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Monday marks the start of a busy reporting week. The action kicks off today with Babcock International and Chemring Group both posting results from London. Babcock, the UK defence contractor, carries a £6.6bn market…
Semiconductor and cybersecurity names are dominating the analyst calendar today, with several key target price lifts pointing to renewed confidence in tech. MRVL leads the pack. Marvell Technology's consensus target…
MSFT CEO Satya Nadella filed a $44 million share sale, the biggest insider story hitting markets today. The disclosure landed September 4 and covers trades made in recent days. Nadella's sale stands out in scale.…
Short sellers have been busy this week. Chewy saw the biggest move among large-cap names. Its short interest hit 52.3% of free float, up from 47.6% just seven days ago — a 4.6 percentage point jump in a week. Wix.com…
Japan is the top destination for institutional money this week. ETFs tracking Japanese equities pulled in a net $6.6B over seven days. That makes Japan the clear leader globally by 1-week net flow. The flow imbalance…
Cybersecurity names are in focus today. Zscaler drew back-to-back analyst upgrades this morning. Both Barclays and Stephens & Co. raised their price targets — to $200 and $225 respectively — maintaining Overweight…
Wall Street lifted target prices across several names on September 4, with life sciences and semiconductors leading the action. RVTY saw the sharpest consensus move. Revvity's average analyst target rose to $125.25…
Short sellers made decisive moves this week. Chewy saw the biggest jump among mid-cap names. Its SI % of FF hit 52.3%, up 4.6 percentage points in seven days. That is an aggressive new bet against the pet…
Envista Holdings is caught in a tug of war. JP Morgan just upgraded the dental equipment maker. At the same time, short sellers have been aggressively building positions. JP Morgan analyst Lilia-Celine Lozada upgraded…
Why this matters: Short sellers have added to their BAP positions at pace over the past month. Options sentiment has shifted notably. These moves come despite a near-total absence of squeeze pressure. Estimated short…
Why this matters: Three weeks ago, MOO had one of the loosest borrow markets on record — availability above 3,700%. Today, availability stands at 3.3%. Short interest has risen 281% in five trading days. The lending…
Why this matters: Amphenol shares have fallen nearly 50% in one month. The options market just printed its most bearish reading in 52 weeks. Short sellers are piling in. The put-call ratio hit 3.94 on September 3. That…
Dell Technologies has staged a sharp post-earnings recovery. The stock closed at $516.39 on September 3, up nearly 21% over the past month. Yet despite the rally, put buyers are not standing down. The combination of…
Chips are the story of the day — from every angle. South Korea secured $2 billion in investment pledges from four US companies, including AMZN, GOOGL, MU, and GLW. The deals come as the Trump administration keeps…
September kicks off with clear options signals across semiconductors and a high-profile convertible deal in China tech. BILI — Bilibili — dropped a $700 million convertible note offering Thursday, with Tencent…
A busy week kicks off today. Hundreds of companies across the globe report results through September 10. Today — Friday, September 4 Babcock International and Chemring Group both release UK defence sector numbers this…
Analysts lifted targets across tech and life sciences on September 4, with a lone cut standing out in the electronic manufacturing space. MRVL saw the biggest consensus target jump among chip names. The average analyst…
Japan grabbed the spotlight this week. ETF flows into Japanese equities hit $6.3B in seven days. That puts Japan second only to the US among all geographic destinations, with a flow imbalance of 77.3 — well into strong…
An Evercore ISI upgrade with a 44% implied upside has crystallised into something broader. Three distinct signals — analyst, options, and short interest — are all pointing the same direction on CNH Industrial…
Tesla is front and centre this morning. The company launched its Cybercab robotaxi service with Starlink connectivity. CEO Elon Musk framed the gold-coloured cab as the start of a "Golden Era" of mobility. The launch…
