Today — US stocks crowding dashboard

US STOCKS · Monday 03 August 2026 CLOSE · REFRESHED EVERY MARKET MORNING

6 of 50 names at a crowded extreme, 2 post-shock

THE MARKET

Market short flow

51%

share of all volume sold short

Equity put/call

0.69

vs 0.79 recent avg

Index put/call

0.88

vs 1.02 recent avg

VIX

15.9

cheap vs its 1y avg 18.1

WHERE THE 50 NAMES STAND

crowded long · 1leaning long · 3neutral · 37leaning short · 2crowded short · 5post-shock · 2

FEATURED EXTREMES

JNJ → Johnson & Johnson +0.2%crowded short

Short-side flow at its heaviest in a month while the stock slips (-4.4% on the week) — sellers are pressing and persistent.

PEP → PepsiCo -0.4%crowded short

Short-side flow at its heaviest in a month while the stock slips (-2.6% on the week) — sellers are pressing and persistent.

TMO → Thermo Fisher -1.7%crowded short

Short-side flow at its heaviest in a month while the stock slips (-2.1% on the week) — sellers are pressing and persistent.

IN THE PRE-MARKET BRIEF

The full state grid across every tracked name with filters, watch levels, ten-day flow trails, and historical base rates — delivered before the US open. Opening soon →

Look up any tracked name from the stocks directory. Green = buyers dominant, red = short side pressing; darker = more crowded. How to read this →

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Positioning data describes what large traders held as of the report date, published with a lag. It is a crowding and context gauge, not a trade recommendation. Nothing here is investment advice. Source: CFTC (public domain). Daily flow data: FINRA Reg SHO; short volume is not short interest and is partly market-maker activity. Options data: OCC. VIX via FRED.

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