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Freshly filed disclosures show a sharp split between sellers and buyers across US markets this week. The biggest seller story centres on CVS. A hedge fund board member, Larry Robbins, filed on May 21 that he sold over…
Analysts delivered a mixed bag of rating changes on Tuesday, with downgrades hitting medical device maker COO and fintech giant INTU while healthcare and industrials names caught upgrades. The Cooper Companies saw its…
A cluster of C-suite buying hit filings this month. Three standout trades point to executives putting real money behind their companies. TKO Group Holdings saw its entire leadership team buy shares on the same day. CEO…
Today is one of the busiest earnings days of the quarter. Tech, retail, and financials all collide at the bell — and options traders are bracing for it. CRM, MRVL, SNPS, and HPQ all report today after the close. That's…
Options traders are leaning heavily defensive into a packed earnings calendar. Several names reporting this week show striking bearish signals in the options market. CHWY carries the most extreme short setup heading…
CVX director John B. Hess filed to disclose $73.4 million in stock sales this week. The trades — spanning 380,000 shares — all occurred on May 20. Filings were submitted on May 22. The Hess sell-off is the biggest US…
Today packs some of the week's biggest reports. CRM Salesforce drops Q1 2027 results after the bell. MRVL Marvell Technology also reports today. SNPS Synopsys releases Q2 2026 numbers at market close. HPQ HP Inc.…
Insiders at three major US companies have filed over $1 billion in combined sales in recent weeks, with AI infrastructure and healthcare names leading the charge. At CRWV, hedge fund Magnetar Financial filed sales of…
Analysts turned bearish on two major names today. Western Digital was downgraded, with the consensus target price slipping to $518 from $507. The storage giant carries 8.7% short interest. That bearish analyst shift…
The biggest C-suite story this week came from MPWR. Michael Hsing, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Monolithic Power Systems, filed on May 20 that he sold over $58 million worth of shares on May 18. The trades spanned…
Short sellers turned aggressive on a handful of names this week, with WBI (WaterBridge Infrastructure) leading all movers. Its SI % of free float jumped +15.5 percentage points in just seven days — from 27.2% to 42.8%.…
The biggest market story today is Tesla. Speculation over a Tesla-SpaceX merger is growing louder. ORTEX data shows short interest has fallen to just 2.7% of free float. Cost to borrow sits at 0.34% APR. Bears are not…
Options markets are flashing notable signals this week. Tesla is the clear focal point. Merger chatter between Tesla and SpaceX is getting louder, lifting ORTEX short interest to just 2.7% of free float. The cost to…
Today brings a heavy slate of results. CRM (Salesforce) reports Q1 2027 results after the bell. MRVL (Marvell Technology) also posts numbers today — chip investors will watch closely for AI-driven demand signals. SNPS…
Analyst activity this week split sharply across sectors. Memory stocks drew upgrades while medical devices faced target cuts. WDC led the gains. Analysts raised the consensus target price to $518 from $508. Western…
The biggest insider story this week centres on CVS Health. Board member Lawrence Robbins filed a combined $262M in sales this week, offloading nearly 2.8 million shares between May 19–20 at around $94 each. That is one…
Short sellers made bold new bets last week. WaterBridge Infrastructure saw the sharpest jump — its SI % of Free Float leapt from 27.2% to 42.8% in just seven days. That is a 15.5 percentage point swing, one of the…
Trade policy dominated headlines Tuesday. USTR Jamieson Greer told a Council on Foreign Relations event that the US will maintain tariffs on Mexican goods as long as a trade deficit persists. He flagged rule-of-origin…
Traders are positioning for near-term moves in two names grabbing headlines Tuesday: MU and RKLB. UBS raised its price target on Micron Technology to $1,625, a level well above current trading. Options expiries for MU…
Today kicks off a busy week for corporate earnings. BMO reports Q2 2026 results after the close tonight. Eyes are on Canada's banking sector. Tomorrow, Wednesday May 27, is the heaviest day. CRM Salesforce drops Q1…
