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Netflix Shares Sink 9.8%, Rewarding Shorts Sellers Who Piled In $Netflix(NFLX)$  shares sank 9.8% Friday, rewarding short sellers who have been building their bearish wagers on the streaming giant, after the company's outlook disappointed Wall Street.  The company kept its 2026 revenue guidance unchanged at a range of $50.7 billion to $51.7 billion, while its outlook for the current quarter ending in June of $12.57 billion missed the Bloomberg consensus of $12.64 billion.  Before earnings were released late Thursday, trading in borrowed Netflix shares that were sold short rose to 9.06 million shares, from 7.65 million shares a day earlier. The latest tally accounted for almost 14% of the total number o

Microsoft Investors Position for More Upside as Stock Nears Bull Market $Microsoft(MSFT)$   investors, traders and speculators are positioning for more upside potential in the software giant, signaling expectations that the company's next quarterly financial results will impress Wall Street. Call options that give their holder the right to buy Microsoft shares at $445 by May 15 attracted the biggest volume among options tied to the software giant Friday except for the zero-days-to-expiration (0DTE) contracts. That expiration date is about two weeks after the company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings. The strike price is more than $22 above the current stock price of $422.65. The stock has

$252M AMD Bullish Bet, $57M Micron Hedge as Nasdaq Hits Highs The $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$   and $S&P 500(.SPX)$   have recently continued to post fresh record highs, and overall market sentiment remains upbeat. But large options trades on April 17 suggest institutional investors are no longer indiscriminately chasing big tech. Instead, they are making more selective bets within the AI semiconductor theme. As the indexes keep pushing higher, is smart money still buying momentum—or quietly rotating positions beneath the surface? Options flow suggests the answer is clear: traders continued adding exposure to $Advanced Micro Device

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Oracle FOMO Supercharges Call Options Frenzy After Bloom Energy Deal $Oracle(ORCL)$  's options market is pricing fear of missing out Wednesday, as investors, speculators and traders chase an upside breakout before contracts expire in two days. The catalyst hit Monday night, with Oracle expanding its partnership with $Bloom Energy Corp(BE)$   to buy up to 2.8 gigawatts of fuel cell systems for its U.S. AI data-center buildout, with an initial 1.2 GW already contracted and deploying into 2027. Bloom's cells can be rolled out far faster than gas turbines or grid connections — the company delivered a full system to Oracle in 55 days l

MAG7 Exits the Trough, Yet Valuations Stay Compressed The S&P 500 is nearing fresh highs again, but the more important story may be inside the MAG-7.  Despite the recent rebound, valuations across the group still look compressed relative to the last major AI-driven peak, even as AI demand continues to broaden and monetization is becoming easier to see.  That leaves room for a more durable rerating if the next leg of earnings confirms that hyperscaler spending is finally translating into stronger cloud revenue, better pricing, and improving returns on capital. AI Demand Is Still Accelerating, and Compute Is Getting Tighter •Anthropic is locking in supply across every major lane. After unveiling Mythos in early April, Anthropic secured about 3.5GW of future Google/Broadcom-back

ASML Beat the Quarter, but the Hard Part Comes Next $ASML Holding NV(ASML)$   delivered the kind of print bulls wanted on the surface: a clean first quarter, a higher 2026 sales outlook, and management commentary that AI-related demand is getting stronger.  The more important read, though, is underneath the headline. Revenue guidance moved higher, but the gross margin range did not. That means the quarter strengthens the demand story, while leaving the harder debate unchanged, can $ASML Holding (ASML.US)$ turn stronger demand into a cleaner second half with solid profitability.  What the quarter actually showed The quarter itself was solid. Net sales were €8.767 billion, gross margin was 53.0%, an

IonQ Shares Jump 19%, Raising Risk of Short Squeeze After Bears Pile In $IONQ Inc.(IONQ)$   jumped about 19% Wednesday, raising the risk of a short squeeze after bears piled in at the fastest pace since September, just as investors cheered after the quantum-computing company announced pair of federal contract wins and reached a technical milestone. Trading in borrowed IonQ shares that were sold short soared more than five-fold to 14.42 million shares Tuesday from a day earlier, according to exchange data. That accounted for 21.2% of the 68.01 million shares traded that day, when the stock soared 20%.  The bearish bets ran headlong into news that IonQ was selected for the Defense Advanced Research Proje

Microsoft, Oracle Lead Software Rebound as AI Spending Reignites Growth Software stocks moved broadly higher today, showing a classic pattern of “large-cap recovery + high-beta amplification.” Among heavyweights, $Microsoft(MSFT)$   rose about 3% and $Oracle(ORCL)$   gained nearly 5%, providing direct support to the index. At the same time, application-layer leaders such as $ServiceNow(NOW)$  , $Shopify(SHOP)$   posted gains of around 5%, lifting the sector average. High

NVDA Near Highs Again, $35M Options Bet Says Rally Isn't Over Driven by a continued AI tailwind and improving risk appetite, Nvidia's stock has staged a sharp recovery. On Tuesday, shares of $NVIDIA(NVDA)$   rose 3.6%, rebounding from a late-March low of $164.27 to around $195, approaching prior highs. After rallying nearly 20% in just two weeks, a key question emerges: is this the start of a new leg higher, or is the rally entering a more measured phase? The options market appears to have an answer. On April 14, a roughly $35 million multi-leg trade showed that institutional investors are still actively positioning for further upside in NVDA. Options Activity: $35M Structure Signals a Measured Upside View