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Insiders across several US-listed companies filed notable trades in August and early September, with a clear split between board-level buying in beaten-down names and large-scale selling at a chipmaker near its…
Short sellers stepped up bets across several names this week. The biggest mover was MMED. MiniMed Group's SI % of Free Float jumped from 42% to 77% in seven days. That is a 34-point leap, and one of the sharpest…
Fixed income took the top spot this week. ETFs tracking bonds pulled in $23.8B of net new money over the past seven days. That beats equities on a net basis, though equities still saw $20.7B of gross inflows. Investors…
Three signals converged on ABUS overnight. The borrow market has tightened dramatically, short interest has surged, and options traders are leaning bullish. The ORTEX short score hit 90.2, up from 58.6 two weeks…
US Treasury yields at 24-year highs are the single biggest market force right now. The 10-year yield rose half a point in a month. Bond ETFs TLT and IEF are absorbing heavy put demand as traders pay up for downside…
US Treasury yields hitting 24-year highs are reshaping options sentiment across markets. Protective put demand has spiked on bond ETFs. The 10-year yield rose half a point in a single month, its worst run in four…
Today kicks off with a full slate of confirmed earnings. JEF reports after the bell tonight. The mid-cap investment bank has been one of the more consistent performers in its peer group. IDT also reports today after…
Analysts cut price targets across the aggregates and construction materials sector on Friday. Vulcan Materials, Martin Marietta, and CRH all saw consensus targets edged lower. Vulcan's average target fell to $319.61…
UBER President and COO Andrew MacDonald filed a $4.1 million open-market share purchase on 8 September, according to the latest ORTEX insider data. He bought 54,325 shares at an average of $75.65. Discretionary buys by…
Short sellers stepped up pressure across several names in the week to September 30. The clearest movers sit well away from the usual suspects. MMED (MiniMed Group) saw the sharpest rise among mid-cap names. Short…
Marvell Technology arrives at its October 6 print with the stock having gained 27% in a month, short sellers quietly unwinding, and a lending market with almost unlimited room to borrow, a setup where the positioning…
Jefferies Financial Group reports after the bell today, marking the informal start of Q3 2026 earnings season. The investment bank sets the tone for financials. Bigger prints follow fast. Constellation Brands reports…
Earnings season is back. Jefferies fired the starting gun on Q3 reporting Friday, and the options market is already positioning across several names. Semiconductors sit at the centre of the action. Micron Technology…
Jefferies Financial Group reports after the bell today, kicking off a thin but telling first week of the Q3 2026 earnings season. The investment bank is the most watched name on the US calendar for Friday. Also…
India's vehicle market delivered one of its strongest months on record in September 2026. The data, drawn from India's auto export registers, shows the country's export unit sales rose 32% year-on-year to 304,857…
Mizuho analyst John Roberts cut targets across chemicals and materials on Friday. Albemarle dropped to a $130 target from $140, with a Hold rating retained. Dow Inc. was similarly trimmed to $32 from $35. Albemarle…
Filings dated September 8 show a wave of open-market insider purchases spanning the US, Hong Kong and Canada, with executives putting up real money in a quiet week for deal flow. The headline US trade came from UBER.…
Short sellers made bold moves in the past week. Braveheart Bio saw the most dramatic shift, with SI jumping to 691% of free float from 367% seven days ago. That is a 324-point surge. The stock is a pharmaceutical name…
Fixed income grabbed the biggest weekly inflow of any asset class. $23.8B flowed into bond ETFs in the past week, edging past equities' $20.7B. That gap matters. Over three months, equities dominate with $508B vs…
Nike opens the Q3 earnings season today, hosting its Q1 FY2027 call at 5pm ET. Bears have already retreated. Short interest in Nike collapsed 82% in a week, falling to just 0.49% of float. Availability sits at 517% of…
