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TD Cowen analyst Gautam Khanna cut price targets across five US defense names in a single sweep on Friday, the most sweeping sector action of the day. L3Harris Technologies took the sharpest hit. Khanna sliced its…
Short sellers added sharply to positions in MMED (MiniMed Group) this week. SI % of Free Float jumped to 102.9% as of October 8, up from 78.6% just one week earlier. That 24-percentage-point swing is the largest weekly…
Industrials claimed the top spot in sector flows this week, pulling in $2.1B net. That stands out sharply against a flat three-month trend where the sector attracted only $1.3B. Japan recorded a 63% year-on-year jump…
The wave of analyst downgrades that began on October 7 is now being echoed in the options market. Option Care Health has attracted a sixth firm downgrade in two days, this time from UBS, and the put-call ratio has…
Apple is under pressure today after reports it cut iPhone 18 Pro component orders by 15% to 20%. The order cuts signal softer-than-expected demand heading into the holiday quarter. Options traders are already leaning…
Options market activity this week points to rising defensive bets against semiconductors and beaten-down consumer names, with negative flow dominating two sectors hit hard by geopolitical and demand pressures. Micron…
Delta Air Lines kicks off the week today. Its Q3 earnings call is the first major test of travel demand this season. Korean airport data shows seats supplied hit a record 47 million in September, underscoring the…
Analyst target prices on PEP fell twice in quick succession on Friday. The consensus average target dropped from $148.64 to $144.82 across two separate cuts. That puts the stock roughly 8% below where it stood at the…
Bill Gates filed disclosures on September 1 and 3 showing he bought $241 million of RSG stock across 14 separate transactions between August 28 and September 2. The Republic Services purchases ranged from $12.9 million…
Short sellers are turning the screws across several heavily shorted stocks this week, with MMED leading the charge on both intensity and speed of build-up. MiniMed Group's short interest hit 103% of free float on…
EWZ short sellers are pressing hard against a rising tide. The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has gained 15% in one week. Short interest has risen 25% over the same period to 35.2% of free float. Short interest stood at…
The biggest event of the week is earnings. Delta Air Lines opens Q3 season this morning. UnitedHealth Group, Johnson & Johnson, and Wells Fargo all report Monday. Options traders are already split on direction. Norfolk…
Banks and healthcare giants report earnings this week. Options traders are taking sides early. Norfolk Southern shows a 0% positive options bet ratio over the past seven days. Every tracked order leans bearish. The…
The Q3 earnings season hits its stride this week. Banks and healthcare giants lead a packed calendar from Monday through Thursday. Delta Air Lines opens today with its Q3 2026 earnings call at 10am ET. The airline…
Japan's numerically controlled machine tool orders hit 193,463 JPY millions in August, a 63% jump on the same month last year. Domestic orders by ordering industry rose 62% over the same period. Both figures come from…
Analysts moved the most on energy names this week. Marathon Petroleum and Phillips 66 both received upward target price revisions, with MPC's consensus target rising to $400 from $397.39. PSX's average target moved up…
UBER President and COO Andrew MacDonald filed on September 8 showing he bought 54,325 shares on September 4. The trade cost $4.1 million at market prices. That is a meaningful open-market purchase from a named…
MiniMed Group is the week's standout short interest mover. Its short interest as a percentage of free float jumped to 99%, up from 77% just seven days ago. That is a 22-point swing. Availability of shares to borrow has…
Active ETFs dominated the past week. They pulled in $79B net over seven days, with a flow imbalance of 86.5. That is the strongest buying pressure of any strategy category. Over three months, active funds drew $174B.…
Three distinct signals converged on XP Inc. this week. The Street is lifting targets, retail attention spiked sharply, and the options market shifted hard toward calls. All three arrived as the stock climbed 52% over…
