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Short sellers are piling into distressed names this week. Wolfspeed leads the charge. WOLF is the most striking story among mid-caps. Short interest hit 107% of free float — up sharply from 71% just one week ago. That…
All eyes land on NVDA Wednesday after the close. The chip giant carries a $5.5 trillion market cap. Investors want answers on AI demand and data centre momentum. Alongside NVIDIA, ADI and retailers TGT and LOW also…
Semiconductor stocks are dominating options flow this week. Intel and Micron Technology sit at the top of positive options bets across large-cap US names. Both carry the highest raw volume of bullish options orders…
The most-watched earnings report of the year arrives Wednesday. NVDA posts results after the close. The chip giant carries a $5.5 trillion market cap. Investors want clarity on AI demand and data centre orders. Today,…
Fertilizer giant CF Industries picked up an upgrade on Monday. Analysts bumped the stock higher as the consensus target price rose to $125.47, up from $122.58. The stock carries a $19.2B market cap. Short interest sits…
A cluster of high-conviction insider purchases filed this week points to renewed confidence from executives and major shareholders. Bill Gates loads up on waste giant RSG. The billionaire filed purchases totalling over…
Short sellers are making bold moves this week. Wolfspeed tops the list for the biggest short interest jump. Its SI % of Free Float surged to 107%, up from 71% just seven days ago — a 36-point leap. That's the biggest…
US equities led all inflows this week. Investors poured a net $28.2B into US-focused ETFs. Global funds added another $18.4B. The story is simple: money is coming home to America. The US dominated with a flow imbalance…
The chip sector is running two very different stories at once. Micron suffered its worst two-day stock drop in a year. Bears are questioning whether the AI hardware rally has gone too far. That sets a tense backdrop…
Options flow is skewing bullish in the semiconductor sector. MACOM Technology Solutions tops the ORTEX options score rankings this week. The stock is up 119% year-to-date. Its RSI sits at 78. Traders are piling into…
NVDA dominates the earnings calendar. The chipmaker reports Q1 FY2027 results on Wednesday, May 20, after the close. Markets are watching closely. AI spending trends and data centre demand will be front and…
Analysts upgraded target prices across retail, fintech, and real estate on Monday, with Ross Stores and Block, Inc. drawing the most notable moves. UBS lifted its Ross Stores target to $227 from $208. The off-price…
Short sellers stepped up their bets this week. Wolfspeed leads among larger-cap names. Its SI % of Free Float jumped 36 points in seven days to 107%. That is a staggering level — bears now outnumber the entire free…
Insider filings this week reveal a split between executives putting money in and others cashing out. Waste Connections founder and CEO Ronald Mittelstaedt filed on May 13 that he purchased 50,000 shares for $7.6…
Short sellers had a busy week. WOLF stands out as the biggest mover — SI % of FF exploded from 71% to 107% in just seven days. That's a 36-point jump. Availability is zero. Bears cannot even find new shares to borrow…
The biggest single story today is whether NVDA should be allowed to sell chips to China. Chamath Palihapitiya publicly called on the Trump administration to lift restrictions. Prediction markets remain split on the…
Semiconductor and healthcare names are dominating unusual options activity Monday. ORTEX screening shows NVDA topping the list for negative options bets over the past seven days. The debate over whether NVDA should be…
Five major sectors converge in a packed earnings calendar from May 18–24. Today (Monday), TEGNA kicks off US media results. The broadcaster carries a $3.2B market cap. Asahi Group also posts Japanese consumer numbers…
TD Cowen's Bill Katz cut price targets on four major alternative asset managers Monday. Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, Ares Management, and KKR all saw targets lowered. Apollo's target dropped the most — from…
TD Cowen's Bill Katz made four cuts in one session. He trimmed price targets on Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, Ares Management, and KKR — all in the same sweep. Apollo's target fell from $155 to $146. Blackstone…
