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Fresh filings this week reveal a split between heavy sellers and one bold buyer across US markets. The biggest buy comes from IFF. Director Paul Fribourg filed on June 2 that he purchased $20.3M worth of shares on June…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Dave Inc. saw the biggest jump — SI % of Free Float leapt from 16.7% to 30.4% in just seven days. That's a 13.7 percentage point spike, one of the sharpest single-week moves…
China's AI race moved centre stage this morning. DeepSeek is seeking $7.4 billion in fresh funding at a valuation of up to $59 billion. Tencent and CATL are among the backers. The round would make DeepSeek one of the…
The options market is flashing clear signals this week. AI infrastructure and big-tech names dominate the expiry calendars. Short sellers are also repositioning fast. NVDA leads the pack with 28 active expiry dates.…
MDT kicked things off early on Tuesday. Medtronic reported Q4 2026 results before the open. The $95bn medical device giant carries just 1.2% short interest. Bears have little conviction against this name. PVH also…
Analysts made bold moves across sectors on Tuesday. The most striking upgrade belonged to YUM Brands. Analysts pushed the fast-food operator up one notch. The consensus now sits at 15 holds and 12 buys. Short interest…
A single board member at ILMN filed 17 separate sell transactions worth a combined $107 million between May 28 and June 1. Keith Meister, representing an asset management firm on the board, unloaded over 660,000 shares…
Bears made their biggest moves in weeks on a clutch of US growth names. Data as of June 1 shows dramatic short interest shifts worth watching closely. Dave Inc. DAVE is the week's biggest mover. SI jumped from 16.8% to…
Earnings season and the AI custom chip narrative are driving unusual options flow across several names today, with bulls and bears both taking large positions ahead of key prints. CrowdStrike heads into tonight's…
NVDA CEO Jensen Huang is talking up the "next trillion-dollar company" in the AI chip space. Analysts immediately named AVGO and MRVL as the biggest winners as focus shifts to custom silicon. Both stocks are drawing…
Today brings three confirmed reports. MDT — Medtronic — releases Q4 2026 results this morning. The $95 billion medtech giant carries just 1.2% short interest. PVH reports Q1 2027 results after the close today. IDT also…
Analyst activity this week split sharply along sector lines. Cybersecurity won. Retail took the hits. PANW saw its consensus target price rise twice in quick succession. The average target climbed from $234 to $244.…
Insider filings landed this week with a striking split: defence executives buying at record prices while US tech founders quietly dumped hundreds of millions. RHM CEO Armin Papperger filed on June 2 that he spent $5.8M…
Short sellers have been busy this week. DAVE saw the biggest jump — its SI % of Free Float nearly doubled in seven days, leaping from 16.8% to 32.1%. The fintech lender has become a prime target for bears. GRND —…
Anthropic filed for an IPO today — one of the most anticipated listings of the AI era. The move puts it in direct competition with OpenAI and SpaceX for Wall Street's AI appetite, according to the FT. CrowdStrike…
Today brings results from two large-caps. MDT reports Q4 2026 before the open. The medtech giant carries a $95 billion market cap. Short interest sits at just 1.2% of free float. PVH also reports today after the close.…
Analyst sentiment turned cautious Tuesday across several large-cap names. Dollar General saw its consensus target price trimmed to $136.25 from $137.93. The discount retailer has struggled with weak consumer spending…
Insider filings from the past week reveal a sharp split between buyers and sellers across US markets. The biggest sell-side headline belongs to TWLO. A board-linked hedge fund filed last week, disclosing a sale of 1…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Several mid-cap names saw dramatic positioning shifts in just seven days. DAVE — the fintech lender — led all gainers in short interest. SI % of free float jumped to 32%, up…
Post-earnings options activity is heating up across several names today. Three stocks are drawing unusual attention after surprise results. GME — GameStop — smashed Q1 estimates. EPS came in at $0.30 versus a $0.16…
