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WOLF is the week's standout short target. Short interest hit 113.8% of free float — up 25 percentage points in just seven days. That's one of the sharpest single-week spikes in the market. The semiconductor firm has…
Bill Gates filed new purchases in Republic Services this week, disclosing over $95 million in fresh buys. The trades were reported across multiple filings on May 18. Gates picked up shares at prices between $206 and…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Wolfspeed dominates the headlines — SI hit 113.8% of free float, up a massive 25 points in seven days. Availability stands at zero. Bears are fully loaded with no easy exit. The…
US equities pulled in the most ETF money this week. The picture across geographies, sectors, and strategies tells a clear risk-on story — with one sharp exception. The US attracted $15B in net ETF inflows over the past…
NVDA dropped the session's biggest number. The chipmaker beat Q1 estimates on both revenue and earnings. It raised its dividend and signalled it is not counting on China data centre revenue in its outlook. Management…
Fed minutes dropped a bombshell on Wednesday. Officials signalled they could raise rates rather than cut. Options traders reacted fast. SPY and QQQ saw a surge in near-term put activity. Both ETFs carry dense expiry…
Over 700 companies report this week. The action spans US insurance giants, European retailers, and AI-driven tech names. PGR (Progressive) reports earnings today. The insurer carries a $118bn market cap. Results will…
Analysts reshuffled targets across retail, infrastructure, and energy on Wednesday. The moves paint a mixed picture heading into late May. TGT took the biggest hit in retail. Consensus target prices fell to $127.00…
Bill Gates filed a string of purchases in RSG this week. The filings show he bought over $120M worth of Republic Services shares across multiple days between May 11 and May 14, at prices around $197–$209 per…
Short sellers made aggressive moves this week. WOLF stands out as the most dramatic. Its SI % of FF surged 25 points in seven days. It now sits at 113.8% of free float — the highest reading among mid-cap US stocks.…
All eyes are on NVDA after the bell today. The $5.3 trillion chipmaker is Wall Street's most-watched earnings release right now. Investors want answers on AI data-centre demand and tariff exposure. Options traders…
Options markets lit up Wednesday ahead of NVDA earnings. Traders crammed 28 expiry dates into position — from today through August. That density of near-dated contracts reflects extreme pre-event uncertainty. Analysts…
The biggest corporate event of the week lands today. NVDA reports after the bell at 4:20 PM ET. The $5.3 trillion chip giant is Wall Street's most-watched name right now. Investors want clarity on AI data-centre demand…
Analyst desks were busy on Tuesday. Upgrades and downgrades hit names across energy, utilities, and healthcare. Gilead Sciences received the day's most notable upgrade. The biotech giant now has 23 Buy ratings from…
Corporate insiders filed a wave of significant sell transactions over the past two weeks, spanning AI infrastructure, energy, and chip stocks. The biggest cluster of exits hit CRWV. Magnetar Financial, a 10% owner in…
Short sellers turned most aggressive on WOLF this week. Its SI % of Free Float jumped 25 points in seven days. It now stands at 113.8% — one of the highest readings in the entire US market. WOLF has surged 209% over…
Fixed income grabbed the most cash this week. $15.9B flowed into bond ETFs over seven days. That beat equities, which pulled in just $2.1B net despite $101B in gross inflows. Investors are hedging their bets — buying…
US equities continue to push higher, driven by AI and semiconductor momentum. NVDA and memory names like MU remain at the centre of bullish options flow. Intel added to the AI chip narrative today, with reports it is…
Options markets are flashing bullish signals across the technology sector this Wednesday. Semiconductors and AI-linked names are drawing the heaviest call-side interest. Micron Technology tops the options positive bets…
Today brings confirmed earnings from PGR (Progressive Corporation), the $118bn insurer. Progressive has been a consistent outperformer. Markets will focus on combined ratio and premium growth as auto insurance rates…
