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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…
The biggest story this week is auto earnings. GM reports today, with German car registration data tracked by ORTEX running 133% above the same quarter last year. That is a strong leading signal. Tesla follows tomorrow…
Options traders are loading up on positions ahead of a two-day auto earnings sprint. GM reports today. Tesla follows on Tuesday. Both stocks carry elevated implied volatility typical of earnings window plays. TSLA has…
Today brings a heavy wave of S&P 500 earnings. General Motors reports this morning, with German car registration data tracked by ORTEX Alt Data running 133% above last year's same quarter, a strong leading signal for…
Taiwan's export orders hit USD 95.7 billion in September 2026. That is a 74% jump on the same month last year, according to the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs. Orders in New Taiwan dollars rose 69% over the same…
BlackRock received an upgrade from analysts today, pushing the consensus target to $1,351. The world's largest asset manager has benefited from record inflows. It is now rated Buy by 17 analysts, with just one Hold and…
The most striking discretionary buy in recent filings came from inside UBER. Andrew MacDonald, the company's President and COO, filed in early September disclosing open-market purchases totalling $5.3 million at around…
Short sellers added to positions in CoreWeave over the past week. SI % of FF climbed to 22.2%, up 3.1 percentage points in seven days. The AI cloud stock carries a $28B market cap and remains one of the most-shorted…
The biggest story in ETF flows this week is Taiwan. It pulled in $6.8B over the past seven days, a flow_imbalance reading of 97, meaning almost every dollar coming in stayed in. Over three months, Taiwan has attracted…
Today is one of the busiest mornings of the earnings season. GM reported Q3 results before the open alongside GE, RTX, HAL, and MMM. NFLX and ISRG follow after the close. ORTEX alt data tracking German new-car…
Options sentiment is diverging sharply across two big names reporting this week, with Amazon carrying the most bullish flow and Tesla far more cautiously positioned. AMZN shows 74.6% positive options flow over the past…
The busiest morning of the season is here. GM reports Q3 before the open alongside GE, RTX, HAL, and MMM. Shares in 3M are already trading higher in the premarket after the company posted results. NFLX and ISRG…
Options flow this week is heavily shaped by an earnings-packed calendar. Markets are bracing for results from GM today and TSLA tomorrow, with big tech names META, MSFT, GOOGL and AMZN following later in the week. The…
Today is one of the busiest mornings of the earnings season. GM reports Q3 results before the open, joined by GE, RTX, HAL, and MMM. NFLX and ISRG follow after the close. ORTEX alt data adds context for GM: German…
The UK employment rate reached 75.3% in July 2026. That was the highest July reading in six years, according to the ORTEX UK Jobs and CPI dataset, edging past the 75.1% recorded in July 2025. The headline tells a story…
Citigroup swept through its energy-services coverage on Tuesday, trimming price targets across the board. SLB fell from $63 to $62. Baker Hughes dropped from $75 to $72. Both stocks keep their Buy ratings. The moves…
A cluster of insider filings from late August stands out this earnings season. At NGL Energy Partners, director John Thomas Raymond filed purchases of roughly $5.1M on 25 August, snapping up 300,000 units at around…
Short sellers added to positions in CHWY last week. SI % of free float rose to 91.5%, up 4.3 percentage points in seven days. That makes it one of the sharpest movers among mid- and large-cap US names. Borrowing costs…
China pulled in $13.7B in a single week. That is the standout number in this week's ETF flow data. Taiwan added $6.8B with a flow imbalance of 97, meaning almost every dollar moving was a buy. Together, Asia's two…
The heaviest earnings calendar of the quarter is now open. GM reports Q3 results before the bell today. German car registration data, which leads GM revenue by 15 days with a strong fit, is running 133% above the same…
