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A packed earnings calendar greets investors this week. No IPOs are scheduled, but several high-profile results will set the tone for Q4. Today (Monday, Sep 28), IDT reports Q4 2026 results at 8am ET. Vail Resorts and…
META took a consensus downgrade this week. The social media giant carries a $1.66 trillion market cap. Its average analyst target price sits at $790. Despite the downgrade, short interest remains thin at just 1.4% of…
Insiders were busy in early September, with filings disclosing moves across multiple markets. The boldest bet came from Li Ning founder Li Ning's vehicle, Viva China Holdings. The Hong Kong sportswear giant's…
Short sellers sharpened their bets last week. Data from ORTEX as of September 24 shows some striking moves across US equities. MMED (MiniMed Group) saw the most dramatic shift among larger names. Its short interest as…
The week's biggest catalyst sits on Wednesday. Micron Technology reports Q4 2026 results after the close. AI-driven memory demand makes this the most-watched print of the quarter. Options traders are split — Micron…
Semiconductor and consumer names are drawing the most active options positioning ahead of a packed earnings week, with MU leading both bullish and bearish bets simultaneously. Micron Technology tops ORTEX's ranking for…
Earnings season kicks off this week with a string of high-profile reports. Vail Resorts and Jefferies Financial Group both drop Q4 and Q3 results today, Monday September 28. IDT Corporation holds its Q4 earnings call…
Analysts trimmed their consensus rating on META this week, marking a shift in sentiment on the $1.66 trillion social media giant. The downgrade reflects a broader reassessment of the stock's near-term valuation. The…
Two contrasting insider signals emerged from filings dated early September. Bill Gates quietly accumulated RSG — Republic Services — across 15 transactions between August 28 and September 2. Total value: $241M. Gates,…
Short sellers made bold new bets last week. MMED (MiniMed Group) saw the biggest jump among mid-cap names. Its SI % of Free Float surged from 38.5% to 68.3% in just seven days — a 29.8 percentage point leap. The short…
Institutional money made a sharp pivot this week. Fixed Income pulled in $16.3B over seven days. Equities, meanwhile, shed $17B net. That gap is the clearest risk-off signal in months. Over three months, equities still…
NVIDIA is the story connecting every market corner today. A board director filed a $300M share disposal this week — three separate sales across August 31 and September 2. No 10b5-1 pre-planned sale flag appeared in the…
Semiconductor names dominate options flow this week. Micron Technology sits at the top of both positive and negative bets over seven days. The stock is up 279% year-to-date and heads into Q4 results with options…
A busy week of confirmed earnings kicks off today, with several high-profile names reporting across different sectors. Vail Resorts and Jefferies Financial Group both release results today, Sunday September 28. IDT…
W.W. Grainger grabbed the top billing in Saturday's analyst activity. The consensus upgraded the industrial distributor. Its average target price stands at $1,331.64. The stock carries an ORTEX total score of 81 and is…
The most striking US insider move in recent filings involves NVDA. Director Mark A. Stevens sold over $300M worth of NVIDIA shares across three transactions filed on September 2. The three sales — worth $98.5M, $67.9M,…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. The biggest jump came from BRVE (Braveheart Bio), where short interest rocketed to 585% of free float — up from 226% just seven days ago. That's a 359-point swing in a week.…
The week's biggest single headline is a $411 million share sale filed by NVDA director Mark Stevens. The trades hit across just three days in late August. NVIDIA's market cap still sits near $5.4 trillion. But the size…
Options flow is tilting bearish across several high-profile US names this week. Semiconductors and beaten-down consumer brands are drawing the heaviest negative positioning. NKE sits at the centre of the bear trade.…
A packed schedule greets investors this week. Three high-profile names dominate the calendar across technology, consumer, and leisure sectors. Micron Technology kicks off the heavy hitters on Tuesday, September 30,…
