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Put-call ratio hits a 52-week high on MWH, landing 3.65 standard deviations above its 20-day mean. Short sellers are quietly covering. The signals are pointing in different directions — and that tension is the…
Options traders just sent the loudest bearish signal seen all year on SOXX. The put-call ratio hit 4.28 on Monday — a 52-week high and 4.3 standard deviations above the 20-day mean of 1.53. That means for every call…
NVDA reports Wednesday after the close. With a market cap above $5 trillion, it is the most-watched print of the year. Investors want answers on AI demand and export controls. The stakes couldn't be higher — yet…
Semiconductor stocks and an AI bubble warning dominated options activity on August 25, pushing two-way flow to elevated levels across the sector. MU topped both the bullish and bearish options bets over the past week —…
Analysts are dividing sharply on the consumer discretionary sector. Two opposite calls stand out today. Deutsche Bank's Krisztina Katai upgraded ULTA to Buy. Her new target is $695. That's a $3 lift from the prior…
Analysts are drawing a sharp line between consumer discretionary winners and losers this week. The moves are notable for their divergence in a sector under pressure. Deutsche Bank upgraded ULTA to Buy with a $695…
Two contrasting signals emerged from insider filings this week. Bill Gates has been steadily loading up on RSG — Republic Services — in a major way. Filings show Gates bought RSG shares across 37 separate transactions…
Short sellers are making bold moves this week. RDDT saw its short interest jump to 17.4% of free float, up from 13.8% just seven days ago — a 3.6 percentage point surge. Bears appear skeptical of Reddit's lofty $22B…
Short sellers are making a decisive move into social media darling RDDT. Reddit's SI % of FF jumped to 17.4% this week — up from 13.8% just seven days ago. That's a 3.6 percentage point climb. The stock is widely…
All eyes are on NVDA tonight. The $5 trillion chip giant reports after the bell Wednesday. AI demand, data centre spend, and export restrictions will dominate the Q&A. Options bears have loaded up on puts in recent…
Options sentiment is tilting bullish across most of the market. But several large-cap technology names are drawing heavy negative bets heading into a packed earnings week. NVDA sits at the centre of it all. The chip…
NVDA dominates this week's earnings calendar. The chip giant reports Wednesday after the close. Its market cap sits above $5 trillion. Investors want answers on AI demand, data center growth, and export controls. Also…
Wolfe Research analyst Darrin Peller raised targets on five fintech and payments names in a single session. Block, Inc. got the biggest lift — target up to $115 from $100, with a Buy rating maintained. Global Payments…
Corporate insiders filed a wave of sell orders last week, with two US stocks drawing particular attention from watchers of insider activity. Iridium goes first. Six executives at IRDM — including the COO and Chief…
Short sellers stepped up bets against RDDT this week. Reddit's short interest jumped to 17.4% of free float — up from 13.8% just seven days ago. That's a 3.6 percentage point swing in a week. The stock has a $22B…
Japan dominated ETF fund flows this week. It pulled in $16B net, topping every other geography with a flow imbalance of 85.6. That is a notable acceleration. Over three months, Japan attracted $71B — solid, but spread…
Retail sales data is flashing green this morning. The Redbook index rose 9.1% year-over-year for the week ended August 22. The August-vs-August read came in at 8.4% YoY. Consumer spending looks resilient heading into…
Options traders are showing a sharp divide this week. Bearish bets dominate storage and memory stocks. Bullish flow is flooding defensive and quality names. Micron Technology and Microsoft top the negative bets…
Analysts delivered a clear downgrade to FIS on Monday. Fidelity National Information Services lost its Buy rating, with the consensus target slipping to $50.52 from $51.04. The $21 billion payments firm now sits in…
Bill Gates filed fresh purchases this week in RSG. He added over $76M in Republic Services shares across two trades. Gates bought 181,392 shares on August 21 and another 166,858 shares on August 18. That's a notable…
