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An NVDA board member filed sales totalling roughly $410 million in early September, making it one of the largest recent insider disposals in US markets. Mark A. Stevens, an independent director at NVIDIA Corporation,…
Short sellers have stepped up bets across several mid-cap names this week, according to ORTEX data for the period to 30 September. MMED stands out as the week's biggest mover among large stocks. Short interest in…
The dominant story in ETF flows this week is simple: money is leaving technology and parking in almost everything else. US-listed ETFs absorbed a net $39.0B over the past week. That is the single largest geographic…
Taiwan's August export orders hit $103 billion, the largest August figure since records began in 1984. That is up 71% from the previous August best of $60.1 billion set in 2025. The reading runs through everything this…
Semiconductor names led options activity on Thursday. Markets took cues from improving US-Iran diplomatic signals. Chip stocks pulled off early lows. That shift rewired positioning across the options market. Micron…
Today's calendar is light but pointed. McCormick kicks things off this morning, reporting Q3 2026 results at 9:30am ET. The spice maker's print comes as US nonfarm payrolls hit a record 159 million in August,…
Analysts trimmed their target on JBL to $425 from $427 on Wednesday, a modest cut for a contract manufacturer that sits at the heart of the tech supply chain. Taiwan's August export orders hit $103bn, up 71% from the…
An NVIDIA independent director filed a cluster of sales totalling more than $410 million in early September, making it the standout insider story of the past month. Mark Stevens, a longtime board member and venture…
Short sellers have been busy. The biggest mover over the past seven days is MMED (MiniMed Group). Its short interest jumped from 42% to 74.5% of free float in a single week. That is a 32-percentage-point rise in seven…
Mortgage rates topping 7% are biting. Lennar and KB Home both said this week that market conditions have "deteriorated." Lennar carries a days-to-cover ratio of 8.5. Put options on the homebuilder sector have been…
Bearish options flow is picking up momentum as October opens. Three themes are driving the shift: 7% mortgage rates crushing homebuilders, a blockbuster NVDA director sale, and a weak tape in consumer names heading…
NKE reports Q1 2027 results today after the close. The sportswear giant's print is the headline event of the week. Investors will watch for any update on North American consumer spending and China recovery…
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs reported total export orders of $103bn in August 2026. That is the largest August figure in records stretching to 1984. The previous August best was $60.1bn, set in 2025, making…
Analysts cut Estée Lauder to a fresh downgrade this week, with consensus moving against the beauty giant. The stock already carries a short interest of 2.9% of free float. Twelve analysts now hold sell ratings against…
The past two weeks of SEC filings show a clear split: one of the world's most watched investors buying aggressively, while insiders at high-flying names race for the exit. Berkshire Hathaway piles into homebuilders. A…
Short sellers made big moves in the week to September 29. Several mid-cap names saw double-digit jumps in short interest. The broader market backdrop remains choppy, with chip stocks sliding and geopolitical noise…
The most striking shift this week is a sharp reversal in technology. Information Technology ETFs bled $3.5B in net outflows over the past five days. Over three months the same sector had pulled in $13.3B. That is the…
NIKE reports Q1 fiscal 2027 results after the close today. The stock is down 44% year-to-date and carries an RSI of 37.76, deep in oversold territory. Options flow is cautious, with puts piling up ahead of the print.…
Options market participants are rotating into beaten-down consumer names while defence stocks attract fresh call interest on the back of a high-profile US military technology review. NKE sits at the centre of the…
NIKE kicks off the week's earnings today, reporting Q1 fiscal 2027 results after the close. The footwear giant's print will be the first major read on consumer spending this quarter. Also reporting today, McCormick…
