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Analysts made broad cuts to defence price targets today while lifting forecasts across the oil patch. The moves paint a clear picture of sector rotation in Wall Street's thinking. LMT, TDG, and LHX all saw consensus…
Insiders at beaten-down US stocks have been putting real money to work. Two names stand out: Group 1 Automotive and Lennar. Group 1 Automotive carries the strongest one-week insider buying momentum among US stocks with…
Short sellers are active this week. MiniMed Group tops the movers list for mid-cap names. Its short interest jumped to 103% of free float, up from 79% just a week ago. That is a 24-point rise in seven days. The ORTEX…
The biggest week of the quarter begins today. UNH and JNJ both report this morning. BAC, STT, SCHW, BNY and TFC follow across Wednesday and Thursday. The financials will set the tone for credit conditions and net…
Earnings season is driving options activity this week. Bank of America reports Q3 results with the options market pricing a muted move. BAC's RSI sits at a soft 31.84, deep in oversold territory. Analysts see 23%…
The biggest names in US finance dominate the calendar this week. Q3 reporting season shifts into high gear from Monday. UNH kicks things off today, Monday. UnitedHealth Group holds its Q3 2026 earnings call this…
XEL is the standout signal this week. ORTEX nuclear output data shows Xcel Energy's reactor generation fell 10.0 standard deviations below its own historical norm as of 10 October 2026. That is a score of 8.0 on…
Refiners led Monday's upgrades as Wall Street turned more positive on the downstream energy sector. MPC saw its consensus target price lift to $409.28, up from $400, while PSX gained ground to $266.58. Both names were…
UBER President and COO Andrew MacDonald filed two open-market purchases on September 8, together worth roughly $5.3 million. One tranche came to $4.1 million, the other $1.2 million, both executed on September 4.…
Short sellers moved aggressively last week. Two names stand out: MMED and WOLF. MiniMed Group saw its short interest jump 25 percentage points in just six days. SI now sits at 103% of free float. The ORTEX short score…
The single biggest story this week is Japan. ETFs targeting Japan pulled in $12.1B in the past week alone, with a flow imbalance of 79.2, the highest of any major geography. That compares to just $7.6B over the full…
UNH kicks off Q3 earnings season today with its 8am ET call. More than 370 companies report across US and European markets this week. JNJ follows Tuesday, with banks dominating the rest of the week. BAC, STT, SCHW and…
Options markets are flashing caution signals across semiconductor names as earnings season opens. NVDA and AMD sit near the top of negative options bets over the past seven days. Chip stocks have been volatile, with…
The Q3 earnings season hits top gear this week. More than 370 companies report across US and European markets between Monday and Friday. UNH fires the starting gun today. UnitedHealth Group's earnings call is scheduled…
Analysts trimmed targets on several high-profile names this week. The most striking individual move was a downgrade of EL (Estee Lauder). The consensus shifted from 13 holds and 16 sells to 14 holds and 15 sells, with…
The most notable recent filing activity centres on NVDA. Independent director Mark Stevens disclosed sales totalling over $410 million across filings dated 2 September. He sold roughly 1.85 million shares between 31…
Short sellers cut their RDDT position this week. Reddit's short interest as a percentage of free float fell from 16.1% on September 29 to 15.2% by October 8. The stock's S&P 500 inclusion appears to be squeezing bears…
The US reporting season kicks off in force this week. JNJ and UNH both report Monday morning. Tuesday brings BAC and State Street. Schwab and BNY follow Wednesday. Truist rounds out the bank week Thursday. European…
Options markets are pricing in big moves across health insurers and chip names as Q3 earnings season accelerates this week. UnitedHealth Group sits at the top of the options watch list. The stock is up 14.9% year to…
The big US bank earnings season runs at full speed this week. JNJ kicks things off Monday, reporting Q3 results before the open on October 13. UNH holds its earnings call the same morning. Tuesday brings the heaviest…
