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Insider filings reported this week reveal a sharp split between opportunistic buying and large-scale exits. UBER President and COO Andrew MacDonald filed this week disclosing open-market purchases totalling roughly…
The week's biggest story is a sharp reversal in US equity ETF flows. US-focused funds posted a net $987M outflow over the past week. Over three months, the US was the undisputed leader with $265B in net inflows. That…
Crude oil hit $109 per barrel after Saudi Arabia closed a key export pipeline following a drone attack. Riyadh also pulled out of regional talks over the Strait of Hormuz. The spike is driving inflation fears and…
Options sentiment turned sharply defensive on Sunday as oil hit $109 per barrel and AI heavyweights called for a development slowdown. NVDA drew the heaviest negative options flow among large-caps this week. The stock…
Three high-profile names headline a busy earnings week. The action kicks off Tuesday and runs through Thursday. Today and Tomorrow Kier Group, the UK construction firm, posts full-year 2026 results Monday. Tuesday…
Wall Street turned sharply negative on two large-cap names this week. The calls are notable — one is a fresh Sell initiation, the other a rare Buy-to-Hold step down. CHTR took the hardest blow. Wolfe Research analyst…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Chewy and Lucid Group led the charge in short interest builds — both stocks saw significant jumps over just seven days. CHWY now sits at 76.8% SI of free float, up nearly 14…
Oil hit $109 a barrel today after Saudi Arabia shut a key export pipeline following a drone strike. Riyadh pulled out of de-escalation talks over the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump posted on Truth Social saying oil…
Analysts fired off a cluster of notable calls on Sunday. The sharpest move came at Wolfe Research, where John Janedis cut CHTR from Hold to Sell with a $118 target. Charter carries a $16.7B market cap and 10% short…
An NVDA board member filed a major sell. Mark A. Stevens, an independent director at Nvidia, disclosed sales totaling $411 million between August 31 and September 2. Filings were submitted September 2. The trades…
Short sellers turned decisively more aggressive this week. The biggest movers tell a clear story: EV names and consumer stocks are drawing fresh bearish bets. Lucid Group LCID saw the sharpest rise among large names.…
Fixed income is the story of the week. Bond ETFs pulled in a net $23.3B over the past seven days. That dwarfs every other asset class. Equities added $6.5B — real, but modest by comparison. The week's flows signal…
A Saudi Arabia pipeline strike is the week's dominant market driver. Oil hit $108 a barrel after Saudi Arabia's main export pipeline was shut down for weeks. That's sending shockwaves across equities. Tech stocks fell…
A busy mid-September week brings confirmed results from homebuilder, travel and insurance names. No major IPOs are on the calendar through September 20. Two names report today. HAIN (The Hain Celestial Group) drops Q4…
Analysts moved to upgrade APP this week. The ad-tech firm, worth nearly $99 billion, gained a fresh Buy rating. Its consensus now sits at 6 Buy ratings versus 27 Holds previously. Short interest is low at 4.1% of free…
Short sellers moved aggressively this week. Three names stand out for big rises in short interest over just seven days. LCID saw the sharpest jump among liquid names. Short interest hit 49.7% of free float, up nearly…
An AI safety debate rattled Asian markets overnight. Samsung, SK Hynix, and SoftBank led the regional selloff. Commentators are warning Monday could be rough for US tech. NVDA sits at the centre of the storm. Its $5.3…
Three S&P names set the tone for the week. Confirmed earnings events kick off today and run through Thursday. Today — Monday, Sept 14: HAIN (Hain Celestial) holds its Q4 2026 earnings call this morning. The organic…
AppLovin picked up a fresh analyst upgrade this week. The ad-tech giant moved from Hold to Buy at consensus level. Its average target price sits at $508. The $98.6 billion company carries just 4.2% short interest as a…
Two standout insider moves dominated filings in early September — with more than half a billion dollars changing hands across just two names. Bill Gates goes big on waste. Gates filed on September 3 that he bought $241…
