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Stifel's Adam Borg made two aggressive moves in cybersecurity today. He raised his target on CRWD to $660 from $480. He also lifted PANW to $275 from $185. Both carry Buy ratings. That's a 37% jump for CrowdStrike and…
Nine insiders at GLW filed stock sales totalling over $28M in the past two weeks. The CFO, COO, CIO, and Executive Vice Chairman all sold shares — a rare cluster of C-level exits from the same company in a short…
Short sellers are not uniformly retreating despite the broader market's AI-driven gains. Wolfspeed saw the sharpest short interest jump among large-cap US stocks this week. SI % FF surged to 113.8% from 88.4% — a 25.4…
This week belongs to retail. Home Depot and Target both report Wednesday, while Lowe's and TJX Companies also release results. Investors are watching for tariff impact signals across home improvement and consumer…
The Supreme Court's ruling against Big Pharma's Medicare drug pricing challenge is rattling options markets. Traders rushed to put protection on major drugmakers on Tuesday. ABBV options show a heavy put skew. Open…
Wall Street's retail sector takes centre stage this week. Three of America's biggest consumer names report earnings between Tuesday and Wednesday. Today (Tuesday), Home Depot kicked off with its earnings call, with a…
Analyst target prices moved broadly higher on Monday, with tech and infrastructure names leading the upgrades. CrowdStrike attracted fresh attention as the consensus target rose to $510.76, up from $504.80. The…
Fresh filings show a clear split in insider activity this week — executives cashing out while some major shareholders step in. ALKT grabbed the biggest buy headline. General Atlantic, a board-represented private equity…
Short sellers had a busy week. Wolfspeed stands out as the most dramatic move among recognisable names. SI jumped from 71% to 107% of free float in seven days — a 36-point spike. The semiconductor firm is deep in…
US-focused ETFs pulled in a net $27.3B last week alone. That makes America the clear leader in short-term geography flows. The broader trend is consistent. Over three months, US ETFs have attracted $689.6B net — more…
NVIDIA reports earnings Wednesday after the close. It is the most-watched print of the season. AI demand has driven spectacular revenue growth. Options flow shows bulls still outweigh bears heading in. A key options…
Semiconductors are dominating options flow this week. Micron Technology and NVIDIA sit at the top of both negative bet count and positive bet volume charts — a rare split that signals active two-sided positioning…
NVIDIA dominates this week's earnings calendar. The chip giant reports Wednesday after the close. Markets are watching closely. NVIDIA's data centre revenue has driven spectacular growth. Analysts expect another strong…
CF Industries picked up an upgrade on Monday. Analysts now see the nitrogen fertilizer maker's average target price rising to $125.47, up from $122.58. CF carries a $19.2B market cap. Short interest sits at just 5.9%…
A packed week of earnings hits markets from Tuesday, with over 800 companies reporting across US, European, and Asian exchanges through May 25. Today — Tuesday, May 19 Diploma PLC, the UK-listed specialist distributor,…
Insiders filed a string of notable trades this week. The clearest signal came from ALKT. General Atlantic, a private equity firm with board representation, bought $32.9M worth of Alkami Technology shares across three…
Wall Street turned bullish across several sectors Monday. Upgrades and target price hikes dominated the action. CF Industries got the biggest rating boost. Analysts upgraded CF to a Buy-equivalent. The consensus target…
Analysts raised price targets across several sectors on Monday, with retail and agriculture grabbing the most attention. UBS bumped its target on ROST — Ross Stores — from $208 to $227. The bank kept its Hold rating…
Bill Gates filed purchases of over $100M in RSG last week. He bought nearly 579,000 shares of Republic Services across several transactions on May 11–13. Average price was around $202. The waste management giant just…
The past week brought a flurry of high-value insider filings, with sellers dominating but one notable contrarian buyer emerging. DKNG founder Matthew Kalish filed on May 15 disclosing a sale of nearly 1.9 million…
