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Insider filings dominated headlines this week, with C-suite executives at several US companies locking in gains while Bill Ackman moved in the opposite direction. PWR CEO Duke Austin filed the biggest C-level exit. He…
Short sellers made dramatic moves this week. Two names stand out: WOLF and CVNA. Wolfspeed saw the biggest weekly jump among large-caps. SI % of FF leapt from 53% to 74% — a 21 percentage point surge in just seven…
Japan posted the sharpest week-on-week momentum of any region. ETFs focused on Japanese equities pulled in $31.6B in the past week alone. That compares to $314.6B over three months — meaning roughly 10% of the…
Applied Materials reports after the bell today, putting semiconductor spending directly in the spotlight. The real marquee event arrives next Wednesday. NVIDIA posts fiscal Q1 2027 results on May 20. Analysts are…
Now I have enough data to write the article. Let me analyze the key findings: CYTK (Cytokinetics): Heavily put-loaded options chain at June 18 expiry — $55 puts have 5,955 OI, $40 puts have 2,381 OI, $35 puts have…
Now I have a clear picture. Key confirmed earnings: AMAT tonight, NVDA on May 20, INTU on May 20, TGT on May 20, PGR on May 19. No IPOs found. Let me write the article. Applied Materials kicks off a packed earnings…
CSCO led the day's positive analyst moves. Target prices rose to a new consensus average of $95.13. That marks a sharp jump from $89.54 just days earlier. The network giant is riding strong earnings momentum and AI…
Insider filings this week show a clear split: some executives are cashing out near highs while others step in as buyers. PWR CEO Earl Austin filed three separate sell transactions totalling over $60M this week. The…
Short sellers had an active week. Wolfspeed saw the biggest move among mid-cap names. Its SI % of FF jumped to 74.4% from 53.2% in just seven days — a 21-point surge. Availability sits at zero. Borrowing costs have…
The Trump-Xi summit is front and centre. Markets are watching every signal out of the meeting, with few expecting major breakthroughs. The talks matter most for NVDA. Export control risks remain the key overhang for…
Options traders are piling into semiconductors. The sector dominates both positive and negative bets this week, with several names showing extreme options momentum. NVDA tops the negative bets leaderboard. Bears are…
NVDA headlines the earnings calendar this week. The AI chipmaker reports Q1 FY2027 results on Wednesday, May 20, after the close. Expectations run high. Nvidia's last three quarters all beat estimates by wide…
Wall Street turned bullish on several names on Wednesday. Healthcare and materials stocks led the upgrades. Johnson & Johnson got the most notable call of the day. Leerink Partners upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy.…
Fresh filings show a clear divide. Some insiders are loading up. Others are cashing out fast. Bill Ackman bought $15.7M of his own fund. The Pershing Square PS founder and CEO filed on May 4 that he purchased 659,540…
Institutional money is flooding back into equities. ETF net inflows hit $68.4B across all asset classes in the past week. Equities alone pulled in a net $68.4B, with fixed income adding another $14.3B. The tone is…
Japan is the week's standout story. ETFs tracking Japanese equities pulled in a net $31B over the past week. That flow imbalance hit 85.5 — well into strong buying pressure territory. Over three months, Japan has…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Wolfspeed saw the sharpest jump among mid-caps. Its short interest leapt from 53% to 74% of free float in just seven days — a 21-point rise. The chip maker is already deeply…
Risk appetite returned sharply to US markets on Tuesday. The catalyst was a 90-day trade truce between Washington and Beijing. The deal slashed US tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%. China cut its duties on…
Now I have enough signals from the screening data to write the article. Let me focus on the standout options-relevant data points: the semiconductor sweep showing massive positive options bets (MU, AMD, INTC),…
No IPOs in the database. Now I have enough data to write the article. The heaviest hitters sit just outside this week's window. NVDA reports Q1 FY2027 results on May 20. TGT holds its Q1 FY2027 earnings call the same…
