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Insider filings over the past week reveal a clear split: C-suite executives buying into beaten-down stocks while others cash out near recent highs. TORO CEO Petros Panagiotidis made the boldest move. He filed purchases…
A $412B weekly net inflow into U.S.-focused ETFs signals a sharp return of risk appetite. That number dwarfs every other geography. It marks one of the most decisive single-week buying surges in recent months. The U.S.…
Short sellers stepped up pressure across several sectors this week. The latest ORTEX data, as of April 24, reveals notable moves in semiconductors, education, and consumer names. WOLF — Wolfspeed — saw the sharpest SI…
US equities dominated ETF flows this week. A net $412B poured into US-focused funds in just five days. The flow imbalance hit 91.5 — deep buying territory. That dwarfs the three-month pace, where the same figure stood…
This week is one of the busiest earnings periods of the year. S&P Global and Coca-Cola report before Tuesday's bell. Wednesday is the main event: Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon all report on the same day. Thursday…
This is the biggest earnings week of the year. Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon all report on Wednesday. That single day accounts for more than $7 trillion in market cap. Apple follows Thursday after the close — its…
This is the week markets have been waiting for. Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon all report Wednesday. Together they account for trillions in combined market cap. Apple follows Thursday, reporting its first results…
Options traders are placing aggressive bullish bets on semiconductors and select growth names this week. The signals stand out against a backdrop of Middle East tension and elevated macro uncertainty. Rambus tops the…
I have all the data I need. Let me write the article now. Today (Tuesday) kicks off one of the busiest earnings weeks of the year. S&P Global and Coca-Cola both report before the bell. Centene also posts results this…
NVIDIA took a direct hit on Monday. A Wall Street firm downgraded the chipmaker, trimming its consensus buy count from 56 to 55. The average analyst target price sits at $268.61. With a $5.06 trillion market cap, even…
Five executives at AEHR dumped more than $13M in stock this month. The wave of filings hit between April 14 and April 22. CEO Gayn Erickson filed sales totalling nearly $10.8M. Founder and Chairman Rhea Posedel filed…
Short sellers made aggressive moves this week. Wolfspeed tops the movers list. SI jumped from 39.5% to 47% of free float in just seven days. Shares to borrow are near-impossible to find — availability sits at just…
Big Tech earnings dominate the week. MSFT and AMZN report Wednesday after the close. AAPL follows Thursday. Investors want answers on AI spending and tariff exposure. These three names alone account for trillions in…
Options markets are flashing mixed signals this week. Semiconductors dominate both bullish and bearish bets. Two outliers are drawing unusual attention. NVDA sits at the top of both positive and negative options bets…
I now have a solid picture of the week's confirmed earnings events. Let me build the article. Today is packed. KO and SPGI report before the bell Tuesday. CNC also drops results this morning. AAPL kicks off the week's…
Analyst target prices fell across healthcare and consumer stocks on Monday, with UnitedHealth Group and HCA Healthcare both seeing consensus targets trimmed. HCA took the biggest hit. Its average target dropped to $515…
Hedge fund Magnetar Financial filed to report it sold nearly $987 million worth of CRWV shares last week. The trades happened between April 15 and April 24. Magnetar offloaded over 8.2 million shares at prices ranging…
US equities dominated ETF flows over the past week. Net inflows of $412B into US-focused funds dwarfed every other geography. Flow imbalance hit 92.4 — a near-total skew toward buying. That headline number, however,…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. WOLF saw the sharpest SI jump among large-cap names — short interest as a % of free float leapt to 47.0%, up 7.5 percentage points in just seven days. The chip maker has shed…
The Trump administration is paying two more offshore wind operators — including TTE and ENGI — to surrender their US lease rights. The policy shift reinforces a clear tilt away from renewables. Goldman Sachs separately…
