Some analyst calls from the week of December 9 were just too big to ignore, with analysts pointing out potentially uncovered gems, extreme value or massive upside.
Sometimes you see analyst calls that stay negative for too long, and sometimes those same analysts decide to get bullish after a massive run. It happens.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Thursday morning include Advanced Micro Devices, Cree, Fitbit, Hess, Juniper Networks, Lululemon Athletica and Priceline.
The November 15 short interest data have been compared with the previous report. Short interest decreased for the most part in these selected semiconductor stocks.
Here are the top 10 most shorted stocks traded on the Nasdaq, as of the November 15 settlement date.
Semiconductor trends are considered to be leading indicators of technology and broader electronics demand. A strong rally in the tech sector has pushed many of these companies to new highs.
Shorts sellers seemed to grow wary as October wound down and the holiday shopping season and presidential election approached, at least judging by the most shorted stocks traded on the Nasdaq.
The October 14 short interest data have been compared with the previous report. Short interest increased for the most part in these selected semiconductor stocks, with one big exception.
Frontier Communications remained the most shorted stock traded on the Nasdaq between the September 30 and October 14 settlement dates.
While worries about interest rates increases remain, it looks as though growth stocks still are the best avenue heading into the final two months of the year.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday morning include Continental Resources, Freeport-McMoRan, Groupon, JPMorgan, Linear Tech, Marathon Oil and PNC Financial.
24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of Netflix and some of the other, larger media and technology companies that are reporting their quarterly results in the middle of October.
Alibaba Cloud is looking to use AMD's Radeon Pro GPU technology in its global data centers to help expand its cloud computing offerings and accelerate adoption of its cloud-based services.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday morning include AMD, Corrections Corp, Fortinet, Motorola Solutions, Procter & Gamble and Xilinx.
The markets have been retreating, begging the question whether the recent tech rally is over. The latest short interest data might suggest that it is.
