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JP Morgan's analysts swept through the financial sector on Friday, lifting target prices on a string of US banks and trust companies. State Street received the biggest absolute lift, with its target raised to $192.50…
An open-market purchase by UBER's President and COO Andrew MacDonald stands out among recent insider filings. MacDonald filed on September 8, disclosing he had bought 54,325 shares on September 4 at roughly $75.65…
Short sellers ended October with fresh bets against energy and electric vehicle names. Data from ORTEX as of 29 October shows some clear movers over the past week. Talen Energy saw the sharpest increase among…
China overtook the US as the top destination for ETF money this week. China-focused funds pulled in $11.1B net over seven days. The US attracted $10.0B. Japan saw the biggest shift of all three months: it was an…
The heaviest week of the earnings calendar lands just after Halloween. QCOM reports Wednesday after the bell, with options activity running through January 2027. AMGN posts Monday evening. PFE holds its investor call…
Options markets are showing clear pre-earnings positioning this Halloween, with several names drawing concentrated activity in the Nov-6 and Nov-13 expiry windows. LUMN is the standout signal. Bulls are leaning in…
Lumen Technologies heads into its November 3 earnings report with options traders distinctly more bullish than usual, even as short sellers maintain a meaningful presence in the stock. The clearest signal is in the…
BETA Technologies reports on November 3 with a positioning picture that has shifted meaningfully since the last note ten days ago: short sellers have added back positions over the past week, the stock has recovered…
STGW gained 17% over the past week to close at $10.47 on Friday, one of the sharpest moves in its peer group, and three analysts responded the same morning by raising their price targets to $12.00. The analyst move is…
Astera Labs enters its November 3 earnings report with short sellers pulling back sharply, even as the stock itself absorbed a punishing session on Friday. Short interest has fallen to its lowest level in at least a…
CIFR carries the heaviest short position in its peer group into Monday's earnings report, with 20.8% of free float sold short against a peer median closer to 10 to 12%. Close correlates HUT and KEEL both fell roughly…
ADT gained 43% over the past week while its closest correlated peers fell a median 6.2%, a divergence that has nothing to do with operating momentum and everything to do with the $7.4 billion Thrive Holdings…
Shopify reports Q3 results on November 3, arriving at the print after a rough week that has pushed the stock down 6.6% to $157.49, a sharper fall than the median decline of around 2.5% across its closest peers. The…
The final stretch of earnings season hits hardest this week. Dozens of major companies report between Monday and Thursday, with automotive and pharma names dominating. Today, VRTX posts results after the bell. Vertex…
Suncor Energy sits at the less-crowded end of the integrated energy trade heading into its November 4 results. Short interest amounts to 1.6% of the free float, well below the levels seen at closest peers such as…
EchoStar has watched its short book shrink for a third consecutive week, with short interest now at 15.4% of free float, down from 17.4% a week ago and well off the 19.6% cited in notes from earlier this month. The…
Teradata Corporation reports third-quarter results on Monday, November 2, carrying a short position that accounts for nearly 16% of its free float and an activist on its register who has been quietly reducing a stake…
Super Micro Computer dropped 4.3% on Friday to $32.95, a fresh leg down after losing nearly 20% over the past month, yet it is still holding ground relative to its closest peers: DELL fell 10.8% on Friday alone, and…
Short interest in TSEM has nearly doubled over the past month, reaching its highest level in at least a year heading into Monday's earnings release. The positioning shift is the sharpest angle on the stock right now.…
AXON heads into its November 3 earnings report with short sellers building positions at a pace that stands out from the broader defense-tech complex. Short interest has climbed 21% over the past month to 5.4% of the…
