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Chips, Tesla Credit, and a Record Quarter-End

Chips, Tesla Credit, and a Record Quarter-End Semiconductors Lead Into Close The chip trade dominates as Q3 books close. NVDA announced a $150 billion buyback — one of the largest in US history. Shares initially rallied then reversed, but options flow remains firmly bullish. MU reports Q4 2026 results tomorrow after the close. Taiwan's August export orders hit a…

29 Sept 2026, 20:51·1 min read

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Options Bets Pile Into Chips at Quarter-End

Options Bets Pile Into Chips at Quarter-End Quarter-end arrives with semiconductors back in focus. NVDA leads positive options bets by volume over the past seven days. MU and AMD follow closely. All three sit with RSI readings in the high 50s to mid-60s — neither overbought nor oversold — suggesting traders see room to run. Taiwan's August export orders…

29 Sept 2026, 20:41

Quarter-End Earnings Flood the Calendar

Quarter-End Earnings Flood the Calendar The final days of September bring a busy earnings slate. Three marquee names report before the week is out. MU leads the charge. Micron Technology drops its Q4 2026 results tomorrow, September 30, after the close. The memory chipmaker is a bellwether for AI-driven demand. Taiwan's August export orders hit a record $103bn — nearly double…

29 Sept 2026, 20:31

Wall Street Slashes Energy Targets, Lifts Pharma

Wall Street Slashes Energy Targets, Lifts Pharma Jefferies trimmed targets on two energy names today. EQT Corporation saw its price target cut to $73 from $75. Baker Hughes lost $3 of target, dropping to $77. Both kept their Buy ratings, but the moves signal caution on the energy complex. The pharma sector told a different story. Scotiabank raised its target on…

29 Sept 2026, 20:20

Uber COO Buys $5.3M as JPMorgan Trims Asian Tech

Uber COO Buys $5.3M as JPMorgan Trims Asian Tech The most notable fresh filing from the most recent reporting window: UBER's President and COO Andrew Gordon MacDonald filed disclosures showing he purchased $5.3 million worth of shares on September 4. The trades, reported on September 8, cover two separate open-market buys — 54,325 shares at roughly $75.65 and a further 15,675…

29 Sept 2026, 20:14

Bears Swarm Lucid, Groupon Bleeds Fresh Short Interest

Bears Swarm Lucid, Groupon Bleeds Fresh Short Interest Short sellers stepped up their bets on several notable names this week, with Lucid Group and Groupon among the biggest movers in short interest changes. LCID saw its SI % of free float jump from 50.6% to 58.1% in just seven days — a 7.5 percentage point surge. Lucid continues to burn cash as EV…

29 Sept 2026, 20:02

LCID Borrow Market Hits Absolute Floor as Bears Pile In

Short sellers have left almost nothing in the lending pool. Availability on LCID has collapsed to 0.08% — fewer than one share available for every 1,200 already borrowed. That is the tightest the borrow market has been in at least a year. At the same time, short interest has surged to 28.1% of free float, up 14.2% over the past week and up 69% over the past month. With the stock at…

29 Sept 2026, 19:19

Honda Shorts Build as India Records a Volume High

Why this matters: Short positions in HMC have climbed 37% in a week. At the same time, the company just posted its largest-ever August for two-wheeler sales in India. Bears and real-economy data are pointing in opposite directions. Converging Signals Short interest in HMC has risen sharply. Shares short stood at approximately 2.62 million as of September 28, up 37% over the…

29 Sept 2026, 18:08

MSI Bulls Pile In as Retail Attention Spikes

Why this matters: A convergence report on MSI ran here just two days ago. The signals have not reversed — they've deepened. The put-call ratio has pushed further into 52-week extreme territory, retail attention has spiked sharply, and short sellers continue to exit. The story is the same direction; the intensity has increased. Retail Spotlight Arrives on Cue Wikipedia views…

29 Sept 2026, 18:08