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Sony and Microchip Technology are among the first names out of the gate today, Thursday. Sony reported this morning from Tokyo. Microchip releases after the US close, alongside precision instrument maker Mettler-Toledo…
William Blair downgraded FIS to Hold from Buy on Thursday, removing one of the more bullish calls on the payments giant. The stock carries a $20.1B market cap. Short interest sits at just 3.8% of free float, so the…
Insider buying momentum is running hottest at ROL (Rollins), the pest control group, according to ORTEX data covering the past month. The stock is down 38% year-to-date. That kind of drawdown often draws opportunistic…
Short sellers are sending mixed signals this Thursday. Some of the market's most battered names are shedding bearish positions. Others are attracting fresh shorts at a rapid pace. Wolfspeed remains the standout case in…
Thursday is a big day for car makers. Polestar and Renault both report today. The ORTEX Dutch car registration dataset, which leads Polestar revenue by 60 days with a strong fit, is running 68% below the same quarter…
Semiconductor names dominated options flow this week. Bearish bets were heaviest in the sector among large-cap US stocks, according to ORTEX data. Micron Technology led the negative-flow leaderboard. The stock carries…
Thursday brings a clutch of confirmed earnings calls, with autos dominating the global calendar. Polestar reports today, and ORTEX registration data tells a mixed story: Dutch car registrations are running 68% below…
European diesel car registrations fell to 1,383 vehicles in October. That is the lowest October count in the ORTEX vehicle registration dataset, which runs back to 2016. The previous October stood at 2,209 units,…
Three names dominate Thursday's analyst tape: AMGN, AMD, and VST. Amgen gets a triple lift. Three separate firms raised their price targets on the biotech. RBC Capital moved its Buy target from $430 to $470. Wells…
Kenneth Bryan Dart, the main shareholder of EVO, disclosed a purchase of 10.06 million shares in Evolution AB worth roughly $716 million. The filings landed on 26 August. Dart paid an average of around SEK 690 to 695…
Short sellers are adding pressure across auto-related names this week, with rental stocks and struggling EV makers drawing the most attention. Hertz remains one of the most shorted stocks on the market. Its short…
China ETFs absorbed $25.1B in net inflows in the past week. That is the single biggest geographic flow of the period, with a flow imbalance of 82.4, well above the threshold for strong buying pressure. The United…
Options traders loaded up on downside protection across consumer names Wednesday. Airbnb is priced for a large move, with options implying a swing worth roughly $6.7 billion in market cap around its upcoming print. Put…
Options traders are loading up on downside protection across a cluster of consumer-facing names this week. The activity is concentrated around near-term expiries, with Friday's 7 November contracts seeing the heaviest…
The week opened with two confirmed releases today. ALB posts Q3 results after the close. So does ALL, the insurer. Both report at 4pm Eastern. Thursday brings a cluster of high-profile prints. PSNY holds its Q3…
Amgen dominated Wednesday's analyst tape. Three separate firms raised their price targets on the biotech giant within hours. RBC Capital moved to $470 from $430. Wells Fargo went to $460 from $430. Truist lifted its…
The most striking open-market buying in recent insider filings came from Kenneth Bryan Dart, the main shareholder of Swedish live-casino group EVO. Filings reported on 26 August showed Dart purchased over 10 million…
Hertz remains the most expensive short in the US market. Its cost to borrow hit 164% annualised on Wednesday. Short interest stands at 73.2% of free float. Zero shares are available to borrow. That combination makes…
The 2026 midterm elections dominated Wednesday's headlines. Elon Musk donated $474 million to back Republican candidates. His net worth fell $23 billion after the results came in, with Republicans suffering heavy…
Semiconductor stocks are pulling the most options activity this Wednesday, with bulls and bears alike piling into the sector as chip names stage a rebound after a bruising stretch. Micron Technology sits at the top of…
