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Short sellers made notable moves across several stocks in the past seven days. Three names stand out. NNE leads the movers. Short interest at NANO Nuclear Energy jumped to 27.7% of free float — up 3.7 percentage points…
GSK agreed to buy Nuvalent for $10.6 billion this morning. The deal prices shares at $124 — a 40% premium to Friday's close. It is one of the largest pharma acquisitions of the year. M&A activity in biotech is heating…
Three big catalysts are driving unusual signals in the options market today. AAPL short interest crossed above 1% of free float for the first time in months. It hit 1.08% on June 4, up from 0.88% on May 11. That's $49B…
Today brings results from CASY, CBRL, and SJM. Casey's General Stores reports Q4 after the close. Cracker Barrel delivers Q3 results alongside it. J.M. Smucker drops numbers early at 7am. Tomorrow is the week's biggest…
Analysts handed Equity Residential a downgrade this week. The residential REIT now carries a lower consensus rating as at least one firm pulled its buy. The $25.6bn company has short interest of just 3.4% of free…
Executives filed a wave of stock sales this week, with three big names standing out. TJX CEO Ernie Herrman filed two separate sales totalling nearly $9.1M on June 5. Both trades were executed at around $157–$158 per…
WOLF leads all US stocks in short interest. Wolfspeed's shorts hit 119.7% of free float as of June 5. That's shorts exceeding the entire tradeable float. Zero shares remain available to borrow. Cost to borrow sits at…
Semiconductor stocks drove a sharp rebound on Monday. NVDA and INTC led gains as AI-linked shares resumed their run. Intel and Micron were among the session's biggest winners. Options flow confirmed the bullish tilt —…
Today's session brings several smaller names to the fore. CASY Casey's General Stores and CBRL Cracker Barrel both report Q4 results after the bell. SJM J.M. Smucker posted Q4 figures this morning. Tomorrow — Wednesday…
Analysts trimmed targets and shifted sentiment across several sectors today. The moves range from a notable REIT downgrade to bearish pressure on a consumer staples name. EQR was the sharpest call. Equity Residential…
Two of Wall Street's biggest tech names saw heavy insider selling this week. Filings show over $480M dumped across both stocks in just days. At NVDA, board director Mark Stevens filed sales totalling $221M. The trades…
Short sellers made bold moves in the week ending June 5. The biggest mover was DAVE — Dave Inc.'s short interest jumped to 28.8% of free float, up from 20.4% just seven days earlier. That's an 8.4 percentage point…
Chip stocks led a sharp recovery on Wall Street Monday. NVDA and INTC were among the biggest gainers as AI-linked shares bounced back from last week's brief sell-off. The S&P 500 closed higher, fuelled by semiconductor…
Semiconductor stocks drew heavy call-side options interest on Monday. NVDA and INTC led the charge as AI-linked shares staged a sharp comeback after a brief sell-off. INTC carries a market cap now at $498 billion. Its…
Three high-profile tech reports dominate the next seven days. ORCL kicks things off tomorrow, Tuesday June 10, with its Q4 2026 results after the close. Oracle has been riding AI infrastructure demand. Markets will…
Analyst desks were busy Monday, with notable moves across consumer staples, real estate, and tech. EQR was downgraded in a consensus move, with the average target price slipping to $70.83 from $71.33. The residential…
Significant insider selling dominated filings this week, with executives and major shareholders offloading hundreds of millions across key US names. At NVDA, director Mark A. Stevens filed $221M in sales on June 4. He…
Short sellers stepped up pressure on fintech DAVE this week. Its SI % of Free Float jumped 8.4 points in just seven days. It now stands at 28.8% of free float. The stock has tripled in 2026 — making the elevated short…
Chip stocks led a sharp recovery Monday. INTC and MU were among the session's biggest gainers as AI-linked enthusiasm returned to markets. NVDA options positioning remains heavy, with active strikes stretching through…
AI chip stocks and pharma names are the focus of options traders Monday as Wall Street rebounds from last week's tech selloff. NVDA leads the flow. The stock carries an ORTEX total score of 82.4 and momentum at 58.3.…
