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TER Teradyne grabbed top options sentiment rankings as traders piled into semiconductor equipment names. The $49B chip tester surged 60% year to date drawing massive positioning across multiple expiries. Options flow…
LEVI Levi Strauss reports today after raising full year guidance. The apparel giant boosted EPS outlook to $1.42-$1.48 from $1.40-$1.46. Revenue guidance climbed to $6.63B-$6.69B showing retail strength. AEHR Aehr Test…
LEVI Levi Strauss crushed Q1 expectations tonight posting $0.42 EPS versus $0.37 consensus. Sales hit $1.74B beating $1.65B estimates. The denim maker raised full-year guidance lifting EPS to $1.42-$1.48 and revenue to…
Stefan Persson filed this week for massive HM B H&M purchases totaling $129M. The Swedish retail billionaire bought 7.2M shares across March 26-27 transactions. The buying spree showed rare conviction as apparel stocks…
POWL Powell Industries SI jumped 5.5 points in one week. The $6.8B electrical equipment maker hit 9.6% short interest up from 4.1%. Bears doubled positions as the stock absorbed volatility. BKNG Booking Holdings…
AVGO Broadcom grabbed headlines today on multi-year AI supply visibility. Analysts flagged TPU deals extending the chip giant's runway with AAPL, GOOGL, and META. The semiconductor sector continued its 2026 surge as AI…
TER Teradyne topped the options sentiment board this week. The $49B chip equipment maker jumped 60% year to date drawing heavy call volume. RSI held at 56 showing balanced momentum despite the surge. DOW Dow Chemical…
JNJ Johnson & Johnson leads earnings this week with a Monday release. The $580B healthcare giant opens a packed corporate calendar. WFC Wells Fargo follows Monday morning as the $253B bank faces investor scrutiny amid…
RUM Rumble grabbed 345% analyst upside potential today. The $1.7B video platform held just two analysts covering the stock showing sparse Street attention. Bears piled in at 24.9% SI with 24.4 days to cover. LFVN…
Stefan Persson filed massive buys in HM B over three transactions. The H&M founder poured $147M into the Swedish fashion giant between March 26 and 30. His largest single purchase hit $80M showing conviction as retail…
CYCN Cyclerion Therapeutics SI exploded 45 points in one week. The biotech hit 47.7% short interest up from just 2.7% seven days ago. Cost to borrow spiked to 488% showing extreme pressure. COCP Cocrystal Pharma jumped…
Institutional money shifted hard into energy last week as oil volatility spiked. ETFs tracking the sector grabbed $219M in fresh flows. Flow imbalance hit 88% showing dominant buying pressure. The move reversed…
Gulf states are revising plans for new pipelines to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. The Financial Times reported countries aim to replicate Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline despite massive costs and complexity. The Iran…
Occidental Petroleum grabbed third place in options sentiment as oil volatility exploded. The $62B producer surged 53% year to date drawing massive trader attention. RSI hit 64.8 showing overbought momentum yet options…
DAL Delta Air Lines reports tomorrow morning as the $57B carrier kicks off transportation earnings season. The airline holds a Q1 call at 10am Eastern amid oil volatility complicating fuel hedging strategies. Brent…
MSFT Microsoft gained 57% upside to consensus targets today. Analysts backed the $2.8T software giant despite a 23% slide this year. Wall Street saw value in cloud and AI infrastructure. SNOW Snowflake held 57% upside…
HM B H&M insider Stefan Persson filed last week for three separate purchases totaling $147M. The Swedish retail family member bought 4.5M shares March 26, 2.7M shares March 27, and 1M shares March 30. The conviction…
HIMS Hims & Hers Health topped news today grabbing 39.9% short interest. The $4.2B telehealth firm absorbed fresh pressure despite analyst coverage. Bears positioned heavily as weight loss drug competition…
The Trump administration finalized a 2.48% Medicare Advantage payment hike for 2027 sending insurers soaring today. UNH UnitedHealth led gains as options traders extended bets through June. CVS CVS Health and HUM…
Traders piled into healthcare options today after the Trump administration finalized a 2.48% Medicare Advantage payment hike for 2027. UNH UnitedHealth jumped as options calendars extended through June 30 showing…
