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Short sellers made bold moves this week. Cerebras Systems saw the biggest single-week jump among mid-to-large caps. Its SI % of Free Float leapt from 6.25% to 27.71% — a 21.5 percentage point surge in just one day.…
Silver Lake Group has been aggressively selling DELL shares. The investment firm, which holds a board seat, filed over $490M in sales this week alone. Trades were executed between June 2–5 at prices ranging from $414…
Short sellers have been busy this week. Cerebras Systems saw the biggest short interest jump among large-caps. SI % of FF leapt to 27.7% from just 6.25% a week ago — a 21-point spike. Availability sits at only 20%,…
Insider buying dominated headlines this week, with executives and directors putting serious money to work across several US names. The biggest purchase story belongs to HOOD. Director Meyer Malka and backer Ribbit…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. CBRS saw the biggest jump — SI % of FF leapt from 6.3% to 27.7% in just seven days. The AI chip maker is now one of the fastest-growing short targets in the market. BIRK also…
ORCL reports Q4 2026 results tonight after the close. Cloud growth and AI infrastructure spending are the key themes. Options traders are heavily positioned around near-term expiries. Short interest is just 2.1% of…
Tech earnings are the key driver in options markets this week. Oracle and Adobe both report results, drawing concentrated options activity ahead of their prints. ORCL carries active expiries stretching from this Friday…
ORCL kicks off today's action. Oracle reports Q4 2026 results after the close at 4pm ET. The earnings call follows at 5pm ET. Cloud growth and AI infrastructure spending will be the key themes to watch. Tomorrow brings…
NKE took a fresh hit Tuesday. Analysts cut their consensus rating on the sportswear giant as the average target price slipped to $59.71 from $60.49. That makes Nike one of the few large-caps to suffer an outright…
A wave of high-value insider selling hit US markets this week. Filings reported June 4th show NVDA director Mark A. Stevens sold 1 million shares worth $221M across just two days. He offloaded 500,000 shares on June…
ORCL reports Q4 2026 results today after the close. Options traders are piling in ahead of the print. The $609 billion company carries just 2.1% short interest — bears are not positioned for a miss. Tomorrow, ADBE and…
Unusual options activity is spiking ahead of a packed earnings week. ORCL, ADBE, and HIMS are all drawing heavy flow into near-term expiries. Oracle carries the most active options chain. Expiries run from June 12…
Oracle reports Q4 2026 results tonight after the close. The $609B cloud giant carries just 2.1% short interest. Bears are not positioned for a miss. Options markets are the primary bearish vehicle, with heavy activity…
Options markets are buzzing ahead of a packed earnings week. Oracle faces a June 12 expiry just two days out. The tech giant carries only 2.1% SI % FF. That low short base means options buyers are the primary bearish…
Two software heavyweights headline the next seven days. ORCL reports Q4 2026 results today after the close. The $609 billion company carries just 2.1% short interest. Bears are not positioned aggressively for a…
Cybersecurity leads today's analyst action. CrowdStrike earned an upgrade from analysts, pushing the consensus average target price to $712. The $168B company carries just 3% short interest — shorts are not fighting…
Short sellers made big moves this past week. NNE — NANO Nuclear Energy — saw its short interest jump 3.7 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at 27.7% of free float. Nuclear energy names continue to draw…
Insider filings over the past two weeks reveal a sharp split: executives at beaten-down consumer and pharma names are loading up, while one hedge fund director cashed out over $300 million at Twilio. Cruise CEO Goes…
Tech earnings season is driving options activity as ORCL, ADBE, and LLY headline a busy reporting week. Traders are loading up on near-term expiries ahead of scheduled results. ORCL shows 13 active expiry dates through…
Oracle is the marquee event today. The $609 billion cloud giant reports Q4 2026 results after the bell. Short interest sits at just 2.1% of free float — bears are not positioned for a miss. Tomorrow adds Adobe and…
