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Fair Isaac Corporation drew the sharpest analyst attention of the session. Multiple rating changes hit simultaneously. The consensus target price fell to $1,299 from $1,435, a drop of roughly $136. One analyst…
Bill Gates spent $241 million buying Republic Services shares between August 28 and September 2, filings show. He bought across 14 transactions in just six days, adding roughly 1.1 million shares to his already large…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. GameStop posted the most striking shift among large-cap names, with SI % of free float jumping from 0.22% to 6.70% in seven days. The stock's short interest had drifted near…
The dominant story this week is a clean split in sector sentiment. Industrials ETFs shed $2.4B in net outflows over seven days, making it the worst-performing sector by a wide margin. That reversal is sharp. Over three…
Micron Technology reports after the close today, and the setup is rich with data. Taiwan's August export orders hit a record $103 billion, the largest August total since records began in 1984 and nearly double the…
Options markets are flashing bullish signals across semiconductors and metals this week, with ORTEX data showing the largest positive bets concentrated in high-momentum names. Micron Technology tops the leaderboard for…
Micron Technology tops the bill today. The chipmaker reports after the close, with investors watching closely for memory demand signals amid a record run in Taiwan's export orders. Taiwan's total export orders hit…
The most striking call of the session came on FICO. Analysts issued multiple rating changes and slashed the consensus target price to $1,299 from $1,435, a drop of nearly 10%. Two sells now appear in the consensus…
Insiders at some of the world's largest technology companies filed a wave of significant share sales in early September, with MSFT and NVDA dominating the leaderboard. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sold over $65m worth…
Short interest in LCID surged this week. Bears pushed SI to 58.5% of free float, up from 50.4% just seven days ago. That is an 8-point jump in one week, placing Lucid among the fastest-rising short targets of the…
Micron Technology reports Q4 2026 results today after the close. It is the single most watched print of the week. The stock is up 269% year-to-date. Its ORTEX stock score sits at 96.85. Options traders have loaded the…
Options traders are loading up ahead of a busy earnings stretch. Micron Technology sits at the heart of the action. The stock is up 269% year-to-date. Its ORTEX stock score stands at 96.85 out of 100. Analysts see a…
Today brings two closely watched results. Micron Technology reports its Q4 2026 figures after the close, with Wall Street focused on AI-driven memory demand. Jabil and FactSet Research Systems both hold earnings calls…
GNRC led the downward target revisions today. The consensus average target price fell to $289.56 from $293.94. The power equipment maker carries a $12.1bn market cap and has SI at 4.4% of free float. Similar pressure…
An NVDA independent director filed a cluster of sales worth $411m in early September, the most striking insider disclosure in the latest data window. Mark A. Stevens, who sits on Nvidia's board, reported selling…
Short interest moved sharply across several mid-cap US names in the week to 28 September, according to ORTEX data. LCID saw the biggest recognisable move higher. Lucid Group's SI % of FF climbed to 58.1%, up 7.5…
US equities dominated the week. American-focused ETFs pulled in $41.2B net over the past seven days. That alone eclipsed every other geography combined. The flow imbalance reading of 65 signals genuine buying pressure,…
Micron Technology is today's headline print. The memory chip giant reports Q4 2026 results after the close, carrying a $1.19 trillion market cap. Taiwan's August export orders hit a record $103bn, nearly double a year…
Options traders are taking a defensive stance as the quarter closes. Bears are piling into pharma and EV names, while upcoming earnings from MU and NKE draw concentrated activity. Concentrix is the clearest signal. The…
Micron Technology reports Q4 2026 results today after the close. It is the week's biggest print. The memory chip giant carries a market cap of $1.19 trillion. Taiwan's August export orders hit a record $103bn, nearly…
