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Bears have been busy this week. Short interest data from ORTEX shows two large-cap names saw aggressive new positioning in the five days to 9 October. CHWY saw the biggest jump. Short interest as a percentage of free…
This is one of the heaviest mornings of the Q3 earnings season. JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and Johnson & Johnson all report today. UnitedHealth Group holds its Q3 call too. Options traders…
Options traders are positioning defensively into one of the busiest earnings weeks of the year. Banks, healthcare and retail names are all seeing elevated activity ahead of results from JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs,…
Today is one of the heaviest single days of the Q3 season. JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and Johnson & Johnson all report this morning. UnitedHealth Group holds its Q3 earnings call today too,…
The US Department of Veterans Affairs guaranteed 43,072 loans in September 2026, according to VA lender volume data tracked by ORTEX. That marked the third consecutive monthly decline in loan count. Dollar volume fell…
Wells Fargo analyst Michael Turrin made two sharp calls today. He cut Adobe from Buy to Sell, slashing his target to $225 from $270. At the same time, he upgraded Tyler Technologies from Hold to Buy, lifting his target…
INTC CEO Lip-Bu Tan filed on August 14 that he bought $10M of Intel stock in the open market on August 11. That is a significant personal bet at a company fighting to rebuild its manufacturing edge. The trade was…
Short sellers got busier last week. Chewy saw the most striking move among larger names. Its SI % of Free Float jumped from 67.4% to 87.3% in a single week. That is a 20 percentage point surge. The stock has shed 9%…
Japan led all geographies this week, pulling in $12.7B in net ETF inflows and carrying a flow imbalance of 83.4. That is a striking contrast to the three-month trend, where Japan attracted just $7.5B over the full…
Q3 earnings season moved into top gear Monday. UNH and JNJ both reported this morning, giving healthcare investors an early read on the quarter. BAC follows Tuesday before the bell. SCHW and BNY report Wednesday. The…
KR drew sharp put activity Monday after Bloomberg reported the grocer plans to slash 37% of corporate jobs. That means roughly 3,000 roles cut over three years. The short score sits at 40.5 and days-to-cover is 4.7,…
The Q3 earnings season shifts into higher gear this week. More than 380 companies are set to report across the US and Europe, with financials dominating the early calendar. UNH kicked off today with its Q3 earnings…
Wells Fargo analyst Michael Turrin made two contrasting calls on Monday. He downgraded ADBE from Buy to Sell and cut his target to $225 from $270. At the same time, he upgraded TYL from Hold to Buy, lifting the target…
The freshest insider data in ORTEX's vendor table runs to 8 September 2026, a lag that limits same-week precision. The EDGAR Form 4 and Schedule 13D tables were not accessible in this environment. The picture below…
Short sellers made sharp moves last week. Two names stand out from the noise. CHWY leads the weekly surge table. Short interest as a percentage of free float hit 87.3%, up from 67.4% just one week ago. That is a near…
The biggest day of the quarter is here. JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup all dropped Q3 numbers this morning. Johnson & Johnson and UnitedHealth also reported before the open. The results set…
Semiconductor bears are retreating fast. Short interest in SOXX, the iShares Semiconductor ETF, tumbled 20.5% in a single week to 19.5% of float, the lowest level since early September. Concurrently, short positions in…
Today is the busiest day of the week for big finance. JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup all report Q3 results this morning. Johnson & Johnson also drops numbers before the open. UnitedHealth…
Irish battery-electric car licensings jumped 54% year-on-year in September 2026, reaching 3,074 vehicles against 2,000 a year earlier. The figures come from the Irish vehicle licensing register. The broader market…
Wells Fargo analyst Michael Turrin made two sharply contrasting calls on Monday, downgrading ADBE from Buy to Sell while simultaneously upgrading TYL from Hold to Buy. The Adobe cut is the more striking move. Turrin…
