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Wall Street revised targets across several sectors on July 24, with semiconductor and defence names drawing the most attention. Intel saw its consensus target price jump to $114.33 from $108.63. That is a nearly 5%…
The week's most striking insider moves span a health insurer, a tech tools firm, and a non-lethal weapons maker. Elevance Health CEO Gail Boudreaux filed a $1M purchase on July 17. She bought shares at $368. The…
Short sellers are making bold moves this week. HTZ leads all notable risers. Its short interest jumped to 75% of free float. That's up from 45.5% just 30 days ago — a 29-point swing. Hertz's EV gamble and rental market…
SOXQ has seen a rapid reversal in borrow conditions since Tuesday. The availability squeeze that defined last week has partially unwound. Options traders, meanwhile, have pressed further into bullish territory. Why…
Options traders are leaning bearish on IQV ahead of Q2 results due July 28. The put-call ratio sits at 1.16 — nearly two standard deviations above its 20-day mean of 0.92. That's the clearest signal in the current…
SPCX availability has hit 4.4% — the tightest level since listing. Bears keep adding. The pool has nearly run dry. Two weeks ago, availability stood at 28%. Last week it was 7.6%. Today it is 4.4%. That is not a trend.…
Eight firms raised price targets on STT in the week following Q2 results. That wave of upgrades is now the dominant force shaping the stock's data profile — and three signals have converged to confirm it. The scale of…
Thursday delivers a packed reporting schedule. American Express, Verizon, NextEra Energy, and HCA Healthcare all report today. Charter Communications and SLB round out the slate. Next week accelerates further.…
Pest control giant ROL took the sharpest hit in Thursday's analyst activity. The consensus rating was downgraded as the average target price plunged from $55.29 to $47.94. That is a 13% cut. Rollins carries a $20.9…
Insider filing data captured this month reveals sharp contrasts — aggressive buyers in beaten-down names, and heavy selling from C-suite executives and major shareholders. Billionaire Carlos Slim filed to have sold…
Short sellers are piling into a fresh set of names this week. Data as of July 22 shows notable moves across several sectors. HTZ leads the charge among large movers. Hertz short interest hit 73.6% of free float — up…
China ETFs pulled in $12.3B in the past week. That makes China the single biggest geographic story right now. The surge stands in sharp contrast to the three-month picture, where China sits in outflow territory at…
Crude oil is the biggest story across markets today. Brent crossed $100 per barrel as Middle East tensions intensify. Houthi attacks are threatening Saudi Arabia's oil exports. US refineries are running at near-maximum…
Today delivers a cluster of major S&P 500 reports. American Express kicks off at 12:30 ET. Verizon reports at the same time. NextEra Energy and HCA Healthcare follow shortly after. SLB rounds out Friday's…
SoFi Technologies arrives at its July 27 print having shed another leg lower — the stock closed at $16.65 on Thursday, down 2.5% on the day and nearly 4% on the week — with short sellers unmoved and options traders…
Navitas Semiconductor reports its July quarter on July 27 carrying a contradictory set of signals: short sellers remain deeply entrenched, yet options traders are the most bullish they have been all year. The options…
Phillips Edison & Company reports today with a notable gap between improving analyst price targets and a Wall Street consensus that remains firmly neutral — the earnings print is the cleaner way to resolve that tension…
NTST reports today with one of the most charged short-side setups in the retail REIT universe — nearly 41% of the free float sold short, and virtually no shares left to borrow. The borrow picture is as tight as it…
Eastern Bankshares reports Q2 results today against an unusual backdrop: short interest has nearly doubled in a month, even as the stock has climbed. The short positioning story dominates the setup. Short interest hit…
AMTB reports Q2 results today with options positioning notably bullish and short sellers stepping back — a setup that contrasts with the cautious analyst picture carried over from earlier in the year. The clearest…
