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Short sellers turned aggressive this week. Wolfspeed tops every list that matters. Its short interest hit 131% of free float — up nearly 20 percentage points in seven days. Zero shares are available to borrow. The cost…
Short interest surged across several US stocks this week. Wolfspeed leads the extremes — short interest has hit 131% of free float. Availability has dropped to zero. Bears are locked in with no easy exit. Chewy also…
Options markets are flashing mixed signals ahead of a cluster of June earnings. Several names are seeing unusual positioning this week. HOOD — Robinhood Markets — has drawn a wave of bullish call activity ahead of its…
Retail and medtech dominate the calendar from today through Thursday, June 5, with no major IPOs on the radar. Today (May 30), results from Uflex Limited and Biofrontera are due. Neither is a marquee name, but…
A cluster of medical device stocks saw analyst recommendation changes on Friday. Boston Scientific drew multiple simultaneous rating actions. The consensus average target price dipped slightly to $79.40 from $80.16.…
Bill Gates filed $102M in fresh purchases of RSG last week. The Microsoft co-founder snapped up around 488,000 shares of Republic Services across three days in mid-May. Gates is a long-term RSG holder, but this buying…
Short sellers ramped up positions sharply this week across several US names, with semiconductor firm WOLF leading the charge. Wolfspeed hits 131% SI — the biggest mover of the week. Short interest jumped nearly 20…
The S&P 500 hit a new record on May 29. But the breadth was terrible — 8 of 11 sectors fell on the day. A handful of mega-cap names carried the entire index higher. NVDA sits at the centre of options activity. It holds…
The S&P 500 hit a record high on May 29. Yet 8 of 11 sectors fell on the day. That divergence is drawing attention in options markets. NVDA leads the options expiry calendar with 26 active expiry dates running through…
A busy few days lie ahead for US markets. No major IPOs are scheduled in the next seven days, putting the spotlight firmly on earnings. Today — Saturday, May 30 is quiet, but the week ramps up fast. Ulta Beauty kicks…
Barclays analyst Tim Long made the boldest call of the week on NTAP. He raised his price target from $120 to $199 — a 66% jump — while reiterating a Buy rating. The new target sits well above the consensus average of…
CoreWeave leads the week's biggest insider exits. Magnetar Financial, a 10% owner, filed sales totalling over $980 million in May. Director Jack Cogen added another $34.8 million in sales filed May 28. Together, three…
Short sellers ramped up bets across several popular names this week. Wolfspeed leads the pack with a staggering 131% SI % of FF — up nearly 20 percentage points in just seven days. Zero shares are available to borrow.…
The AI infrastructure trade is roaring. Dell Technologies is today's standout — JP Morgan raised its target from $280 to $500 and upgraded the stock. The rally pushed Michael Dell past Mark Zuckerberg on the global…
A packed earnings week begins tomorrow, with consumer and healthcare names dominating the calendar through June 5. Tomorrow (May 30), the week kicks off quietly. The action builds fast from Monday onward. Monday, June…
Analysts are bullish on AI infrastructure and cybersecurity. The moves are large and widespread. DELL is the headline story. JP Morgan's Samik Chatterjee raised his target from $280 to $500 — a 79% jump. That pushed…
Bill Gates has been buying RSG in size. Filings show he spent over $202M on Republic Services shares across multiple purchases in mid-May. The waste management giant appears to be a core holding he's actively…
Short sellers are making bold moves this week. WOLF tops the charts with SI at a staggering 131% of free float — up nearly 20 percentage points in seven days. Availability has dried to zero. Bears clearly see no floor…
Two of today's biggest analyst moves point in opposite directions. Truist raised its price target on GOOGL to $430, reaffirming Buy as AI-driven traffic growth keeps Alphabet firmly in favour. Piper Sandler went…
Options markets lit up on May 29, with several names drawing unusual attention across very different sectors. GOOGL (Alphabet) commands the broadest expiry ladder of the day — 19 active expiries running from today…
