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Semis Lead the Call-Side Charge

Options flow this week points squarely at semiconductor and memory names. Bullish bets dominate two of the most active large-cap counters in the US market. Micron Technology tops the positive options bets leaderboard.…

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Analysts Cut Aptiv, Upgrade Henry Schein

Analyst desks were busy Wednesday, with target price moves hitting auto supplier APTV, healthcare distributor HSIC, and insurer HUM. Aptiv takes the biggest hit. Consensus cut the average target price on Aptiv to…

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Executives Cash Out Across Finance and Healthcare

Insiders filed over $22M in sales at SCHW last week. Founder and Co-Chairman Charles Schwab sold nearly 189,000 shares across three separate transactions between July 24 and July 29, at prices around $102–$106 per…

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Asia Leads a Global Risk-On Surge

China pulled in $9.1B in net ETF flows over the past week. That makes it the single biggest geographic destination for institutional money right now — beating even US-focused funds. The flow into China is a sharp…

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Earnings Season Hits Full Stride

Monday brought a burst of results. Palantir reports tonight. Markets are watching its AI revenue closely. Vertex Pharmaceuticals and ON Semiconductor also post after the bell. Marriott and Loews delivered results…

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Semis and Staples Grab Upgrades

Two upgrades stand out in today's analyst activity. ON Semiconductor was lifted to a higher rating by Wall Street consensus. The chipmaker carries a $31.3bn market cap. Average target prices moved up to $109.68 from…

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Insiders Dump, One CEO Buys Big

Four executives at THC filed sales this week totalling over $7.4 million. The COO sold $2.6M worth of shares on July 29. The CIO followed with a $2.7M sale two days earlier. Two independent directors added further…

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Bears Pile In: Five9, SOUN, Solid Bio in Focus

Short sellers are moving fast. ORTEX data as of August 3 shows notable shifts in bearish positioning across several names. SLDB leads the weekly movers. Solid Biosciences saw its SI % of free float jump +7.9 points to…

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SoFi Jumps 10% But Bears Haven't Flinched

SoFi Technologies surged 10.5% on Monday to $18.03 — its biggest single-day move in months — yet the short base has barely shifted, and the analysts who cover it just cut their targets, making this one of the more…

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Technip Energies Slides 13% as Earnings Shock Resets the Floor

Technip Energies enters August having shed 13% in a single week — a drop that follows a brutal earnings reaction and leaves the stock at levels not seen in recent memory. The catalyst was clear. Last Wednesday's H1…

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IREN Shorts Dig In as Options Flip Bullish

IREN heads into the week at $39.75 — up 8% on Monday and 9.5% on the week — yet the short base has grown heavier still, deepening a conflict between record bearish positioning and a stock that keeps rallying. The short…

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Aptiv Heads Into Earnings With Shorts in Retreat

Aptiv enters its August 6 results with a clear and unusual dynamic: short sellers have been covering aggressively, even as the stock drifts lower and the Street wrestles with a wide gap between where the shares trade…

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Markets on Edge: Novo, Palantir, and a Rate Storm

A heavy earnings calendar is setting the tone on August 4. Palantir reports tonight after the bell. Markets will scrutinise its AI-driven revenue trajectory closely. Vertex Pharmaceuticals also posts after the close.…

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Options Signals Flash Across Energy, Semis, and Meme Stocks

Options flow is sending mixed signals today. Energy names, chip stocks, and a notable divergence at a mid-cap tech distributor are among the key stories. INGM — Ingram Micro Holding — grabbed attention with an ORTEX…

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INGM Options Signal Diverges From Loose Borrow Market

Options traders turned more bearish on INGM this week. That's happening just as short sellers quietly step back and the borrow market floods with supply. The put-call ratio hit 0.0245 on August 3. That's 2.7 standard…

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Semis Upgraded, Utilities Cut as Analysts Reposition

ON Semiconductor received the headline upgrade of the day. An analyst moved the stock to Buy, with the consensus target price slipping to $111.38 from $113.63. The upgrade signals growing confidence in the chipmaker's…

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C-Suite Buys as Insiders Cash Out

Insider filings this week revealed a striking split. Executives at ACI bought stock while insiders at THC and VSXY rushed for the exit. At Albertsons, the CEO and CFO were both buyers. CEO Susan Morris filed two…

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Bears Pile In: Five Stocks Under Pressure

Short sellers are moving fast. Data from ORTEX as of August 3 shows some sharp week-on-week shifts worth watching. RZLV tops the cost-to-borrow chart. RZLV (Rezolve AI) now carries a 158% borrow rate. That's an 818%…

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Tech and Japan Lead the Money Rush

Equity ETFs pulled in $68.6B last week. That is the dominant story across every dimension of fund flows right now. US equities led geography with $19.8B in net inflows. Japan was close behind at $11.6B. China grabbed…

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