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Short sellers stepped up pressure this week across several US-listed names. Chewy leads the most notable movers. Its short interest hit 57.9% of free float — up 6.5 percentage points in just seven days. That is one of…
Memory chip stocks sit in focus today. Micron is at the center of it. Automakers and retailers warned that chip shortages could cause "significant and sustained" price hikes. Options traders are actively positioning…
Today is busy. CIEN kicks off with its Q2 2026 earnings call this morning at 8:30 AM ET. Brown-Forman reports Q4 results at the open too. PVH holds its earnings call at 9 AM ET, giving investors a read on apparel…
Analyst activity is picking up across several sectors. Two key names dominate the latest moves. Palo Alto Networks gets a boost. Citigroup's Fatima Boolani upgraded PANW to Buy. Her new price target is $340. That is a…
Insider filings this week reveal a striking split: a boardroom bet on IFF and heavy selling at BBY and CRWV. Continental Grain Company — a board-level investor — filed on June 2 that it bought 260,000 shares of…
Short sellers turned aggressive this week. The moves reveal fresh conviction in some surprising corners of the market. CHWY leads the charge. Chewy's SI % of FF hit 57.9% — up +6.5 percentage points in just seven days.…
Iran diplomacy moved markets Tuesday. President Trump said the two sides are "close to signing papers" on a nuclear deal. He also flagged interest in seizing Iran's enriched uranium stockpile. Oil-linked names reacted…
Today kicks off a busy week. IDT and DSG hold earnings calls this evening. Both report after the close. Tomorrow, Wednesday June 4, sees the heaviest action. CIEN kicks off with its Q2 2026 call at 8:30 AM. Optical…
Analysts trimmed targets on ULTA sharply this week. UBS analyst Michael Lasser cut his price target to $735 from $810. The consensus target fell to $633 from $676. The beauty retailer's stock carries a short interest…
Two clear signals have emerged from recent insider filings. CEOs are opening their wallets. Hedge fund insiders are heading for the exit. CIGI CEO Jay Hennick filed purchases of over $29M across three separate…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. CHWY remains the most heavily shorted large-cap consumer name in the US. Its SI % of Free Float hit 57.9%, up 6.5 percentage points in seven days. Bears are clearly not buying…
Wall Street's nine-day winning streak for the S&P 500 came under pressure Tuesday. The Dow fell more than 350 points as sentiment shifted. Memory chip supply emerged as the day's sharpest macro concern. Automakers,…
Options markets are sending mixed signals Wednesday. Chip stocks, a buyback story, and a cybersecurity dip are all generating notable flow. Micron Technology sits at the center of semiconductor jitters. Automakers and…
Today kicks off a busy stretch for corporate results. PVH reports Q1 2027 earnings after the close Tuesday. The Calvin Klein parent carries 10.2% SI % FF — bears are watching closely. Ciena holds its Q2 2026 call…
Four insiders at NVTS — Navitas Semiconductor — filed sales worth over $114M last week. Director Ranbir Singh led the way. He filed $90M in sales on May 29. The company's Chairman Rick Hendrix also sold $3.2M. Even the…
Three separate analysts lifted their price targets on PANW following the cybersecurity giant's latest results. Piper Sandler's Anna... wait — Rob Owens raised his target to $345 from $265. JP Morgan's Brian Essex moved…
Short sellers made bold moves in the past week. Data as of June 2 shows some sharp jumps — and some notable retreats. DAVE tops the movers list. Short interest hit 30.4% of free float, up from just 16.7% a week ago — a…
Anthropic has filed for an initial public offering, setting up a three-way race with OpenAI and SpaceX. The move tests Wall Street's appetite for the AI boom — which is already showing up in options markets. NVDA…
Today brings the first batch of results. PVH Corp reports Q1 2027 earnings after the close today. The fashion giant's results will be watched closely given lingering tariff pressures on apparel supply chains. IDT…
Benchmark initiated PANW with a Buy rating and a $340 price target on Tuesday. That is a 20% premium above the current consensus target of $282. The firm cited strong cybersecurity demand as the key driver. The broader…
