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Market Commentary

Gates Buys $241M in Trash; NVDA Director Dumps $411M

Bill Gates filed purchases of RSG worth $241 million in early September. The filings, submitted between September 1 and 3, covered 15 separate trades between August 28 and September 2. Gates bought shares at prices…

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Market Commentary

Bears Pile Into MiniMed, SpaceX, and NKE

Short sellers made bold new bets this week. The moves span healthcare, aerospace, and consumer names — with some eye-popping jumps in just seven days. MMED (MiniMed Group) saw the biggest mainstream surge. Short…

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Market Commentary

Bond Surge Signals Defensive Shift This Week

Fixed income pulled in $16.3B in the past week. That stands out against a $17B net equity outflow. The contrast is stark. Over three months, both asset classes attracted money — but this week's tilt toward bonds marks…

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Market Commentary

Chips, Cruises, and a $411M NVIDIA Dump

Q3 results season is under way. Micron Technology is the week's most-watched name. The memory chip maker reports Q4 2026 results Wednesday after the close. Micron is up 279% year-to-date. Both bulls and bears are…

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Market Commentary

Earnings Season Heats Up Options Flow

Q3 results season kicks off this week. Options markets are reacting — with chips and beaten-down consumer names drawing the heaviest flow. Micron Technology leads both the bullish and bearish bets tables among large…

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Market Commentary

Q3 Results Season Kicks Off

The earnings calendar heats up this week. Several high-profile names report across tech, consumer, and finance. Today and tomorrow bring the first wave. IDT kicks off Monday with its Q4 2026 call. Vail Resorts and…

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Market Commentary

Analysts Split on Darden After Earnings Beat

DRI drew the most analyst attention this session. Three brokers moved their targets after the restaurant group's latest results. Mizuho and Freedom Capital Markets both raised targets. Mizuho went to $245 from $235.…

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Earnings PreviewMU

Micron Heads Into Q4 Print on a Hot Streak

Micron Technology reports Q4 fiscal 2026 results on September 30, arriving on the back of a remarkable run — up 18% over the past week and more than 278% year-to-date — with the Street still divided on whether the…

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Market Commentary

Director Dumps $411M in NVDA as Gates Bets $241M on Waste

NVIDIA director Mark Stevens filed to sell over $410M worth of shares in early September — the largest single-insider disclosure period in the data. Stevens offloaded 1.85 million shares across seven transactions…

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Earnings PreviewAJOT

Borrow Costs Spike Ahead of AJOT's September Report

AVI Japan Opportunity Trust heads into its September 30 results with one anomaly dominating the setup: borrowing costs have surged nearly 80% in a week even as the lending pool remains almost entirely untapped. The…

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Earnings PreviewCI

Cigna Heads Into Q3 Print With Bulls Facing a Credibility Test

CI approaches its September 30 earnings release having spent most of the past month drifting lower, and the debate between bulls and bears has rarely been sharper. The stock closed at $272.01 on Thursday, down roughly…

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Earnings PreviewHPE

HPE Heads Into Q4 Print After 162% YTD Run

HPE reports its Q4 results on September 30 with short sellers retreating sharply and the lending market exceptionally loose — a backdrop that reads less like pre-earnings caution and more like broad capitulation by the…

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Earnings PreviewTLK

TLK Heads Into Earnings With Bears on the Back Foot

TLK, Indonesia's state-controlled telecom giant, approaches its September 30 earnings release down 12% over the past month and sitting at $13.34 — yet the short-selling community is far from pressing the advantage. The…

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Market Commentary

Bears Pile In, Shorts Retreat

Short sellers made bold moves this week. Data from ORTEX as of September 24 shows dramatic swings in short positioning across multiple names. Biggest new short target: BRVE (Braveheart Bio) saw its short interest…

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Earnings PreviewJBL

Jabil Heads Into Q4 Print With Bulls Well Ahead

JBL arrives at its September 30 fiscal Q4 earnings release having already run 5.7% on the week to $316.74, with the Street carrying targets well above the current price and short sellers quietly retreating — the debate…

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Market Commentary

Q3 Ends With a Bang: Micron, Nike, and Meme Stocks in Focus

Quarter-end positioning is reshaping short interest fast. GME saw its SI % of FF jump from 0.9% to 7.5% in one week. Bears are rebuilding bearish bets on the meme stock favourite. SPCX also drew fresh shorts, with SI %…

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Market Commentary

Quarter-End Options Flow Flags Key Names

As Q3 winds down, options markets are flashing signals across several high-profile names. Semiconductor stocks and beaten-down consumer plays dominate flow. MU leads in negative options bets over the past week. The…

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Market Commentary

Big Names Report as Q3 Winds Down

The final days of Q3 2026 bring a cluster of high-profile earnings. Markets will be watching closely across consumer, tech, and leisure sectors. Today and Tomorrow IDT kicks off Monday with its Q4 2026 earnings call.…

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Market Commentary

Wall Street Splits on Darden, Likes Fertilizer

Analyst desks were busy Saturday. Three firms moved their targets on DRI after the restaurant group's latest results, but they couldn't agree on direction. Mizuho's Nick Setyan raised his target to $245 from $235,…

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