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Wolfspeed is the week's standout short interest mover. Its SI % of free float jumped nearly 29 points in seven days — from 60% to 89%. Zero shares are available to borrow. Bears are betting hard on its demise. Electric…
US-listed ETFs pulled in $28.9B in the past week. That dwarfs every other geographic region. Global funds added another $18.9B, with a flow imbalance of 84 — a near-unanimous buy signal. The contrast is sharp. Japan…
Semiconductor stocks are at the centre of everything this week. NVIDIA reports Wednesday — easily the most anticipated print of the season. Options flow is split both ways, signalling a market that cannot agree on…
Semiconductor names are pulling the bulk of options activity this week. Micron Technology tops both the bullish bets and total options flow rankings over the past seven days. That comes as MU has already soared 172%…
The week of May 18 brings a heavy slate of S&P 500 earnings. Retail giants, a chip titan, and a tax software leader all step up to report. Tuesday sees Home Depot hold its earnings call. The home improvement giant…
Analyst desks were busy this week. Rating changes spanned sectors from cybersecurity to clean energy. CrowdStrike gets a cold shoulder. CRWD lost a recommendation entirely. An analyst removed their rating on the $147B…
Now I have excellent data. Let me write the article. Corporate insiders spent heavily this week. Five executives at PATK filed purchases on the same day — a rare cluster that markets rarely ignore. CEO Andy Nemeth led…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Wolfspeed saw the sharpest rise in bearish pressure among large-caps. Its SI % of Free Float jumped nearly 29 points in seven days — now sitting at 89.3%. Bears are betting hard…
Options sentiment shifted bullishly this week. Several large-cap names posted 100% positive bets ratios over the past seven days, a notable cluster not seen in recent sessions. CVS Health leads the healthcare options…
All eyes are on NVDA this week. The $5.7 trillion chipmaker reports Wednesday after the close. Options traders are hedging heavily on both sides. Bullish and bearish bets are stacking up simultaneously. That split…
Semiconductor stocks dominate options flow this week. Bullish and bearish bets are piling into the same names simultaneously — a sign of elevated uncertainty in a sector up sharply in 2026. NVDA and AMD top the…
Now I have all the data I need to write a comprehensive, focused article. The week of May 16 is loaded with major earnings catalysts. NVIDIA tops the bill — the $5.7 trillion chipmaker reports on Wednesday, May 20…
Analysts are making bold calls across tech this week. Two cybersecurity and chip names drew the most attention. CrowdStrike saw a recommendation removed from the consensus pool. The $148 billion security giant's…
Two contrasting signals emerged from insider filings on May 15. One CEO spent $29M buying his own stock. Another sold $88M worth in a single week. Colliers CEO Buys the Dip CIGI Chairman and CEO Jay Hennick filed…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. WOLF — Wolfspeed — stands out as the most dramatic story. Short interest jumped nearly 29 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at 89.3% of free float. Availability of…
Active strategies and US equities dominated ETF flows this week. The shift away from Asia and into growth-oriented bets marks the most notable trend of the past seven days. The US pulled in a net $28.9B in the past…
The chip sector is the week's standout theme. Four analyst firms raised price targets on AMAT this week. TD Cowen went to $525, B. Riley to $550. Options markets are reinforcing the bullish view. NVDA, MU, and AMD all…
Markets head into a pivotal week with semiconductor earnings, bold insider buying, and rising short bets all converging at once. The chip trade is the clearest cross-market theme. NVDA reports after the close on…
Options markets are flashing bullish across the semiconductor space this week. Positive bets dominated bearish flow for several of the biggest chip names, with NVDA, MU, and AMD all drawing heavy call-side…
I now have all the data I need. Let me write the article. The market's most-watched earnings season moment arrives Wednesday. NVDA reports after the close on May 20. AI infrastructure spending is the key question. Any…
