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Markets may be closed for July 4, but the signals heading into the long weekend are anything but quiet. Three names stand out from recent flow data. HTZ — Hertz Global Holdings — is drawing heavy bearish attention.…
US markets reopen after the Independence Day holiday with a packed earnings calendar. Two of the biggest names report by mid-week. PEP kicks things off on Tuesday, July 8. PepsiCo releases its Q2 2026 results after the…
Analysts were busy ahead of the July 4 holiday, issuing a flurry of target price adjustments across consumer staples, tech, and energy names. CrowdStrike saw its consensus target edge up to $179.69 from $179.24. The…
The past two weeks delivered a sharp split between C-suite sellers and buyers in US markets. ASTS CEO Abel Avellan filed on June 23, disclosing a $146.7M sale of 2.5 million shares at $58.68 apiece — the biggest single…
Short sellers made a bold move into HTZ this week. SI % FF jumped from 48% to 59% in just seven days. Zero shares are currently available to borrow. That's a recipe for fireworks. WOLF sits at the top of the…
US markets are closed today for Independence Day. That hasn't stopped the data from telling a sharp story ahead of next week's earnings sprint. HTZ is the most extreme short trade in the market right now. Short…
GME heads into Tuesday's earnings print with calls firmly back in charge. Options flow has shifted bullish. Short interest sits at 13.8% of free float — elevated but not extreme. The real bearish story is HTZ. Hertz…
US markets are closed today for Independence Day. The action starts Tuesday with a packed earnings schedule running through Thursday. Tuesday kicks off with industrials. EPAC — Enerpac Tool Group — reports Q3 results…
Analysts were busy into the July 4th holiday weekend. Target price moves hit several major names across tech, consumer staples, and beverages. CRWD got the most bullish treatment. CrowdStrike's consensus target price…
Analysts lifted price targets on CrowdStrike and Tesla this week. Both moves pushed consensus averages slightly higher. CRWD saw its average target price rise to $179.69 from $179.24. The cybersecurity giant carries a…
Summit Therapeutics CEO Robert Duggan filed a $50M stock purchase in mid-June, snapping up 3.81 million shares of SMMT at $13.12 each. Two other insiders bought alongside him. Combined purchases at the biotech firm…
GameStop arrives at its July 7 earnings call with options traders back on the bullish side of the ledger — the most sustained shift in that direction since the PCR volatility that defined the final two weeks of…
Short sellers are piling into HTZ at a pace not seen in months. Short interest jumped nearly 11 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at 59.2% of free float. Availability has hit zero — there are no shares left…
US markets are closed Friday for the Fourth of July. But behind the holiday calm, several stories are building. Short sellers are pushing hard on HTZ. Short interest hit 59.2% of free float this week. That's up nearly…
The Fourth of July holiday gives way to a busy earnings slate. Several high-profile names report before markets fully reopen. Monday brings EPAC — Enerpac Tool Group posts Q3 results after the close. It's a quiet start…
Wall Street is cutting targets and downgrading consumer staples this week. Two notable downgrades stand out as the Fourth of July holiday approaches. IFF — International Flavors & Fragrances — was downgraded by…
Short sellers intensified bets against two very different names this week. HTZ led the charge in SI increases. Hertz short interest hit 59.2% of free float as of July 2. That's up from 48.3% just seven days ago — a…
Applied Materials is the clearest bear target heading into the holiday weekend. The chip equipment giant fell 7% recently. Short interest has climbed to 2.82% of free float, up from 2.29% four weeks ago. Options flow…
Applied Materials is sending the loudest options signal heading into the July 4th holiday. The chip equipment giant dropped 7% recently. Options traders responded with a defensive tilt. Short interest climbed to 2.82%…
PepsiCo kicks off a light but meaningful earnings week on Tuesday. The beverage giant reports Q2 2026 results after the bell. Short sellers hold just 2.2% of its free float. Analysts will watch for tariff impact on…
