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Options markets are showing sharp two-way flows this week. Earnings season is driving the action. Micron Technology sits at the centre of it all. Micron leads both bullish and bearish options bets over the past seven…
The final week of September brings a dense earnings calendar. Several high-profile names report results today and over the next four days. Today (Monday, Sep 28): JEF kicks off the week. Jefferies Financial Group…
META received a rare downgrade today, moving the consensus from 54 buys to 53. The $1.6 trillion social media giant now carries a single sell rating. Average analyst target sits at $790.27. Short interest is just 1.4%…
Bill Gates has been on a buying spree at RSG. Filings show he bought $927 million worth of Republic Services stock across 65 trades between August 10 and September 2. That's over 4.2 million shares added to an already…
Fixed income pulled in $16.3B over the past week. Equities bled $17B out. That gap tells the story of a market shifting defensively — even as the 3-month trend still shows strong risk appetite. Global Ex-U.S. ETFs were…
Fixed income is the standout story this week. $16.3B flowed into Fixed Income ETFs over the past seven days. Equity ETFs bled $17B in the same period. Over three months, both classes attracted money — equities pulled…
GME is back in the spotlight. Short interest jumped to 7.5% of free float — up from under 1% just seven days ago. That's a near 7 percentage point surge in a week. Bears are rebuilding positions in the meme stock as…
Why this matters: Iron Mountain is sending mixed signals. Short sellers added positions at the fastest pace in months last week. At the same time, options traders are the most bullish they've been in three months. The…
Three articles in five days have tracked an extraordinary collapse in XLV borrow availability. The latest data shows that collapse has partially reversed. Availability has recovered to 10.7% from the 18% low flagged on…
Why this matters: Three independent signals on MSI are pointing the same direction. The put-call ratio just hit its lowest level in a year. Short sellers have been cutting positions aggressively. Analysts keep nudging…
The lending storm that gripped FPX for two weeks has broken sharply. Borrowed shares fell 36% in a single day on September 24. Availability jumped to 451% — its loosest reading since early September. Yet options…
Why this matters: Two senior QSR executives sold nearly $10M in shares in late August and early September — right as short interest was spiking to its highest level in months. That timing, alongside a fresh analyst…
A heavy earnings calendar kicks off today. IDT opens the week with Q4 results this morning. Vail Resorts and Jefferies Financial report after the close. Wednesday is the week's key date. Micron Technology drops Q4 2026…
Options traders are loading up on defensive positions across mega-cap tech. Earnings season is driving the action. MU leads the negative options bets table by a wide margin. The chip maker is due to report Q4 2026…
A packed earnings calendar greets investors this week. No IPOs are scheduled, but several high-profile results will set the tone for Q4. Today (Monday, Sep 28), IDT reports Q4 2026 results at 8am ET. Vail Resorts and…
META took a consensus downgrade this week. The social media giant carries a $1.66 trillion market cap. Its average analyst target price sits at $790. Despite the downgrade, short interest remains thin at just 1.4% of…
Insiders were busy in early September, with filings disclosing moves across multiple markets. The boldest bet came from Li Ning founder Li Ning's vehicle, Viva China Holdings. The Hong Kong sportswear giant's…
Synopsys arrives at its September 30 earnings report on the back of a 10.6% weekly rally and the clearest bullish analyst consensus the stock has seen in years. The options market captures the shift most vividly. The…
FactSet Research Systems heads into its September 30 earnings event with short sellers in full retreat after the September 24 print delivered a sharply different outcome than the elevated short position had…
AYI reports October 1 with shorts making a small move back into the stock — but the broader lending picture still tells a story of low conviction on the bear side. Short interest nudged up nearly 10% on September 24 to…
