of free float. Bears are not heavily positioned heading in. Tomorrow,…
Morgan Stanley lifted its target on LYV to $200 from $185. The move signals growing confidence in the live events giant. At a $37.8 billion market cap, Live Nation carries 13.6% short interest. That combination of…
Fresh filings show a clear split: smart money is piling into fintech and genomics, while a hedge fund board member quietly exits Twilio. Robinhood piles up buying. Ribbit Capital, a board-level VC backer, filed $75M in…
Short sellers made dramatic moves this week. CBRS saw the sharpest jump — short interest leapt from 6.3% to 27.7% of free float in just seven days. Bears piled in as the AI chip maker faces intense scrutiny after its…
US inflation jumped to 4.2% in May — a three-year high. The spike follows an energy shock tied to Middle East tensions. That puts the Federal Reserve in a difficult spot. Rate cut expectations are being scaled back…
