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The article discusses the concept of customer positioning, using options flow data to gauge market sentiment. It uses AMD as an example to explain aggregated and expiration-based positioning. The S&P 500 dipped 3% last week due to AAPL's earnings miss and slowed growth, causing a 7% drop in AAPL. AMZN registered a 5% increase over the week. The article also highlights six stocks to watch for the next week based on their positioning patterns: NVDA, MSFT, META, TSLA, AAPL, and PLTR.

Portfolio Pulse from Tradytics

August 07, 2023 | 4:49 pm

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The article discusses the hypothetical return on investment if a viewer of 'The Simpsons' had invested in Bitcoin when it was first mentioned on the show in 2013. The article also mentions Fox Corp, the company that airs 'The Simpsons', and compares the Bitcoin investment to an investment in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

Portfolio Pulse from Chris Katje

August 07, 2023 | 4:47 pm

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Becton, Dickinson's (NYSE:BDX) short percent of float has risen 12.5% since its last report, with 2.31 million shares sold short, which is 0.81% of all regular shares available for trading. It would take traders 2.67 days to cover their short positions on average. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish. However, Becton, Dickinson's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.22%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 07, 2023 | 4:45 pm

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American Water Works's (NYSE:AWK) short percent of float has risen 3.01% since its last report, with 2.94 million shares sold short, which is 1.71% of all regular shares available for trading. It would take traders 3.66 days to cover their short positions on average. The company's short interest is less than most of its peers, with an average of 2.06%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 07, 2023 | 4:45 pm

LEN

Lennar's (NYSE:LEN) short percent of float has fallen 5.14% since its last report, with 5.34 million shares sold short, which is 2.77% of all regular shares available for trading. This decrease in short interest could signal a more bullish sentiment towards the stock. Compared to its peers, Lennar has less short interest, with an average of 6.00% for its peer group.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 07, 2023 | 4:45 pm

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The NFL and Genius Sports have altered the payment terms of their agreement, extending their exclusive data rights deal through the 2027-28 season. Instead of the NFL collecting 4 million warrants in Genius Sports for two of the three years of the extension, the league will be paid in cash. The exact dollar amount of the deal was not disclosed. Genius Sports' stock has fallen about 50% since the deal was reached.

Portfolio Pulse from Happy Mohamed

August 07, 2023 | 4:44 pm

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C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE:AI) shares are trading lower, with a loss of over 16% in the last five days, despite being up over 100% in the last three months. Baker Hughes Company (NASDAQ:BKR) sold more than 2.2 million shares of AI in Q2, representing about one-third of its stake. AI is currently a top trending ticker on Yahoo! Finance, with 33.02% of available shares being sold short.

Portfolio Pulse from Erica Kollmann

August 07, 2023 | 4:44 pm

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Despite Q2 earnings surpassing Wall Street's expectations, S&P 500 companies have experienced an unexpected decrease in stock prices. FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) data shows that companies beating Q2 2023 earnings estimates saw an average price decrease of 0.5%. Notable examples include Tesla Inc. (TSLA) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), whose stock prices fell by 10.5% and 5.3% respectively, despite positive earnings. Analysts suggest overvaluation as a potential cause, with the S&P 500's forward 12-month P/E ratio currently standing at 19.2, higher than the 5-year and 10-year averages.

Portfolio Pulse from Piero Cingari

August 07, 2023 | 4:41 pm

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William Blair analyst Ryan Daniels has downgraded Tabula Rasa HealthCare (NASDAQ:TRHC) from Outperform to Market Perform.

Portfolio Pulse from richadhand@benzinga.com

August 07, 2023 | 4:33 pm

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A significant amount of unusual options activity has been observed for McDonald's (NYSE:MCD), with a majority of investors taking a bearish stance. The price range targeted by these investors over the last three months is from $240.0 to $310.0. The current price of MCD is up 1.25% at $290.61. Several financial institutions have maintained their positive ratings on McDonald's, with price targets ranging from $315 to $343.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 07, 2023 | 4:30 pm