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Scotiabank Sweeps REITs; Ciena Targets Climb

Scotiabank analyst Nicholas Yulico cut price targets across six US REITs on Thursday. The move hit residential and commercial landlords alike. UDR dropped to a $38 target from $41. Mid-America Apartment Communities saw…

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Bears Double Down on Lucid and Hertz

Short sellers are making bold moves this week. LCID tops the movers list with SI % of Free Float jumping to 50.1%, up 14.6 percentage points in just seven days. That's a sharp escalation for the EV maker, which has…

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Bears Circle Real Estate as Heavy Earnings Week Begins

Real estate stocks face a double squeeze. Scotiabank analyst Nicholas Yulico slashed targets across at least seven names in one sweep. MAA took the sharpest blow — downgraded to Sell with a $125 target. UDR, INVH, SPG,…

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Big Names Line Up for September Earnings

The Progressive Corporation kicks off the week today. The insurance giant reports with a market cap of $126 billion. Investors watch for auto insurance margin trends amid easing inflation. The US/Canada universe has…

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Scotiabank Sweeps REIT Sector Lower

Scotiabank analyst Nicholas Yulico cut price targets on at least seven real estate names in a single session, a rare broad sweep that signals mounting caution on the sector. MAA took the sharpest downgrade. Yulico…

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Short Sellers Pile In — And Back Off

Bears stepped up pressure this week on several high-profile names. The data, current to September 16, reveals sharp moves in both directions. LCID led the charge. Short interest jumped 14.6 percentage points in a week.…

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Bonds Lead, Tech Bleeds in ETF Flows

Fixed income took the top spot this week. ETFs tracking bonds pulled in $34.6B net over the past seven days. Equities were close behind at $30.3B. Over three months, the order flips — equities dominate with $553B in…

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Steel Surge, Space Wins, and Short Pressure Mount

Steel stocks stole the show today. Nucor guided Q3 2026 EPS to $5.55–$5.65 per diluted share. That more than doubles the $2.63 posted in Q3 2025. Steel Dynamics matched the momentum. It sees Q3 EPS of $5.34–$5.38, up…

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Scotiabank Sweeps REITs, Tech Gets Lifted

Scotiabank's Nicholas Yulico issued a sweeping downgrade across the real estate sector today. He cut target prices on at least seven REITs. MAA — Mid-America Apartment Communities — took the sharpest hit. Its target…

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Uber COO Bets Big, Netmarble Accumulates Coway

Uber's President and COO Andrew MacDonald filed with ORTEX on September 8, disclosing a $5.3 million open-market purchase of UBER shares on September 4. MacDonald bought 70,000 shares at roughly $76 each. This was a…

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Trader NoteAVGO

Broadcom's Bears Stay Quiet as the Stock Slides

AVGO is now down more than 12% over the past month, yet every data point in the positioning landscape points the same direction: the bears are not pressing their advantage. The clearest signal comes from short…

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Trader NoteASBH

ASBH Shorts Hold Firm as Borrow Costs Climb

ASBH is a small, tightly held community lender where one fact dominates the picture right now: more than a quarter of the free float is short, the borrow market is almost completely seized up, and it costs roughly 38%…

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ONDS: Post-Deal Drift as Bears Hold Ground

Ondas Inc. heads into the week of September 17 carrying the weight of a transformational acquisition announcement, a 22% monthly price decline, and a lending market that remains locked shut — with short sellers showing…

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Markets in Motion: Chips, Miners, and a SpaceX Shock

Semiconductors are the session's dominant bullish theme. Options flow is flooding into the chip complex, with MU, NVDA, and AMD all absorbing heavy positive bets. RBC Capital meanwhile turned more bullish on mining…

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Bears Eye Insurance, Chips Lead Bullish Bets

Options flow is telling two distinct stories today. Bears are piling into insurance and real estate. Bulls are flooding into semiconductors. The clearest bearish signal sits in the insurance sector. KIE, the SPDR S&P…

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Miners Lead Analyst Upgrades Wednesday

Gold and copper miners grabbed the most attention from analysts this session. RBC Capital's Josh Wolfson raised his target on NEM from $135 to $155. That is a $20 jump. The Buy rating stands. Newmont carries a $127…

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Bears Pile In: Lucid, Hertz, Chewy Targeted

Short sellers are making bold moves this week. LCID saw the sharpest notable rise among popular names. Its SI % of FF jumped 14.6 points in seven days to 50.1%. The EV maker has lost 21% in three months. Bears see no…

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Money Pours Into Bonds and Growth ETFs

Fixed Income led all asset classes last week. ETFs tracking bonds pulled in a net $33.3B. Equities followed with $23.4B. The split signals a hedged market mood — investors are adding risk while keeping defensive…

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