Short interest has been building over the last month, despite the stock's 35% jump during that time, and now represents 5.9% of the stock's available float, so some of today's price action could be attributed to short covering. Call traders have been quick to the draw this morning. So far, the stock has seen 64,000 calls exchanged in comparison to just 7,609 puts, with overall options activity already at 4.2 times the average daily volume. The weekly 6/27 5.50-strike call is the most popular by far, with ne ...

Used-car stock CarMax Inc (NYSE:KMX) is up 3.2% at $66.41, after the company's better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and revenue results. The retailer reported its biggest jump in used vehicle sales since late 2021 with 230,000 sold this past quarter.  The stock opened at $70.27 before paring gains, a level that rejected the shares in mid-May as well. Struggling to remove itself from a May 23, 52-week low of $61.34, KMX is down 18.6% in 2025. So far today, KMX has seen 7,414 calls and 3,713 puts excha ...

details on what really happened here. And I think Boeing has turned itself around. >> All right.Meantime, WTI crude hitting its highest level since January after Iran's retaliatory attacks on Israel. How much higher can prices go. Let's bring in AP chief oil analyst Denton Cinquegrana.Denton, great to have you with us. >> Thank you. Good to see you.>> You apparently believe that much of today's move or all of today's move perhaps was short covering. >> Yeah. No, this market had a lot of open interest.Rule o ...

Monster Beverage’s NASDAQ: MNST stock received an unwelcome short report that has produced a headwind for the share price. Monster Beverage TodayMNSTMonster Beverage$60.92 +0.87 (+1.45%) 52-Week Range$43.32▼$61.06P/E Ratio39.04Price Target$58.89Add to WatchlistSpruce Point alleged issues with increased competition, increased regulatory hurdles, and unsustainable international growth among other causes for concern.  However, the report reads more like a reason not to invest than a compelling argument for sh ...

Calvin Klein parent PVH Corp (NYSE:PVH) is up 15.6% to trade at $74.69 at last glance, after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and revenue. The retail concern also announced another $500 million share buyback plan this year, after completing one in 2024, and issued an upbeat annual forecast. BMO Capital lowered its price target on PVH to $93 from $106 after the event, while TD Cowen lifted its own to $125 from $110. Broader analyst sentiment is split, with seven of 14 firms i ...