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RCL

A significant bearish stance has been taken on Royal Caribbean Gr (NYSE:RCL) by a large investor, as indicated by a large position in options. The sentiment among these big-money traders is 30% bullish and 70% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $55.0 to $105.0 for Royal Caribbean Gr over the last 3 months. The current price of RCL is $100.3, with various experts maintaining positive or equal-weight ratings with price targets ranging from $100 to $132.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 18, 2023 | 5:01 pm

IDAI

Trust Stamp (NASDAQ:IDAI) has been issued a provisional patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its AI-powered semi-supervised and unsupervised biometric recognition technology. The technology, which can track changes in individuals' appearances over time without requiring re-enrollment, is being implemented immediately for a major financial services client.

Portfolio Pulse from Happy Mohamed

August 18, 2023 | 4:31 pm

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A significant amount of Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) tokens were transferred between unknown wallets, coinciding with the launch of Shiba Inu's new Layer 2 scaling solution, Shibarium. The Shiba Inu network, built on the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) blockchain, faced technical issues due to a surge in traffic after the announcement of Shibarium's launch. The intentions of the SHIB whale remain unclear, but such movements often precede major market activities.

Portfolio Pulse from Murtuza Merchant

August 18, 2023 | 4:15 pm

NOW

Unusual options activity has been observed for ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW), with a large position indicating a bullish stance. The activity includes 14 uncommon options trades, split 50% bullish and 50% bearish. The trades include 10 puts totaling $726,263 and 4 calls totaling $247,500. Whales have been targeting a price range from $400.0 to $740.0 for ServiceNow over the last 3 months. Several financial institutions have maintained positive ratings on ServiceNow, with price targets ranging from $630 to $665.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 18, 2023 | 4:01 pm

BIDU

A significant bearish stance on Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) has been observed through unusual options activity. The sentiment among these big-money traders is predominantly bearish at 84%. The whales have been targeting a price range from $100.0 to $170.0 for Baidu over the last 3 months. The price of BIDU is currently down -3.75% at $125.0.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 18, 2023 | 4:01 pm

DVN

A significant bearish stance has been observed in Devon Energy's options activity, with 75% of investors opening trades with bearish expectations. The total amount for puts is $335,045 and for calls is $164,451. Whales have been targeting a price range from $40.0 to $70.0 for Devon Energy over the last 3 months. The company's stock price is currently up 1.51% at $49.8. Several financial institutions have maintained their ratings on Devon Energy, with price targets ranging from $55 to $77.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 18, 2023 | 4:00 pm

WHR

Whirlpool Corp (NYSE:WHR) has announced a $60 million investment in a new technology center in St. Joseph, Michigan. The 153,000-square-foot project will replace most of the company's current St. Joseph Technology Center and will focus on designing and testing various appliances. The construction work is expected to continue until 2024. Last month, WHR reported Q2 ongoing EPS of $4.21, beating the consensus of $3.76, and sales of $4.79 billion, missing the consensus of $4.82 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Lekha Gupta

August 18, 2023 | 3:53 pm

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WMT

Hurricane Hilary has intensified into a Category 4 storm and is expected to make landfall in Mexico over the weekend, potentially causing floods in California and the U.S. Southwest. Companies like Generac Holdings Inc, Home Depot Inc, and Walmart Inc could see increased demand for home products and services as people prepare for the hurricane’s landfall and its aftermath.

Portfolio Pulse from AJ Fabino

August 18, 2023 | 3:47 pm

ADT

An option alert has been issued for ADT Inc. for January 19 $8 calls. A total of 3491 contracts were traded near the ask price of $0.201, compared to an open interest of 82 contracts. The reference price is $6.37.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

August 18, 2023 | 3:43 pm

KMI

Kinder Morgan has reported an explosion and fire at one of its natural gas compressor stations due to an equipment failure near Centerville, Tennessee in Hickman County.

Portfolio Pulse from Happy Mohamed

August 18, 2023 | 3:39 pm