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A hedge fund board member filed $317M in CVS stock sales this week. Larry Robbins, who holds a board seat at CVS Health, unloaded 3.37 million shares between May 19–21. The trades were filed on May 21. At roughly $94…
Wolfspeed sits at the top of the most-shorted table. Its short interest hit 98.2% of free float as of May 21. That is up nearly 5 percentage points in just seven days. Bears show no sign of backing down on the…
UK gilt yields fell sharply this week — their biggest weekly drop since 2023. Chancellor Burnham's pledge to hold firm on fiscal rules drove the move. That pulled pressure off sterling and calmed nerves in European…
This is a packed week for earnings. Several major US companies report results between Tuesday and Wednesday. Today and Tomorrow (May 22–26): AZO AutoZone kicks off Monday evening with Q3 2026 results. The auto parts…
Analyst data tools are currently unavailable, but ORTEX short interest data tells a clear story about where bearish pressure is building in the S&P 500. CTSH saw the sharpest weekly rise in the index. Short interest…
Bill Gates filed this week that he spent over $101M buying shares of RSG — Republic Services — across 13 separate transactions. The purchases, reported on May 18, came in at prices between $206 and $210 per share.…
Wolfspeed sits at the eye of the short-selling storm. SI hit 98.2% of free float as of May 21. That jumped nearly 5 percentage points in just one week. Zero availability remains — there are no shares left to borrow.…
UK gilt yields posted their biggest weekly drop since 2023 on Friday. Chancellor Burnham's pledge to hold fiscal rules steady — combined with fading bets on further Bank of England rate cuts — drove a sharp relief…
Bears sharpened their claws this week. Short interest data from ORTEX signals rising defensive and bearish positioning across several mid-cap names, with options market dynamics following closely. WOLF — Wolfspeed —…
Tuesday brings a heavy slate of results. Salesforce, Marvell Technology, HP Inc., and Synopsys all report after the US close. Salesforce is the headline act. The CRM giant faces investor scrutiny over AI-driven growth…
Analysts fired off a wave of target price increases Friday, with one move standing out above the rest. Truist Securities lifted its target on KEYS to $376, up from $310 — a 21% jump. Truist maintained a Hold rating but…
CVS Health director Lawrence Robbins filed sales totalling $262M this week. He sold nearly 2.8 million shares of CVS across two transactions on May 19 and 20, filing both on May 21. The stock traded near $94. The…
Short sellers piled into Wolfspeed this week. SI % of Free Float hit 98.2% — nearly the entire float is shorted. That's up from 93.3% just seven days ago. Chewy also attracted fresh shorts. Its SI % FF climbed to…
A heavy earnings week is reshaping trader positioning. Salesforce and Marvell Technology report Wednesday after the close. Marvell's data centre commentary will set the tone for AI infrastructure stocks. Costco and…
Today is options expiry Friday — a day when positioning signals often speak loudest. Markets are digesting US-Iran peace talks and a Dow futures bounce. Several names stand out in the options data. AMD drew attention…
A busy few days lie ahead. Tuesday brings AutoZone Q3 results before the open, followed by Canadian banking giant Bank of Montreal after the bell. Wednesday is the week's heaviest day. Salesforce reports Q1 FY2027…
Analysts trimmed target prices across several big names this week. The moves reflect post-earnings reactions and shifting macro views. Workday Gets a Haircut WDAY saw the consensus target slip to $176.35 from $178.16.…
A wave of major insider trades hit the tape this week, with filings showing both aggressive buying and heavy selling across three continents. The biggest buyer story belongs to RSG. Bill Gates filed disclosures showing…
Short sellers are making bold moves this week. Wolfspeed tops the watch list. Its SI % of FF hit 98.2%, up nearly 5 points in seven days. Cost to borrow stands at 12.4%. That is a stock with almost no free float left…
Trump's $1 billion quantum computing commitment is driving the day's biggest moves. IBM is front and centre. Analyst Dan Ives had flagged it as a "sleeping giant" — now the thesis is playing out. Pure-play names RGTI…
