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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…
Today's most notable options signals sit squarely in the quantum computing space. RGTI (Rigetti Computing) carries short interest at nearly 16% of free float. QBTS (D-Wave Quantum) is close behind at 15%. Both names…
The spotlight falls on Wednesday, May 27 and Thursday, May 28 as a cluster of high-profile names report results. CRM kicks things off Wednesday after the close. Salesforce reports Q1 FY2027 results. AI integration and…
CVS dominated insider filing activity this week. Director Lawrence Robbins filed sales totalling over $310 million across three days — May 19–21. He sold nearly 3.3 million shares at around $94 each. That is the…
Retail stocks led the latest round of analyst upgrades. Ross Stores saw its average target price jump to $251.94, up from $244.41. The move followed strong quarterly results. Analysts remain broadly bullish — 15 Buy…
Two big sell-off stories and one famous buyer dominated insider filings this month. CoreWeave saw the most intense selling pressure. Magnetar Financial, a 10% owner of the AI cloud company, filed over $1.3 billion in…
Wolfspeed is the week's standout short target. Its short interest hit 94.9% of free float — up from 83.7% just seven days ago. That's an 11.2 percentage point jump in a single week. The beleaguered chipmaker is now one…
Options traders turned cautious on several names ahead of earnings this Friday, with defensive positioning the clearest signal in today's flow. HON options skewed sharply bearish before today's earnings print. Traders…
Options markets are flashing caution on several fronts heading into Friday. Honeywell options turned defensive ahead of today's earnings print. The industrial giant carries a $137.7B market cap. Its nearest expiries…
The week's most dramatic short story is WOLF. Short interest hit 94.9% of free float — up 11.2 percentage points in seven days. Zero shares remain available to borrow. New short positions are effectively closed.…
Good data. Now I have a rich set of confirmed earnings events. No IPOs in the pipeline. Let me write the article. A busy week of earnings kicks off today, Friday May 22, with several smaller names reporting. The big…
Seagate Technology STX drew the sharpest move of the day. Analysts downgraded the storage giant, pulling consensus lower. The average target price sits at $814.95. Despite the downgrade, short interest remains low at…
Excellent data. I have strong material: Colliers CEO buying $29M+, MPWR founder selling ~$45M+, Coca-Cola CEO selling $15.8M, Twilio board selling $130M. Let me write the article. A cluster of fresh insider filings…
WOLF is the week's standout short-interest mover. Short interest as a percentage of free float hit 94.9% — up a massive 11.2 percentage points in just seven days. With zero shares available to borrow and a cost to…
WDAY delivered the day's cleanest beat. Workday guided Q2 sales to $2.635B, above the $2.628B consensus. Full-year guidance of $10.635B–$10.660B came in slightly below the $10.661B estimate but was broadly in line. The…
Three distinct stories are driving unusual options activity this week. Each one has a clear catalyst. Workday jumps into expiry week with momentum. WDAY beat Q2 sales estimates and reaffirmed full-year guidance of…
Three market heavyweights report this Tuesday and Wednesday. The data is heavy with tech, retail, and finance names. Tuesday, May 27 brings a cluster of key results. CRM reports Q1 FY2027 after the close. The $147bn…
Commodity and chip design stocks drew the most analyst activity this week. Newmont Corporation received a new analyst recommendation from consensus. The gold miner now carries an average target price of $143.48, up…
Bill Gates filed purchases of over $74M in RSG — Republic Services — this week. The filings show he bought 358,228 shares across three separate transactions on May 14–15. Gates is already a major shareholder. This…
