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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…
I have enough data to write a compelling article now. Short sellers are targeting micro-cap stocks with unusual aggression this week. ONCO — Onconetix — saw its SI % of free float rocket from 25% to 181% in just seven…
Earnings dominated the session. Workday spiked after hours following its Q1 release. Subscription revenue growth held firm, with expansions accounting for roughly 60% of new revenue. The result calmed fears around…
The options market is flashing divergent signals across tech on Thursday, with semiconductors dominating both bullish and bearish activity. NVDA sits at the top of positive options bets over the past seven days. The…
I now have excellent data. Let me also check for Copart today (May 21) and any other today events: Today kicks off a busy stretch for corporate results. Copart reports this evening — the auto salvage giant faces…
Analyst sentiment shifted sharply for INTU this week. The consensus rating was downgraded. The average target price fell to $530.77 from $592.33. That is an $61 cut to the target for the $106 billion fintech…
Insider filings from the past two weeks show a sharp split in boardroom sentiment. Some CEOs are buying aggressively. Others are cashing out at elevated prices. Quanta Services President and CEO Duke Austin filed three…
WOLF dominated the short interest leaderboard this week. The semiconductor firm's SI % of Free Float hit 94.9% — virtually the entire tradeable float. That's up +11.2 percentage points in just seven days, the biggest…
Intuit is today's headline mover. The tax and accounting software firm cracked after announcing layoffs and issuing a TurboTax warning. Analyst consensus targets fell to $540 from $592 — a 9% trim. Short interest…
Options traders leaned heavily bullish across several key names this week. The data points to a decisive call-side tilt in specific corners of the market. Marriott International leads ORTEX's options sentiment rankings…
I now have a clear picture of the week's key events. Let me compile the article. Markets face a packed schedule this week. Dozens of US companies report results from today through Wednesday. Today (Thursday, May 21)…
Wells Fargo dominated analyst activity on Thursday, firing off multiple target price upgrades across tech. CrowdStrike received the boldest call. Analyst Michael Turrin lifted his target to $700 from $525 — a 33% jump.…
Bill Gates just filed over $202M in purchases of RSG (Republic Services) across three days this week. Filings dated May 14–18 show the billionaire bought shares at around $207–$214 each. The steady accumulation across…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Wolfspeed tops the charts with SI hitting nearly 95% of free float — up 11.2 percentage points in just seven days. Availability has collapsed to zero, meaning there are…
Fixed income pulled in the most money this week. It attracted $21.5B in net inflows — more than double the $10.9B that went into equities. That gap is the clearest signal of where sentiment stands right now. The US…
US jobless claims fell to 209,000 last week. That is the lowest reading in months. Layoffs remain low despite broader economic uncertainty. The data eases some recession fears. It gives the Fed little reason to rush on…
Semiconductor stocks are dominating options flow this week. NVDA tops positive options bets among large caps, with call-heavy positioning reflecting AI euphoria that has pushed the stock up 18% year-to-date. Its…
Today is packed with results. Deere & Company kicks things off this morning. The $151B farm equipment giant reports at 9:30am ET. Investors want clarity on tariff impacts and farm spending cuts. Also this morning,…
Wall Street turned cautious on INTU this week. The consensus target price fell sharply to $544.61 from $592.33 — a drop of nearly $48. That's a near-8% reduction. Intuit carries a $110.5 billion market cap. The move…
Two contrasting insider moves hit filings this week. MPWR CEO Michael Hsing sold $59.3M worth of stock on May 18 alone. That's 40,000 shares across 13 transactions in a single day. His EVP Deming Xiao filed a further…
