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ISRG

Deep-pocketed investors have shown a bearish sentiment towards Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG), with a significant move in options trading. Benzinga's tracking revealed 24 unusual options activities, with a bearish majority. The targeted price range for ISRG is between $300.0 and $430.0. Notable options activity includes both bullish and bearish sentiments, with a mix of puts and calls. Intuitive Surgical's current market status shows a slight price increase and a neutral RSI, with earnings expected in 2 days. Analysts from Stifel and Citigroup maintain Buy ratings with target prices of $430 and $462, respectively.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 16, 2024 | 6:16 pm

AFG

American Finl Gr (NYSE:AFG) has delivered an average annual return of 9.65% over the past 20 years, outperforming the market by 1.94% annually. With a current market cap of $10.62 billion, a $100 investment in AFG 20 years ago would be worth $627.54 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 16, 2024 | 6:00 pm

ZTS

Over the past 10 years, Zoetis (NYSE:ZTS) has delivered an average annual return of 17.75%, outperforming the market by 7.37% on an annualized basis. With a current market capitalization of $69.99 billion, an initial investment of $1000 in ZTS stock would have grown to $5,276.95 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 16, 2024 | 6:00 pm

FNV

GOLD

NEM

NUGT

Spot gold rose above 0.5% due to tensions in the Middle East after Tehran's attack on Israel, affecting global economic stability and pushing gold and gold miners' stocks higher. Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares (NUGT) saw an upward reversal, tracking the gold mining sector's gains. NUGT, a leveraged ETF, is designed for experienced traders and tracks major gold and silver mining companies like Newmont Corp (NEM), Barrick Gold Corp (GOLD), and Franco-Nevada Corp (FNV).

Portfolio Pulse from Melanie Schaffer

April 16, 2024 | 5:52 pm

BTCUSD

A 10x Research report advises caution ahead of the Bitcoin halving, noting an 11% drop in Bitcoin's price over the past week. The report highlights critical stop levels for Bitcoin and suggests a potential +/-10% price movement depending on the direction of the break. It also mentions the possibility of Bitcoin miners selling $5 billion of Bitcoin inventories post-Halving, which could negatively impact altcoins.

Portfolio Pulse from Khyathi Dalal

April 16, 2024 | 5:43 pm

AMZN

CPNG

CZR

GPS

LEN

NKE

SBUX

TJX

TSLA

Today's session highlighted significant options activity in the Consumer Discretionary sector, with notable movements in stocks like TSLA, AMZN, SBUX, CZR, LEN, GPS, NKE, CPNG, LI, and TJX. The activity ranged from bullish to bearish sentiments, involving both call and put options across various expiration dates and strike prices. This unusual options activity could indicate potential trading opportunities based on the whales' movements.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 16, 2024 | 5:35 pm

AAPL

AMD

FTNT

HPE

IREN

MSFT

NVDA

SMCI

TSM

WDC

Today's session highlighted significant whale activity in the options market for 10 Information Technology stocks, indicating bullish or bearish sentiments based on put and call sweeps. Notable companies include AAPL, AMD, NVDA, MSFT, SMCI, FTNT, HPE, TSM, IREN, and WDC, with various expiration dates and strike prices.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 16, 2024 | 5:35 pm

Over the past 5 years, Deere (NYSE:DE) has produced an average annual return of 18.41%, outperforming the market by 6.72% on an annualized basis. A $100 investment in DE 5 years ago would now be worth $232.81. Deere's market capitalization currently stands at $109.62 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 16, 2024 | 5:30 pm

OMI

Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI) has significantly outperformed the market, with an annualized return of 48.79% over the past 5 years, growing a $1000 investment to $7,292.65. The company now has a market capitalization of $1.91 billion.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 16, 2024 | 5:30 pm

AMAT

Applied Materials, Inc. (NYSE:AMAT) has seen a decrease in short interest, now at 1.5% of float, lower than the peer group average of 7.13%. This reduction from 12.45 million shares suggests a more bullish sentiment among investors. The coverage time for short positions based on current trading volume is approximately 2.87 days.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

April 16, 2024 | 5:30 pm