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Short sellers have been active into the final days of Q2. WBI (WaterBridge Infrastructure) saw its short interest explode from 32% to nearly 73% of free float in just seven days. WOLF (Wolfspeed) remains the most…
Options markets are flashing defensive signals on several high-profile names this Friday, with earnings catalysts and negative headlines driving unusual put positioning. SNOW stands out the most. The cloud data firm…
Today marks the start of a busy earnings week. APOG kicked things off this morning with its Q1 2027 call. Canadian media firm CJR.B also reported today. Tomorrow, Monday June 29, supply chain software firm TCS reports…
Barclays analyst Brandon Oglenski upgraded both UAL and LUV to Buy on Friday. The calls came with aggressive new price targets. United Airlines got a $175 target. That is up sharply from $150 before. Southwest received…
A wave of high-value insider selling hit several major US names this month, with filings revealing over $1.6 billion in combined exits across NVDA, WMT, AMAT, and ASTS. NVIDIA director sells $410M. Mark Stevens, an…
Rezolve AI heads into its June 26 earnings print carrying one of the most charged short positioning setups in small-cap AI — high short interest, a borrow market that is still functionally tight, and a cost to borrow…
EIKN heads into its June 26 earnings release with short sellers adding pressure even as the stock slides — a tension that makes tonight's print unusually binary for a pre-revenue biotech. Short interest has climbed…
HUTCHMED (China) Limited reports its full-year results today against a backdrop of tightening lending conditions and a stock that has slid nearly 10% over the past month. The borrow market tells the most interesting…
Snowflake heads into its June 29 earnings report with options traders running the most defensive posture of the past year — a signal that has only intensified since the previous note flagged the same tension nine days…
Short sellers have been busy ahead of quarter-end. The most dramatic move belongs to WBI (WaterBridge Infrastructure). Its SI % of Free Float exploded from 32% to nearly 73% in just seven days — a 40-point jump. WOLF…
TopBuild Corp. heads into its June 29 earnings release with short sellers building positions at the fastest monthly pace in the available data, while options markets simultaneously hit their most defensive reading in…
Jefferies Financial Group reports again on June 29 — a second print in quick succession — and options traders have already rebuilt the defensive positioning that paid off when the stock fell 3.6% on June 24. The…
Today marks a quarterly options expiry. That alone makes it a volatile session. Three other themes are colliding with it. WOLF short interest hit 117% of free float. That is an extraordinary level. Bears added 16.5…
Today is a quarterly options expiry day. Massive notional value expires across major US names. Traders are bracing for elevated volatility as positions roll or unwind. NVDA carries the largest active expiry chain —…
The final stretch of June brings a cluster of closely watched earnings. NIKE, Constellation Brands, and General Mills all report on Monday, June 30. NIKE's Q4 results will be the headline act. The sportswear giant…
Custody bank stocks got a wave of target price upgrades today. State Street, Northern Trust, and Bank of New York Mellon all saw consensus targets move higher. BNY's average target rose to $147.31 from $145.23.…
Insiders filed big sell orders this week. The data points to one clear theme: executives are taking money off the table. NVDA director Mark Stevens filed this week, disclosing he sold $186M worth of shares on June 18.…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Two names stand out above the noise. WOLF — Wolfspeed — saw its SI % of Free Float jump +16.5 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at a staggering 117% of free float.…
Ares Management is under the spotlight today. One of its private credit funds received a 14.4% exit demand from investors. That is a significant redemption request. It signals stress in the private credit space.…
Options traders are making defensive bets as the quarter closes. NKE stands out with heavy put open interest across near-term strikes, signalling caution before its upcoming earnings. The $35 strike put for the July 17…
