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Earnings season is driving a sharp divide in options sentiment across US equities. ORTEX data shows stocks heading into results attracting opposite flows, with call-heavy positioning on industrial names and defensive…
Tesla reports today, and the numbers could be striking. German car registrations, a dataset measured to lead Tesla revenue by 43 days, are running 269% above the same quarter last year. That is the strongest leading…
The most notable executive purchase in recent filings came from UBER. Andrew MacDonald, President and COO, filed two open-market purchases on 4 September, totalling roughly $5.3 million. The trades were disclosed on 8…
Analyst target prices are moving sharply across energy and autos today, with refiners winning upgrades while General Motors takes a trim. Valero Energy saw its consensus target price lifted to $419.42, up from $412.21.…
The most striking pattern from filings reported on 7 to 8 September is a clear divergence between founders cashing out and executives doubling down. Zetrix AI Berhad's founder and CEO, Wong Thean Soon, filed…
Short interest across US equities shows fresh movement as of 19 October, with bears adding to positions in AI infrastructure plays and retail-favorite names while covering hard in healthcare. CoreWeave saw one of the…
TSLA reports Q3 2026 results today, and the setup is bullish. ORTEX alt data shows German car registrations running 269% above the same quarter last year. That dataset leads Tesla revenue by 43 days, with all three…
TSLA commands centre stage in derivatives markets today as the electric vehicle maker reports Q3 2026 results. Its short interest sits at just 2.5% of free float. Bears have largely stepped aside. A striking…
Tesla kicks off the week's biggest earnings today, reporting Q3 2026 results. German car registrations, a dataset that leads Tesla's revenue by 43 days, are running 269% above the same quarter last year. That is a…
Taiwan's export order data landed with exceptional force in September. The Ministry of Economic Affairs reported total orders of TWD 36,223 hundred million, up 69% on September last year. Orders measured by destination…
Truist Securities upgraded FTNT to Buy and raised its target to $200, up from $183. The cybersecurity firm carries a $126 billion market cap. Short interest sits at just 2% of free float, suggesting little bearish…
The most striking filings from the latest reporting window show two blockbuster moves on opposite sides of the ledger. Bill Gates filed purchases of RSG (Republic Services) totalling nearly $492 million across 28…
Short sellers have been busy this week. The data as of 19 October shows some clear moves worth watching. CoreWeave saw the sharpest rise among large-cap names. Its short interest jumped 3.1 percentage points in seven…
China and Taiwan pulled in the biggest regional hauls this week. China ETFs attracted $15.1B in net inflows over seven days, with a flow imbalance of 79.8. Taiwan added $7.6B, nearly all of it fresh money. That…
Super Micro Computer delivered the biggest after-hours shock of the session. The company raised its Q1 sales guidance to $18.5 to $19.5 billion, up sharply from the prior range of $14.5 to $15.5 billion. The new…
Nicolet Bankshares is flashing the loudest options signal of the day. Its put/call ratio spiked to 1.0, the highest since inception. That reading sits 4.3 standard deviations above its own 20-day mean of 0.13. For a…
NFLX kicks off the week today after market close. The streaming giant reports Q3 results. It carries a $291 billion market cap. Tomorrow is the headline slot. TSLA reports after the bell on Tuesday, with Tesla's $1.45…
Analyst desks were busy on Tuesday, with energy, financials and cybersecurity all drawing notable target price moves. CEG Constellation Energy saw its consensus target nudge up to $337.80. That is a fresh call in a…
An UBER executive placed his own money on the line in early September. Andrew Gordon MacDonald, the company's President and COO, filed purchases totalling roughly $5.3 million. The trades were made at prices around $75…
Short sellers stepped up bets across several names this week. The biggest mover among large caps was CRWV. CoreWeave's short interest rose 3.1 percentage points in seven days to 22.2% of free float. Cost to borrow…
