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Now I have rich data from both universes. Let me parse through the confirmed "Earnings" type events across the week and build the article. Over 1,800 companies report this week. Monday kicks things off with confirmed…
Analysts revised targets higher across technology and industrials on May 3, with semiconductors and automakers drawing the most attention. Intel saw its consensus target rise to $79.05, up from $78.21. The chipmaker…
Corporate insiders filed a wave of large trades this week. The most eye-catching cluster came from CAR. Fifty-one insiders at Avis Budget Group filed sales totalling $1.75 billion in just 14 days. No purchases offset…
Short sellers made bold moves last week. Wolfspeed tops the most-shorted leaderboard with SI at 50% of free float — up 4.2 percentage points in just seven days. The struggling chipmaker continues to attract heavy…
Over 1,800 companies report this week. The calendar starts Monday with Loews and CNA Financial. Wednesday is the peak — Cencora, Albemarle, and Johnson Controls all print. Sony rounds out the week on Friday. Options…
Earnings season is driving a sharp split in options sentiment. Bears are stacking up puts on several names. Bulls are chasing momentum plays elsewhere. The divergence is notable. IONQ — Bears dig in ahead of Q1…
I now have enough data to write the article. Let me compile the key confirmed earnings events by day: Tomorrow (Mon May 4): Loews Corp (L, NYSE, $23B), CNA Financial (CNA, $13B), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN,…
Semiconductor stocks dominated analyst activity this weekend. Both AMD and Intel saw consensus target prices tick higher. AMD's average analyst target rose to $307.50, up from $304.24. 35 analysts now carry Buy…
A wave of insider selling hit US markets this past week. The standout: CAR — Avis Budget Group — where hedge fund Pentwater Capital Management dumped over $1.75 billion in shares across April 22–23. Filings hit…
Short sellers are doubling down on high-profile tech names. IonQ heads into earnings with 23.1% of its free float shorted. Availability sits at just 4% of short interest. Bears are firmly dug in ahead of the quantum…
Equity ETFs pulled in $151B last week. That dwarfs every other asset class combined. Money is moving with purpose — and the destination is clear. The US absorbed $135B in net ETF inflows over the past week. That is…
Markets are heading into one of the busiest earnings weeks of the year. Over 1,800 companies report results between Monday and Friday. The biggest name is AMD, which posts Q1 numbers on Tuesday after the bell.…
The options market is flashing caution on IONQ ahead of its Q1 print. Put open interest heavily outweighs calls across near-term strikes. At the $28 put for May 8 expiry, open interest sits at 14,387 contracts. That…
Over 1,800 companies report this week. The heavyweights land Tuesday through Thursday. Vertex Pharmaceuticals ($108B market cap) drops results after the close. CNA Financial and Loews also report. AMD is the biggest…
Analysts have been busy revising targets across tech, industrials, and healthcare this week. Intel drew fresh attention as consensus target prices ticked up to $79.05. The chipmaker carries a split analyst view — 5…
I now have rich data. Let me write the article. Insider filings from late April reveal a clear split between buyers and sellers. Two stories stand out: a hedge fund dumping over $1.75 billion in CAR stock, and a…
Short sellers are piling into a handful of names this week. WOLF leads the movers. Short interest hit 50% of free float, up 4.2 percentage points in seven days. Wolfspeed makes silicon carbide chips. It has struggled…
Semiconductors are the clearest consensus trade right now. Analysts lifted targets on both AMD and Intel over the weekend. AMD carries zero Sell ratings among 35 analysts — an unusually clean slate. Options traders…
Options traders are placing their biggest bullish bets on semiconductors and beaten-down tech. ORTEX screening data shows NVIDIA tops the leaderboard for positive options bets over the past seven days. Advanced Micro…
I now have a strong picture of the week. Let me look at the biggest names from the week-ahead tool results more carefully, filtering for the largest market caps: The earnings calendar is packed for the week of May 4–9.…
