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Earnings PreviewABM

ABM Industries: ERP Scars Meet a Critical Print

ABM Industries heads into its September 8 earnings report with the market still unconvinced that its messy ERP rollout is behind it. The positioning data offers little drama here. Short interest is a modest 3.2% of…

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Market Commentary

Bears Pile Into Chewy, Wix, and Wolfspeed

Short sellers made sharp moves this week. Three names stand out — and none of them are the usual suspects. CHWY is the standout mover. Short interest hit 52.3% of free float, up from 47.6% just seven days ago. That's a…

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Earnings PreviewRBRK

Analysts Rally Behind Rubrik Ahead of Monday's Print

Rubrik heads into its September 8 earnings report with one of the cleaner analyst consensus shifts of the recent earnings cycle — but short sellers who built conviction into last week's print have yet to meaningfully…

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Market Commentary

Bears, Analysts, and a $342M Nvidia Sale Set the Tone

The week's most eye-catching trade comes from NVDA. Director Mark Stevens filed this week disclosing he sold roughly $342M worth of shares. The sales covered 1.55 million shares at around $220 each. General Counsel…

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Market Commentary

Puts Pile Into Consumer Names as Tech Week Looms

Options flow is tilting bearish on beaten-down consumer and software names. The signal is clearest in LULU, down 41.4% year-to-date. The athleisure brand sits atop the week's negative options bets ranking. Analysts are…

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Market Commentary

Tech Heavyweights Dominate This Week's Calendar

Two marquee tech names take centre stage this week. ADBE and ORCL both report Thursday, September 10, after the close. Adobe is set to release Q3 2026 results. Investors will focus on AI-driven creative tools and…

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Market Commentary

Analysts Hammer Lulu, Ciena, and Akamai

Wall Street turned bearish on several names Friday. lululemon athletica took the sharpest broadside — two firms cut targets in quick succession. Morgan Stanley's Alex Straton dropped the price target to $83 from $93…

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Market Commentary

Bears Circle Chewy as WIX Shorts Surge

Short sellers are busy this September. Chewy and Wix.com lead the week's biggest movers in short interest. Wix Jumps 6pp in a Week WIX saw its SI % of free float leap from 11.5% to 17.8% in just seven days. That's one…

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Market Commentary

Tech Sell-Off Masks a Risk-On Week

Institutional money pushed into equities, bonds, and commodities simultaneously this week. The broad picture is risk-on — but beneath the surface, a sharp reversal in tech sentiment stands out as the week's defining…

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Market Commentary

Bears, Drugs, and Norway's Bond Warning

Short sellers drove several of the day's biggest moves. CoreWeave saw its short interest climb 40% in a week to 17.9% of free float, as bears build positions against the AI infrastructure play. Chewy carries an even…

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Market Commentary

Chips Draw Bears as Macro Storm Gathers

Semiconductor stocks are flashing mixed signals in the options market this September. Chip names dominate both bullish and bearish flow, with buyers and hedgers converging on the same names. MU tops the negative bets…

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Market Commentary

Downgrades Pile Up on LULU, CIEN, AKAM

Analysts turned bearish on several mid-to-large cap names Thursday. Three separate calls stood out. lululemon athletica drew two cuts in one session. Morgan Stanley's Alex Straton moved to Sell, slashing the target to…

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Market Commentary

Insiders Dump Big at Nvidia and Tutor Perini

Two major insider sell-offs hit the tape this week, with filings disclosing hundreds of millions in stock sales across very different companies. At NVDA, director Mark Stevens filed on September 2 disclosing he sold…

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Market Commentary

Bears Circle CoreWeave, Chewy, and Wix

Short sellers made fresh moves this week. The data shows sharp buildups across several popular names. CoreWeave (CRWV) is the headline mover. ORTEX data confirms short interest surged 40% in a single week. SI now sits…

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Trader NotePANI

PANI Faces Earnings With Momentum Gap Despite Peer Rally

PANI heads into its September 7 earnings event carrying a notable contradiction: strong fundamental growth scores and an analyst consensus that implies nearly double the current share price, yet persistent…

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Market Commentary

Chips and Rate Hawks Drive Options Flow

Semiconductor names are dominating both sides of the options tape. Micron Technology sits at the top of both bullish and bearish options bets over the past week — a split signal that points to big directional…

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Market Commentary

Friday Focus: Jobs, Chips, and a Big Week Ahead

The US jobs report is dominating Friday's session. Fed's Hammack stated today that policy is not restrictive and inflation remains too high. That is a hawkish signal. Local contacts, according to Hammack, suggest now…

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