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The two strongest readings in ORTEX's alt data this week come from opposite sides of the Pacific. US nonfarm payrolls, tracked via the Bureau of Labor Statistics dataset ORTEX ingests, reached 159,044 thousand in…
BMO Capital delivered the sharpest call of the day, downgrading PTC to Hold from Buy. The target fell from $205 to $164, a 20% cut, leaving the industrial software firm nursing a short interest of 5.3% of free…
UBER President and COO Andrew Gordon MacDonald filed on September 8, disclosing a $4.1 million open-market purchase of 54,325 shares on September 4. That is a discretionary buy, not a grant or exercise, making it one…
Short sellers turned aggressive this past week. Data from ORTEX shows several notable positions being built across healthcare, energy and consumer names. MMED (MiniMed Group) stands out as the biggest mover. Short…
US equities pulled in $15B over the past week. But under the surface, the sector picture looks very different. Technology ETFs bled $3.1B in the past five days. That marks a sharp reversal from a $8.1B net inflow over…
Dollar General is getting a fresh Buy rating from Gordon Haskett just as short sellers step up their bets against it. The convergence of analyst optimism and rising short positioning makes this a stock worth watching…
HubSpot drew a fresh analyst downgrade Monday just as its cost to borrow climbed sharply, adding two more signals to a stock already carrying 6.2% short interest as a percentage of free float. Why this matters: Raymond…
The market's attention turns to corporate results. Constellation Brands reports Q2 fiscal 2027 today after the close. PepsiCo follows Wednesday with Q3 numbers before the open. The $171 billion consumer staples giant…
Chip stocks are drawing defensive options flow this week. NVDA is attracting the largest volume of negative bets across S&P 500 semiconductors. AMD and Intel show similar bias. South Korean markets fell sharply as…
Two firms trimmed price targets on TXRH on Monday. Short interest has been creeping higher. The borrow market remains wide open, but the direction of travel across several indicators has shifted. Evercore ISI's David…
The week opens with results already due. Constellation Brands reports Q2 fiscal 2027 earnings today, after the close. RPM International and Neogen also release this morning. Tomorrow, Levi Strauss posts Q3 numbers…
Analysts delivered a notable downgrade to FTNT today. The cybersecurity giant, valued at $135 billion, slipped from Hold to Sell in the consensus view. Its average target price sits at $164.32. Short interest remains…
Three stories stand out from the latest insider filing disclosures, spanning an American ride-hailing giant, a Hong Kong glassmaker, and a Canadian miner. UBER President and COO Andrew MacDonald filed on September 8 to…
MiniMed Group is the week's standout mover. Short interest climbed to 80% of free float, up nearly 10 percentage points in seven days. Shares available to borrow sit at just 0.4% of short interest. That near-zero…
The week's biggest structural story is the start of Q3 2026 reporting season. PepsiCo reports Wednesday before the open, with markets watching for any consumer spending signals in volume data. Delta Air Lines follows…
News of fresh healthcare pricing rules pushed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drew the most active bearish options flow in the S&P 500 this week. UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health and The Cigna Group all appeared in elevated…
Earnings season starts in earnest this week. PepsiCo leads Wednesday's calendar, reporting Q3 2026 results before the open. Markets will watch for any guidance cuts tied to consumer spending pressure. Delta Air Lines…
Singapore tourism posted a landmark result in August 2026. Chinese visitor arrivals reached 435,442, the largest August figure since records began in 2008. That beat the previous peak of 403,138 set in August 2024, a…
Fortinet took the sharpest analyst blow today, collecting a formal downgrade. The cybersecurity firm now has 5 sell ratings against 30 holds and 8 buys. Its average target price sits at $164.32. The $135 billion…
Bill Gates spent roughly $927 million buying RSG shares across 65 transactions filed between late August and early September. The Republic Services stake was built steadily from August 10 through September 2. Gates is…
