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Gold Fields Limited reports August 20 results with one clear change since the last preview: options sentiment has rotated meaningfully, even as the borrow market stays relaxed. The options signal is the freshest…
Deere & Company heads into its August 20 Q3 results with short sellers visibly stepping back — but options traders are quietly hedging the other side. The retreat in short interest is the clearest setup signal. Bearish…
Short sellers made bold new bets this week — while retreating just as fast elsewhere. Replimune saw the sharpest SI jump among large caps. Its SI % of Free Float hit 37.8%, up 10.4 percentage points in just seven days.…
UHAL heads into its August 20 fiscal first-quarter print with a distinctive split personality: short sellers have been unwinding aggressively while the stock's own momentum story has grown harder to ignore. The most…
Agilent Technologies heads into its August 20 earnings report with the analyst community growing more constructive and short sellers having largely cleared the field — a setup tilted more cleanly bullish than at any…
AEG heads into its August 20 results with the lending market and options both describing a stock that bears have largely stepped away from. The retreat in short selling is the clearest setup signal. Short interest has…
Investor confidence is returning to US equities. The FT reports that bullishness is back on Wall Street, driven by a strong earnings season and falling inflation. Chip stocks have rebounded after July's sell-off.…
Analysts pushed target prices higher across three distinct sectors this week. The moves signal broadening confidence beyond the usual tech darlings. PayPal topped the list for recency. The consensus average target rose…
Bill Gates filed this week to reveal a bold bet on trash. His purchases of RSG Republic Services stock totalled over $106 million across three days — Aug 10 and 11 — at prices between $214 and $217 per share. Gates,…
Short sellers turned aggressive on several names this week. The data as of August 13 shows sharp moves in both biotech and semiconductors. REPL — Replimune Group — saw the biggest weekly jump. Its SI % FF leapt +10.4…
Japan ETFs bled $75B in a single week. That is the standout story across all ETF fund flow data this week. Over three months, Japan attracted $78B in net inflows. This week, that trend reversed hard — making Japan the…
Wall Street's conviction in AI-driven hardware is showing up clearly. SanDisk Corporation is the standout — up 591% year-to-date, yet options flow remains bullish and ORTEX scores the stock at 95. RBC and Wells Fargo…
Three major US retailers headline a packed earnings week. Markets will focus on consumer spending signals from each report. TGT and LOW both hold earnings calls on Tuesday, August 19. Target reports Q2 2027 results at…
Wall Street turned notably bullish on tech hardware names this week. The upgrades and target price hikes tell a clear story. SanDisk Corporation grabbed the most attention. RBC Capital lifted its target to $1,600 from…
Short sellers sharpened their bets this past week, with ORTEX data through August 13 revealing sharp moves in semiconductor and biotech names. WOLF leads all mid-cap names. Short interest hit 85.2% of free float — up…
AAPL has extended its post-earnings slide into a third week, now down roughly 2.5% on the week and more than 3% over the past month, as the market continues to digest a fractured Street view and the lingering shadow of…
SIRI, Thailand's listed property developer Sansiri Public Company Limited, heads into its August 19 earnings event with a clear disconnect between what analysts think and what insiders are doing. The analyst picture is…
Alkermes enters the week with a notable tension: short sellers are rebuilding positions aggressively into a stock that has already lost nearly 5% over the past month, while options traders are rotating away from the…
WEN has rallied 12% on the week to $8.64 — its best weekly performance since early this year — yet short interest remains near 31% of the free float and options traders have turned notably more defensive, creating the…
Rocket Lab Corporation is trading at $80.25 — flat on the week, still below the ceiling its own CEO set, and with short sellers now holding a slightly rebuilt position after covering into earnings. The most important…
