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Chewy is one of the biggest short-side stories this week. Its SI % of FF jumped from 65.95% on 8 October to 91.27% by 15 October. That 25-point swing in seven days is the largest absolute move among mid- and large-cap…
The week's two biggest prints are still ahead. GM reports Monday and Tesla follows Tuesday. Both face a tough macro backdrop. US core CPI hit 339.287 in September 2026, its highest reading since the series began in…
Options markets are pricing for a volatile week in autos. Tesla reports Q3 results on 21 October. German new-car registrations, which ORTEX data shows leads Tesla revenue by 43 days with a strong fit, are running 269%…
Canada's vehicle registers and US inflation data told contrasting stories in August and September 2026. Together they set the backdrop for a clutch of automotive earnings reports due next week. Canadian new truck sales…
Three of the most closely watched prints of the quarter land in the next five sessions. GM reports Tuesday and TSLA follows Wednesday. Both arrive against a backdrop of rising US inflation. Core CPI hit 339.287 in…
Analyst target prices fell broadly on Thursday, with banks and utilities bearing the brunt as US core CPI hit its highest reading since the series began in 1997. SCHW saw its consensus target trimmed to $120.86 from…
The most notable discretionary insider purchase in the latest filings came from UBER. Andrew Gordon MacDonald, President and COO, filed on 8 September that he bought 54,325 shares at $75.65 each. The total value was…
Short sellers piled into CHWY this week. Chewy's short interest as a percentage of free float hit 92.2%, up from 66.7% just seven days ago. That 25.6 percentage point jump is one of the sharpest moves among larger US…
The week's dominant story is a sharp rotation into US equities and technology ETFs. Information Technology pulled in $5.4B net this week alone. That is the biggest single-sector inflow by a wide margin. It comes as US…
Two of the biggest earnings prints of the season land this week. General Motors reports Tuesday and Tesla follows Wednesday. Both are walking into a tough macro backdrop. US core CPI hit 339.287 in September, its…
Options traders are circling two big auto earnings prints this week. Tesla reports on 21 October and General Motors on 20 October. The market is pricing a live macro backdrop into both. US core CPI hit 339.287 in…
General Motors kicks off the week's biggest earnings on Tuesday, 20 October. German car registration data tracked by ORTEX runs 133% above the same quarter last year. That dataset has led GM revenue by 15 days with a…
A wave of target price cuts hit financials and utilities Friday. The moves follow strong gains in both sectors and come as US inflation data complicates the rate outlook. SCHW saw its consensus target trimmed to…
The most striking pattern in the latest insider filings, dated 8 September 2026, is JPMorgan Chase cutting positions across multiple Hong Kong-listed names. The bank filed sales of $84.9M in Kingdee International…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Chewy saw the biggest short interest jump among large US names. Its SI % of free float hit 92.2%, up from 66.7% just seven days ago, a 25-percentage-point surge in a single…
The week's biggest driver is earnings. Netflix posts Q3 results today after the close. Tesla follows on Tuesday, 21 October. Both names are generating heavy options activity ahead of their prints. ORTEX alt data adds…
Earnings season is driving abnormal options positioning across several names heading into a busy week. Tesla reports on 21 October. Short score sits at 31 and DTC is just 0.28 days, suggesting the options market is…
Today the calendar is already busy. NFLX posts Q3 results after the close. TFC Truist Financial reported this morning. In Europe, Nestlé delivered its nine-month sales update today alongside Schneider Electric. Monday…
The UK's manufacturing output index reached 102.3 in August, its highest reading since records began in 1948, according to the ONS Manufacturing Output Index. It beat the previous August record of 101.1 set in 2024.…
Morgan Stanley dominated the analyst tape on Friday with a string of simultaneous target price moves spanning energy, financials and used cars. The bank's Devin McDermott raised his target on CVX to $226, up from $218,…
