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Short sellers are making bold moves heading into May. Wolfspeed tops the weekly movers list. Its SI % of Free Float jumped 7.3 percentage points to 50.6% in just seven days. The chipmaker is struggling. Availability…
Short sellers turned aggressive this week. Wolfspeed saw the biggest move among sizeable US names. Its short interest jumped nearly 10 percentage points in seven days. SI now stands at 49.9% of free float — nearly half…
US and Japan dominated ETF inflows this week. The US pulled in $111B net in just five trading days. Japan added $26B on top of that. Both regions show high flow imbalance scores — 76.8 and 92.5 respectively —…
Today is one of the biggest reporting days of the quarter. Apple holds its Q2 2026 earnings call at 5pm ET. The $3.97 trillion company faces tariff pressure on iPhone supply chains. Investors want clarity on demand and…
I now have enough data to write a compelling options note. Key signals identified: PUMP (ProPetro): 52-week low in bearishness, options score surging, +81% YTD RIVN (Rivian): High short score (68), heavily watched with…
Excellent — I now have a clear, rich picture of this week's events. AAPL reports today after market close, along with AMGN and BMY. Let me build the article now. Today is one of the busiest reporting days of the…
Analyst target prices shifted across several sectors on Wednesday, with healthcare taking the most hits and semiconductors drawing fresh optimism. KLA Corporation led the positive moves. Analysts raised the average…
Analyst desks were busy Wednesday, with target price upgrades dominating the tape across energy, industrials, and tech. GNRC drew the most attention. Generac Holdings received two separate upward target revisions in…
Excellent data. Now I have clear stories: CRWV insider dumping, RDW sell, TORO CEO buying, CAR hedge fund exit, and SHB A foundation buying. Let me write the article. Insider filings from the past week reveal a sharp…
Short sellers turned aggressive this week. WOLF saw the biggest SI jump among large names. Its SI % of Free Float shot to 49.9% from 40.2% — a nearly 10 percentage point surge in just seven days. Wolfspeed makes…
Wednesday evening's MSFT beat set the tone for today. Microsoft guided Q4 sales to $86.7–$87.8 billion, topping estimates. Call options dominate near-term expiry stacks — traders are leaning bullish off the print. That…
Now I have solid data across multiple angles. Let me synthesize the key signals into the article. Options flow is flashing bullish signals across semiconductors, even as the broader market navigates oil shock and…
Now I have all the data I need to write a comprehensive earnings preview article. Today kicks off one of the busiest earnings weeks of the year. Over 1,700 companies report globally between April 30 and May 6. AAPL…
Analysts delivered a mixed batch of calls on Wednesday. Downgrades and target price cuts dominated several key names. Freight under pressure. ODFL — Old Dominion Freight Line — was downgraded outright. The consensus…
Hedge funds and major shareholders have filed hundreds of millions of dollars in sell transactions over the past week, with CRWV topping the list. Magnetar Financial, a 10% owner of CoreWeave, filed $410M in sales…
Short sellers turned aggressive this week. Wolfspeed topped the movers list with SI % of FF jumping nearly 10 percentage points in just seven days — now sitting at a bruising 49.9%. The silicon carbide chipmaker has…
Japan's ETF category pulled in a dominant $26.6B in net inflows this past week. That was the single biggest geographic flow. It dwarfed every other region and signals a clear institutional rotation toward Asian…
All eyes are on tonight's after-close reports. Microsoft and Amazon both report Q1 results after the bell. These are two of the three largest companies by market cap on US exchanges. Options flow into NVDA and chips…
Semiconductor names are driving the most active options desks this week. Both bullish and bearish bets are heaviest in chips, with NVDA, AMD, and MU topping flow tables on both sides. NVDA sits at the top for positive…
I now have excellent data. Let me write the article. Tonight is the main event. Microsoft and Amazon both report after the close today, April 29. Their earnings calls are scheduled for 5:30 PM ET. These are two of the…
