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The most striking cluster in recent filings centres on NVDA. Independent Director Mark Stevens filed seven sell transactions between August 31 and September 2, offloading roughly 1.85 million shares for a combined $411…
CHWY is the week's standout short story. Its short interest jumped to 91.3% of free float as of October 15. That is up 25 points in just seven days from 65.9%. The pet-products retailer carries a market cap of $8.6…
Technology pulled in $11.6B of ETF money in the past week. That is the single biggest sector flow of the period, and it runs against the 3-month picture, where IT net inflows were a far thinner $7.7B on enormous…
The week's biggest story is auto earnings. GM reports Monday and Tesla follows Wednesday. Real-economy data backs both prints. ORTEX Alt Data shows German car registrations running 133% above the same quarter last year…
Options traders are positioning hard ahead of a packed earnings calendar, with TSLA and GM both reporting within days. The auto sector is at the centre of the market's attention this week. Tesla reports Q3 results on…
The week opens with GM reporting Tuesday and Tesla following Wednesday. Both prints arrive in a strong read-through environment. German car registrations, a dataset that leads GM revenue by 15 days, are running 133%…
Semiconductor equipment and cybersecurity are back in favour. Applied Materials (AMAT) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW) both received consensus upgrades on Friday. AMAT's average target price moved to $627.83, while PANW…
Bill Gates filed disclosures in early September showing he bought roughly $365 million of RSG (Republic Services) shares over a five-day window between August 28 and September 2. The purchases totalled around 1.65…
Chewy is the week's most striking short interest mover. Its SI % of Free Float jumped to 91.3%, up from 66.0% just seven days ago. That 25-percentage-point surge in a week is one of the largest single-week increases…
The week's main event is a heavyweight earnings queue. General Motors reports Monday and Tesla follows on Tuesday at 4pm ET. ORTEX alt data tracking German car registrations, a leading indicator of GM revenue by 15…
Options sentiment across US markets is skewed defensively this week. Traders are betting against several names ahead of a packed earnings calendar. CHWY carries the heaviest bear load. Short interest sits at 91.3% of…
The heaviest earnings week of the autumn kicks off today. Automakers, tech giants and consumer staples all report before Friday. Crown Holdings and Steel Dynamics post Q3 results today after the close. The bigger…
UK battery-electric car registrations totalled 147,185 in Q2 2026. That is the largest second quarter on record since the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders series began in 2015, up 40% on the 104,770…
Analyst target prices moved mostly lower on Friday, with US financials, transport, and consumer names absorbing the bulk of the downgrades. J.B. Hunt Transport Services drew a consensus target cut to $279.30 from…
The biggest insider buying signal in the latest data comes from Hong Kong-listed sportswear brand Li Ning. Viva China Holdings, the vehicle controlled by founder and Olympic gymnast Li Ning himself, bought roughly…
The week's clearest signal: money is moving into Asia at pace, with tech stocks drawing fresh demand, while Europe and financials sit in outflow territory. The broader tone is risk-on, though fixed income continues to…
US equity ETFs pulled in $25.7B in the past week, the biggest single-geography inflow by a wide margin. The tone across markets is firmly risk-on. Equities absorbed $63.6B in net ETF flows last week alone. Bonds added…
CHWY's short interest rocketed to 91.3% of free float this week. That is up from 66% just seven days ago, a 25-point jump. It is the sharpest single-week move among mid-to-large US stocks right now. Bears are not…
The heaviest earnings week of the quarter is underway. GM reports Monday before the US open. Tesla follows Tuesday. Netflix, Texas Instruments and Alphabet are all due within days. ORTEX Alt Data adds a striking…
A dense earnings calendar has driven options activity across autos, streaming and chips. Tesla, General Motors, Netflix and Texas Instruments all report within days of each other, making this one of the busiest weeks…
