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Short sellers turned notably more aggressive in Wolfspeed this week. SI % of Free Float hit 50.2%, up from 37.5% a month ago — a 12.7 percentage point jump. The chip maker has struggled with debt concerns and weak SiC…
The headline story this week is simple: investors are piling back into the United States. US-focused ETFs pulled in a net $145B in just seven days. That dwarfs every other geography combined. The flow imbalance hit…
The biggest story of the week is simple: money is flowing into the United States. US-focused ETFs pulled in a net $145B in the past week alone. That's a flow imbalance of 85.8 — deep buying territory. Over three…
The biggest story of the morning is OpenAI. The WSJ reports the AI giant discussed spinning out its robotics and hardware divisions ahead of a planned IPO. That development ripples across the tech sector. Microsoft,…
Now I have enough data to write a strong, focused article. Options markets are flashing a clear divide this week. Bullish call flow is dominant across semiconductors. Meanwhile, bearish positioning is concentrated in…
Now I have excellent data. Let me compile the article. A packed earnings calendar greets markets this week. Over 1,900 companies report globally. The biggest US names hit from Tuesday through Thursday. Today (Tuesday,…
Semiconductor and software names dominated analyst activity on Monday, with target price increases sweeping across the tech sector. TXN led the chip upgrades. Analysts lifted the consensus target to $277, up from $276.…
The biggest insider story this week is CoreWeave. Magnetar Financial, a 10% owner of the AI cloud computing firm, filed this week showing it sold nearly $590 million worth of shares. The sales happened between April 20…
I have enough data. Let me write the article now. Short sellers sharpened their bets across US equities this week. ORTEX data through May 1 shows some dramatic moves — both in micro-caps and well-known names. Inno…
Today kicks off a packed earnings week. AMD drops results after the close, with investors watching data-centre GPU demand closely. PayPal reports this morning — analyst eyes are on transaction margin trends amid stiff…
Options sentiment is sharply bullish this week. ORTEX data shows energy and semiconductor names dominating positive flow, while a handful of large-cap stocks see unusually heavy put pressure. Devon Energy and…
Over 160 S&P 500 companies report this week. Today alone brings results from PayPal, Fiserv, and Archer-Daniels-Midland. ORTEX data shows short sellers have backed off PayPal ahead of the print. Bears are on the back…
Options traders are turning defensive ahead of a packed earnings week. Super Micro Computer is flashing the loudest warning signal. ORTEX data flags an options alarm in the red ahead of its Q3 2026 results print. SMCI…
Good data. Now I have a strong picture of the week. Let me compile the full confirmed earnings list from the truncated result and write the article. Earnings season stays busy this week. Over 160 S&P 500 companies…
Analyst desks were busy on Tuesday. The most notable action landed on ON Semiconductor, which received a new analyst recommendation with a sharply higher consensus target. The average price target jumped to $82.04, up…
The freshest filings show a split in sentiment among US corporate insiders — one founder is betting big, while others cash out. CoStar Group CEO and founder Andrew Florance filed on May 4 that he bought over 68,000…
Now I have all the data I need. Let me write the article. Short sellers intensified bets against a broad range of US stocks this week. ORTEX data through May 1 shows some sharp moves worth watching. WOLF leads the…
This week marks one of the busiest stretches of earnings season. PayPal and Fiserv report today. Markets are watching PYPL for margin signals after its recent restructuring. Walt Disney and Airbnb both report Tuesday.…
Options activity in the semiconductor space is standing out this week. SanDisk, Micron Technology, and NVIDIA rank at the top of the negative bets leaderboard. Meanwhile, NVIDIA simultaneously leads positive bets…
The data is very detailed. Let me parse through the confirmed earnings events across the full week to write the article. Today's session is packed. PayPal kicks things off this morning, reporting alongside payments…
