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The options market is firing on multiple fronts. Semiconductor names and a surprise homebuilder takeover are generating the most notable activity heading into June. Broadcom sits at the center of chipmaker attention.…
Today kicks off a busy stretch of corporate reporting. Ulta Beauty drops Q1 results after the close tomorrow, June 2. Consumer spending resilience will be in focus. Also on Tuesday, Dollar General holds its Q1 2027…
Analyst consensus on ACN shifted lower this week. The average target price slipped to $246.78 from $249.19. The consulting giant carries a $115 billion market cap. Short interest sits at just 4.1% of free float, so…
Filings from late May reveal a wave of insider selling across US tech names — with CRWV and MPWR standing out. At CoreWeave, director Jack Cogen filed sales totalling $106M on May 28. The trades occurred on May 26.…
Short sellers made their boldest moves in micro-cap stocks last week. Data as of May 28 shows ASTC (Astrotech) topping the surge table. Its SI % of FF exploded from 3% to 146% in seven days. Cost to borrow hit 388%…
Bears are building positions fast across a range of US names. Wolfspeed remains the most heavily shorted stock in the country. Short interest hit 131% of free float, up nearly 20 percentage points in a week. Borrow…
The options market is sending mixed signals today. Three names stand out for very different reasons. NVDA has the most expiry dates of any stock tracked — 27 active chains running to September. That level of options…
Three high-profile US companies report this week. Investors will watch results closely after a volatile quarter for consumer and healthcare stocks. Ulta Beauty fires the starting gun on Monday, June 2, releasing Q1…
Analysts trimmed their average target price on ACN this week. The new consensus target sits at $246.78, down from $249.19. Accenture's $115 billion market cap makes even small target cuts meaningful in dollar terms.…
Filings submitted this week show executives cashing out heavily as stock prices near recent highs. CoreWeave director Jack Cogen filed on May 28 to report sales totalling more than $85 million worth of shares. The…
Wolfspeed remains the most aggressively shorted US stock. SI hit 131% of free float — up nearly 20 percentage points in one week. Availability is zero. There are no shares left to borrow. Chewy is another major mover.…
A busy earnings week is dominating trader attention. Ulta Beauty kicks off Monday, with Dollar General, Macy's, and PVH Corp following Tuesday. Investors will read each print closely for clues on US consumer health.…
Options traders are making decisive bets ahead of a cluster of earnings reports this week. Several names stand out for unusual activity. SAIC hit a year-low put/call ratio on Sunday. That means call buying has swamped…
Analyst consensus target prices ticked higher across energy and mining names this week. The moves are modest but consistent — a signal of quiet confidence in the sector. TRGP saw its average analyst target rise to…
Board-linked hedge funds have filed a wave of sell transactions this week. The largest cluster hit CVS Health, where Lawrence Robbins — a hedge fund manager sitting on the board — filed sales totalling over $315M…
Short sellers are making bold moves this week. Wolfspeed tops the list with a staggering 131% SI % FF — up nearly 20 points in seven days. Shares to borrow are essentially gone. Availability sits at zero. Grindr is a…
Revolution Medicines stole the day's biggest headline. An experimental pill showed meaningful results against pancreatic cancer — one of the deadliest tumour types. The AP story ranks as the highest-impact news of the…
Options traders are positioning aggressively ahead of a clutch of June earnings events. Several names show sharp sentiment shifts. SAIC hit a year-low put/call ratio on Sunday. That means call buying has decisively…
A busy earnings week kicks off today, Sunday June 1. Ulta Beauty sets the tone on Monday, reporting Q1 2027 results after the close. Dollar General holds its earnings call Monday morning at 9am ET. Investors will watch…
Wall Street analysts turned heavily bullish on AI-linked hardware names this week. Dell Technologies drew the most dramatic target price moves. Piper Sandler's James Fish raised his target to $497. Wells Fargo's Aaron…
