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Analysts Cut Robinhood, Vertiv Targets

Analysts trimmed targets across financial and tech names on Wednesday, with Robinhood Markets and Vertiv Holdings drawing the most attention. Robinhood's consensus target fell to $120.13 from $121.86. The fintech…

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Executives Cash Out as Insiders Unload Millions

Filings this week show a wave of insider selling across several high-profile US companies. The biggest theme: executives at GM, Tenet Healthcare, and Broadcom all hit the sell button within days of each other. GM CEO…

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Money Flows to US and Japan, ESG Falls Out of Favour

US-listed ETFs pulled in $37B net in the past week alone. That tops every other geography by a wide margin. The flow imbalance sits at 70.5, a clear buying-pressure signal. Over three months, the US haul reaches $373B,…

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XLP Bears Retreat as Short Covering Accelerates

The story that defined XLP a week ago has reversed sharply. Short interest has collapsed 39% in one week to 9.84% of free float. That's a dramatic unwind from the 16.2% reading flagged in last week's note. The speed of…

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Bears, Mega-Caps, and a PCE Surprise

Core PCE inflation came in at just 0.1% month-on-month in June. That is the Fed's preferred price gauge — and it is running cold. Futures rallied on the print. AAPL and AMZN both report after the close today. With a…

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Big Week: Apple, Amazon Lead Earnings Blitz

Today is one of the busiest days of the earnings season. AAPL reports after the close with a $5 trillion market cap on the line. AMZN also reports today after the bell, with investors watching cloud growth closely. BMY…

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Analysts Cut Carvana and Vertiv Targets

Analysts trimmed targets on several high-profile names today. The moves span industrials, tech infrastructure, and insurance. CVNA drew a target price cut, with the consensus average falling to $86.48 from $89.83. The…

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Executives Cash Out as Buyers Stay Quiet

A wave of insider selling hit filings this week. General Motors CEO Mary Barra filed yesterday, disclosing she sold 54,866 shares on July 27. The sale totalled $4.7 million at $85.32 per share. Two other GM insiders —…

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Bears Circle Chewy as Car Rentals Bleed

Short sellers turned aggressive on CHWY this week. Short interest as a % of free float jumped 14 points in seven days — from 66% to 80%. That is a massive move. Bears are clearly betting the pet retail rally has run…

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TWO's Put-Call Ratio Hits Record as Earnings Loom

Options traders are making the loudest call on Two Harbors Investment Corp. heading into August 4 earnings. The put-call ratio hit 5.66 on July 29 — a 52-week high, sitting 2.3 standard deviations above its 20-day mean…

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Mega-Cap Earnings Week Meets Trade Turbulence

The busiest earnings week of 2026 is underway. MSFT reports tonight at 5:30 PM ET, with Azure cloud growth the key metric. AAPL and AMZN follow Thursday — any Apple guidance on China iPhone demand will move markets.…

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Analysts Slash Targets on FICO, Carvana

Analysts trimmed price targets across several major names today. The moves follow a busy earnings week that left some targets looking stretched. FICO drew notable attention. Analysts cut the average target to $1,499…

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Executives Cash Out While One Bets Big on Groceries

Insiders filed a flurry of significant trades this week. The clearest sell-off came from THC. Three Tenet Healthcare insiders — including the Chief Information Officer and two independent directors — collectively…

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Bears Pile In: Rental Cars, Chewy, and Semiconductors

Short sellers are rotating fast. CHWY tops the weekly movers list — short interest jumped 14 percentage points in seven days. SI now stands at 80.4% of free float. That is an enormous bet against the pet retailer. The…

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Money Floods Into US and Japan, ESG Stalls

Equity ETFs pulled in $66.8B last week alone. That dwarfs every other asset class. The overall tone is firmly risk-on, with institutions rotating into equities across geographies while bonds play a supporting role. The…

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Mega-Cap Earnings Meet AI Trade War Sparks

The market faces its biggest test of the year on Wednesday. MSFT reports tonight at 5:30 PM ET. Azure cloud growth and AI monetisation are the key metrics. AAPL and AMZN follow Thursday. Apple's China iPhone guidance…

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Analysts Cut Targets on Lennox, Teradyne

Analysts trimmed targets on two mid-cap names Wednesday, while upgrades flowed into insurance and HVAC. Lennox International took the sharpest hit. The consensus target fell to $556 from $576 — a $20 drop — after the…

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Arxis Reports Today With Bulls in Clear Control

Arxis, Inc. steps into its earnings release today with short sellers already gone and analysts pointing firmly higher — the print is now the only remaining test of a clean bull setup. The positioning picture is…

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BBT Earnings: Peer Gap Persists Into the Print

Beacon Financial Corporation reports today with the stock still trailing its regional banking peers — a divergence that has only sharpened since yesterday's preview. The peer gap remains the clearest tension heading…

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