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Market Commentary

Colorado EV Streak Points to Steady Demand

Colorado's battery-electric vehicle registrations reached 160,820 in July 2026. That marks a fourth consecutive monthly rise, according to the Atlas EV Hub series tracked by ORTEX. Total plug-in vehicle registrations…

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Market Commentary

Industrials Take Analyst Target Cuts

A cluster of heavy-industry names saw analyst target prices trimmed, with PACCAR, Caterpillar, Cummins, and Xylem all cut in a single sweep. The consensus average target on PACCAR fell to $135.06 from $140.06.…

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Market Commentary

Insiders Sell Big Across Asian Markets

The most recent insider filings available from ORTEX cover trades reported on 8 September 2026. The data skews heavily toward non-US markets, as the SEC EDGAR tables required for US open-market trades were unavailable…

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Market Commentary

Bears Pile Into Chewy; Medtronic Hit by Surprise Short Jump

Short sellers have been busy this week. Chewy saw the biggest move among mid- and large-caps. Its short interest jumped nearly 20 percentage points in seven days to 87.3% of free float as of 9 October. That is a…

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Market Commentary

Japan Surge Leads Risk-On Week as Tech Flips Back

A $12.7B weekly surge into Japan ETFs signals the sharpest geographic rotation of the week. Money left its cautious positioning from the past three months and moved decisively into risk assets. Both equities and bonds…

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Market Commentary

Banks Take Centre Stage as Earnings Season Shifts Into Top Gear

The biggest earnings day of the quarter opens today. JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Johnson & Johnson, and UnitedHealth all report this morning. The prints will set the tone for credit…

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Market Commentary

Earnings Week Puts Options Desks on Edge

Earnings season is the week's dominant options theme. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and UnitedHealth all report this week. The concentration of major prints is keeping implied…

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Market Commentary

Banks, ASML Lead a Packed Earnings Week

Today delivers one of the heaviest single-day earnings slates of the quarter. JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Johnson & Johnson, and UnitedHealth all report this morning. The bank prints will set…

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Earnings PreviewSLG

SLG Bears Step Up Into Q3 Print

SL Green Realty heads into tomorrow's Q3 earnings with short sellers at their most aggressive in months, even as the stock has pulled back 8% over the past month to $48.74. Short interest has climbed sharply into the…

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Market Commentary

Analysts Cut Industrials, Back Tobacco and Energy

A wave of target price cuts swept across the industrials sector on Tuesday, while tobacco and pipeline names attracted fresh upgrades. PPG Industries drew a new analyst recommendation, with the consensus now split…

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Earnings PreviewPEP

PepsiCo Heads Into Q3 Print With Analysts Still Cutting

PEP reports its third-quarter results on October 14 with the Street's confidence visibly lower than it was even a week ago, and the gap between analyst targets and the current price now raising more questions than it…

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Earnings PreviewNFLX

Netflix Bulls and Bears Dig In Before Thursday's Print

Netflix reports on October 16 with the stock recovering slightly but still carrying the weight of a difficult month. Shares closed at $70.61, up 4.6% on the week but still down nearly 9% over the past month. Short…

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Earnings PreviewCFG

CFG Options Skew Turns Bullish as Earnings Loom Thursday

Citizens Financial Group heads into its Q3 print on Thursday with options traders leaning notably more bullish than they have been at any point in the past year. The put/call ratio has dropped to 0.49, the lowest…

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Market Commentary

Uber COO and Helus Directors Put Cash on the Table

The most eye-catching filings in the latest ORTEX insider dataset come from two very different companies. Both saw management buying shares in the open market, the kind of discretionary move that carries more weight…

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