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AES reported earnings on June 26, and the week after has produced a striking divergence: short interest has jumped sharply while the lending market remains so loose that bears face essentially no friction in building…
Lucid Group has flipped the script in a single week — a 16% price surge colliding with the sharpest deterioration in borrow conditions the stock has seen all year, setting up one of the more charged short-squeeze…
Palantir Technologies has snapped back 5.3% on Friday to close at $112.93, yet that single-session recovery sits inside a week that still left the stock down 12% — and the short-interest data makes clear that sellers…
VOO has spent June oscillating between the most defensive and most bullish options readings of the past year. The week ending June 27 delivered the third such collapse — but this time, the fund fell with it. The…
A key US inflation gauge hit a three-year high today. Mortgage rates climbed alongside it. The data lands at a sensitive moment — earnings season is picking up speed and options markets are already on edge. Traders are…
Options traders are bracing for a busy close to June. NKE sits at the center of the action with earnings due imminently. The July 17 expiry chain for Nike shows heavily skewed put open interest. The $35 put strike…
Three heavyweight consumer names report this week, with NKE headlining on Monday after the close. Nike posts Q4 fiscal 2026 results on June 30. The sportswear giant carries a $48.9B market cap. Short interest sits at…
Analyst target price upgrades swept across transport and technology stocks this week, with railroads, airlines, and semiconductors all receiving upward revisions. Railroads on track. Three major US freight carriers…
Fresh filings this week reveal a split between sellers and a rare buyer. AST SpaceMobile CEO Abel Avellan filed Monday that he sold $146.7 million worth of stock. The trade — 2.5 million shares at $58.68 — was reported…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Wolfspeed now has 129.9% of its free float shorted. That figure jumped 26.8 percentage points in seven days. Availability is essentially zero. Borrowing is scarce. Lucid Group…
NKE reports Q4 2026 results Monday after the close. It is the marquee event of the week. Options traders are active around the July 2 expiry. Short interest sits at 5.1% of free float. Borrow availability is extremely…
Options markets are flashing mixed signals this week. Several high-profile names face key catalysts ahead. NKE reports earnings in days. Its July 2 expiry has the most near-term call concentration. Short interest sits…
The final days of June pack in a slate of notable earnings. NKE headlines the action, reporting Q4 2026 results on Monday after the close. Nike carries a $49bn market cap. Short interest sits at 5.1% of free float —…
Airlines are catching fresh tailwinds from Wall Street. Delta Air Lines and United Airlines Holdings both saw consensus target prices raised Friday. Delta's average target climbed to $86.41. United's moved to $136.63.…
Insider filings this week show a notable cluster of buying activity, with some standout sells from major names. John Malone loads up on LILA. The cable legend filed to disclose over $7.8M in purchases of LILA across…
Short sellers had a busy week. Wolfspeed leads the action — SI % FF hit 130%, up 27 points in seven days. Zero shares are available to borrow. Cost to borrow sits at 8.7%. The chipmaker is deeply distressed, and bears…
Nike dominates the week ahead. The sneaker giant reports Q4 2026 results on June 30. Investors will focus on North America sales and margin trends. Options flow is active into the July 2 expiry. Short interest sits at…
NKE headlines the week's earnings calendar. Nike drops Q4 2026 results on Monday, June 30 after market close. Investors will watch margins and North America sales closely. STZ also reports Q1 fiscal 2027 on June 30.…
Airline stocks are drawing fresh analyst support. Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines all saw consensus target prices move higher on Friday. Delta's average target rose to $86.41 from $85.33.…
A wave of insider selling hit US markets this week. Executives at AMAT and AGX filed notable disposals, while ASTS founder-CEO Abel Avellan dumped $146.7M in shares. Applied Materials saw its CEO Gary Dickerson file…
