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Short sellers keep piling into VELO. The borrow market is showing the strain. Short interest in Velo3D has climbed to 22.3% of free float — up 21.5% in a single week and 44% over the past month. The stock has fallen…
Today is the last trading day of the first half of 2026. Markets are navigating a high-gamma session as monthly options expire across key names, setting up a volatile close to the half-year. SPY and NVDA both carry…
Today is monthly options expiry day — June 29 — and the market is sending mixed signals heading into the half-year close. SPY and NVDA both carry same-day expiries, making this a high-gamma session. Dealers must hedge…
Short sellers have pushed OMER to a breaking point. Availability has collapsed to 0% — every share in the lending pool is currently lent out. That's not a one-day anomaly. Availability has been at or near zero for most…
Three household names headline a busy week of earnings. NKE, STZ, and GIS all report Monday and Tuesday, making this a consumer-heavy close to Q2. Today — June 29 Tecsys Inc. kicks off the week with Q4 2026 results…
Analysts delivered a rare downgrade to CRWD today. CrowdStrike slipped from Hold to Sell in the latest consensus shift, even as the average target price held near $713. The cybersecurity giant carries a $178 billion…
The biggest insider story of the past two weeks comes from ASTS. Founder and CEO Abel Avellan filed on June 23 that he sold $146.7 million worth of shares — 2.5 million shares at $58.68 each — just days after the…
Short sellers have been busy this week. WaterBridge Infrastructure saw the sharpest SI jump. Its short interest as a % of free float leapt from 31.8% to 85.2% in just seven days — a 53-point surge. Wolfspeed remains…
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals is sending conflicting signals. Short sellers are rebuilding aggressively. Options traders are betting the other way at a year-low intensity. The gap between those two camps has widened sharply…
INFY has hit a critical juncture in its lending market. Every share available to borrow is now lent out. Availability has collapsed to just 0.28% — essentially zero — the tightest reading in 52 weeks. One week ago,…
Options traders are rotating into calls on FCX at the fastest clip in two weeks. That shift comes as a cluster of Wall Street firms have raised price targets — and it stands in contrast to a modest uptick in short…
Availability for WEN has collapsed to 0%. Every share in the lending pool is now out on loan. The cost to borrow has reached 16.43% — up 416% in a single week. Why this matters: Yesterday's report noted an exhausted…
Short interest in Ondas Inc. has broken to a new high. It now stands at 49.1% of the free float — up 26% in a single week. The borrow market remains completely shut. Availability has been locked at 0% since June 16.…
Options traders are positioned aggressively bullish on QURE. Short sellers are building the opposite view. With earnings due July 31, the two camps are setting up a direct confrontation. The put-call ratio on QURE sat…
The lending market for XMAX has effectively seized up. Availability stands at just 2.1% — meaning only one share is available to borrow for every 47 already lent out. That is as close to a frozen borrow market as…
Options markets are pricing in a busy end to June. NIKE and General Mills headline a big earnings week. That combination is drawing attention across the options desk. NKE carries near-term contracts through July 2 —…
Nike reports Q4 FY2026 results today after the close. The quarter is closely watched — the brand has had a rough year and investors want proof of recovery. General Mills also reports today. Consumer spending headwinds…
NKE kicks off the action today. The sportswear giant reports Q4 FY2026 results after the close. Investors are watching for signs of recovery after a tough year for the brand. GIS also reports today. General Mills…
Analysts made a coordinated move on US freight railroads. Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, and CSX all received target price upgrades on the same day. Union Pacific's consensus target moved to $293, Norfolk Southern's…
Insider filings over the past week reveal a sharp contrast: most C-suite executives are selling, while one director just made a bold $20M bet on a small-cap company. The biggest seller is ASTS SpaceMobile founder and…
