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The most recent insider data available covers filings through 8 September 2026. The freshest notable open-market purchase came from UBER President and COO Andrew MacDonald, who bought $4.1 million worth of shares on 4…
Short sellers pulled back from CHWY last week. Short interest fell from 91.5% to 86.7% of free float between 16 and 22 October. That is still an eye-watering figure for the pet retailer, but the 4.9 percentage point…
China ETFs led all regional inflows this week. They pulled in a net $14.7B in seven days, beating the U.S. ($14.0B net) for the top spot. That is a sharp contrast to the 3-month picture, where U.S. funds still dominate…
This week belongs to big tech. MSFT reports Wednesday after the bell, followed by AMZN and INTC on Thursday. KO and SPGI open Tuesday's session. Options positioning into these prints is split. Intel heads into its Q3…
Big tech earnings are driving a split in options sentiment this week. Markets are bracing for results from MSFT, AMZN, and INTC, and the positioning tells different stories. Intel heads into its Q3 print with RSI at…
Today brings the first major prints of the week. CDNS releases Q3 numbers this afternoon. CLS follows after the close. Tuesday steps up with KO and SPGI reporting before the open. Coca-Cola faces scrutiny over consumer…
Defence names grabbed the biggest target lifts this week. Northrop Grumman saw its consensus target rise to $631.88 from $631.67, keeping the stock firmly in buy territory with 15 buy ratings against just one sell.…
The most recent insider data available covers filings through 8 September 2026. Fresh US SEC EDGAR transaction-level data could not be retrieved in this session, so the article draws on vendor-reported non-US trades…
Short sellers are pushing hard into a handful of well-known names. CHWY stands out as the most shorted large-cap stock in the US market. Chewy's short interest hit 86.7% of free float as of 22 October. That is down…
The dominant signal today comes from the nuclear sector. Reactor output at AEP fell 10.0 standard deviations below its own history in the week to 29 September, per NRC data. CEG recorded the same extreme drop as of 23…
Options sentiment is shifting fast in the power sector. ORTEX alt data shows reactor output at CEG fell 10.0 standard deviations below its own history as of 23 October. The same collapse hit AEP a month earlier. Both…
The sharpest reading in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission dataset belongs to this week. Reactor output at AEP fell 10.0 standard deviations below its own history in the week to 29 September. CEG recorded the same…
More than 1,500 companies report this week. The auto sector dominates the headline risk in Europe. Tech and luxury goods round out a busy schedule. Today, UCB and Swiss vacuum valve maker VAT Group both post earnings.…
Consensus target prices shifted broadly on Monday, with defence and healthcare drawing the sharpest moves. Lockheed Martin saw its average analyst target edge up to $635.48, one of the few upward moves in an otherwise…
The ORTEX insider database for open-market US trades via SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings was unavailable in this session. The vendor insider table, which covers non-US markets, returned data only up to 8 September 2026,…
Short sellers added pressure to CRWV last week. CoreWeave's short interest as a percentage of free float rose 3.7 points to 24.8%, the biggest move among US names with market caps above $1 billion. The AI cloud…
China's appeal to ETF investors has jumped sharply this week. The country took in $14.7B in net flows over seven days. That is the biggest single-geography inflow in the weekly data, narrowly ahead of the US at $14.0B.…
The busiest earnings stretch of 2026 is now underway. Microsoft reports Wednesday after the close, followed by Amazon and Intel on Thursday. Coca-Cola and S&P Global drop numbers Tuesday before the open. Options flow…
Options flow is skewing bearish on semiconductors ahead of a packed earnings week. Negative bets ranked highest for MU, AMD, NVDA and INTC over the past seven days. That mirrors the RSI picture: all four sit below 40,…
Wednesday kicks off the heavy lifting. Microsoft reports after the close, with its earnings call scheduled for 5:30 pm ET. Chipotle Mexican Grill and eBay follow on the same day. Amphenol holds its call at 1 pm ET on…
