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Analyst target prices moved broadly lower on several mid-cap names on Tuesday, while a REIT upgrade stood out as the day's clearest bullish call. GNRC took the biggest consensus hit. Generac Holdings saw its average…
NVIDIA board member Mark Stevens filed disclosures on September 2 showing he sold nearly 1.85 million shares between August 31 and September 2, raising $411m in total. The General Counsel, Timothy Teter, filed the same…
Short sellers made sharp moves this week. The biggest jump came from BRVE, Braveheart Bio. Its short interest as a percentage of free float leapt to 632%, up from 277% just seven days ago. That is a 355-point rise in a…
Today is the final session of Q3 2026. MU reports fiscal Q4 results after the bell tonight. It is the biggest print of the week. Analysts see 44% upside to target. Its ORTEX stock score sits at 96.85 out of 100.…
The final trading session of Q3 2026 brought a cluster of earnings-linked options activity, with the options market pulling in opposite directions on two key themes: consumer discretionary weakness and semiconductor…
Today is the last day of September, and earnings season is already moving. MU reports its fiscal Q4 results after the bell tonight. At a $1.19 trillion market cap, Micron is the week's biggest print by far. Memory chip…
Scotiabank analyst Louise Chen made the boldest moves of the day. She lifted her target on MRK to $180 from $155, a 16% increase. She also raised AMGN to $500 from $450. Both carry Buy ratings. Merck's short interest…
NVDA director Mark Stevens disclosed $411m in share sales between August 31 and September 2, filed with the SEC on September 2. Stevens sold 1.85 million shares across multiple tranches, averaging around $222 per…
Short sellers stepped up pressure on several notable names in the past week, with the biggest moves concentrated in a handful of stocks already under stress. MMED (MiniMed Group) saw the sharpest increase among…
The week ending 30 September saw a sharp tilt toward equities and away from momentum-chasing strategies. $41.2B flowed into US-focused ETFs in a single week. That is the largest geography bucket by far, with a flow…
The chip trade dominates as Q3 books close. NVDA announced a $150 billion buyback — one of the largest in US history. Shares initially rallied then reversed, but options flow remains firmly bullish. MU reports Q4 2026…
Quarter-end arrives with semiconductors back in focus. NVDA leads positive options bets by volume over the past seven days. MU and AMD follow closely. All three sit with RSI readings in the high 50s to mid-60s —…
The final days of September bring a busy earnings slate. Three marquee names report before the week is out. MU leads the charge. Micron Technology drops its Q4 2026 results tomorrow, September 30, after the close. The…
Jefferies trimmed targets on two energy names today. EQT Corporation saw its price target cut to $73 from $75. Baker Hughes lost $3 of target, dropping to $77. Both kept their Buy ratings, but the moves signal caution…
The most notable fresh filing from the most recent reporting window: UBER's President and COO Andrew Gordon MacDonald filed disclosures showing he purchased $5.3 million worth of shares on September 4. The trades,…
Short sellers stepped up their bets on several notable names this week, with Lucid Group and Groupon among the biggest movers in short interest changes. LCID saw its SI % of free float jump from 50.6% to 58.1% in just…
Semiconductors are the day's most contested space. Micron Technology, Advanced Micro Devices, and NVIDIA sit at the top of both bullish and bearish options flow rankings — a rare split that signals deep uncertainty…
Options flow is flashing mixed signals across US markets today. Bearish bets dominate the semiconductor space. Micron Technology, Advanced Micro Devices, and NVIDIA lead the week's negative options volume among…
Tomorrow brings two marquee reports. Micron Technology posts Q4 2026 results after the close on September 30. The chipmaker carries a $1.19 trillion market cap. Investors want clarity on AI memory demand and pricing…
Bill Gates filed to disclose he bought over $927 million in Republic Services shares between August 10 and September 2. The filings hit SEC records on September 3. Gates accumulated roughly 4.2 million shares,…
