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Short sellers have been busy this week. MiniMed Group saw its SI % of free float jump 9 points in seven days to 77.7%. Availability sits at just 1.5%, meaning borrowed shares are extremely scarce. The cost to borrow is…
Fixed income claimed the top spot this week. $30.6B flowed into bond ETFs over the past five days. Equities still attracted $21.6B, but the gap is telling. Over three months, equities led with $474.7B versus bonds at…
Short sellers have rushed into UNG over the past week. The United States Natural Gas Fund has seen short interest nearly double in a month, and the lending pool is now close to empty. Short interest in UNG hit 13.8% of…
Three distinct signals have converged on WFC ahead of its October 13 earnings date. Options traders are rotating toward calls, a cluster of major banks trimmed price targets on Monday, and short interest sits near its…
US nonfarm payrolls hit 159,044 thousand in September, the largest September reading since 1997, per ORTEX Alt Data. Average hourly earnings reached $37.81, also a September record going back to 2006. The numbers paint…
Suspected pneumonic plague in Russia jolted options markets overnight. Moderna, Novavax, and Vaxcyte all trended after-hours as traders rushed to price in an unexpected outbreak scenario. NVAX carries an ORTEX short…
Constellation Brands kicks off earnings season today. The drinks giant reports Q2 2027 results after the close. Beer volumes will be the focus as analysts track Corona and Modelo demand against a softening US consumer…
UBS analyst Joshua Spector trimmed targets across chemicals on Tuesday. Air Products and Chemicals saw its price target cut to $305 from $336, while Albemarle dropped to $150 from $175. Both names kept their existing…
UBER President and COO Andrew MacDonald filed on September 8 showing he bought $4.1 million of shares on September 4. The purchase, covering 54,325 shares at roughly $75.65 each, was a discretionary open-market buy…
ZS heads into its fiscal Q1 2027 earnings today with the Street more constructive than it has been in months, even as the company's own guidance disappointed parts of the market on its last print. The clearest…
GMAB enters Wednesday's Q3 results on a firmer footing than it held just weeks ago, with the stock up 10% over the past month to DKK 2,377 and the borrow market offering almost no signal of conviction from short…
FDXF heads into its October 9 results with the stock down sharply from recent highs and two bellwether firms trimming their price targets in the final stretch before the print. The analyst pressure is the clearest…
DAL arrives at its October 9 earnings release with options positioning still tilted bullishly, short interest continuing its retreat, and a lending market that remains almost frictionless, though the analyst community…
Short sellers tightened their grip on several distressed names this week. MiniMed Group stands out as the biggest mover. Its short interest leapt from 41.3% to 77.7% of free float in just two weeks, a near-doubling…
ExxonMobil heads into its October 9 Q3 earnings release with a notable analyst divergence sharpening just days before the print. The most immediate signal is the Wells Fargo downgrade filed October 1. Analyst Sam…
The US labour market ended September at a record high. Nonfarm payrolls reached 159,044 thousand, the largest September figure since 1997, according to ORTEX alt data. Average hourly earnings hit $37.81, also the…
Options sentiment across the US market is sending mixed signals this week. Rail stocks are drawing unusual bullish flow. Meanwhile, beaten-down names like Rocket Companies are flashing warning signs through the options…
Today brings three confirmed earnings releases. RPM International reports Q1 2027 results this morning. Constellation Brands posts Q2 2027 numbers after the close. Apogee Enterprises holds its Q2 2027 call at 9am…
US nonfarm payrolls reached 159,044 thousand in September, the largest September reading on record since 1997, according to the ORTEX US Jobs and CPI dataset. Average hourly earnings hit $37.81, also an all-time…
UBS analyst Joshua Spector cut target prices on two chemicals names on Tuesday. Albemarle dropped to $150 from $175, keeping a Buy rating. Air Products and Chemicals fell to $305 from $336, with a Hold…
