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UUP

The June Retail Sales Report has sparked varying interpretations among economists, with some noting a cooling off of consumer activity and others highlighting the third consecutive month of positive retail spending. Industrial and manufacturing production contracted in June, while traders expect a 0.25% interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve. The U.S. dollar index, tracked by the Invesco DB USD Index Bullish Fund ETF (UUP), rose by 0.1%.

Portfolio Pulse from Piero Cingari

July 18, 2023 | 5:38 pm

AMC

ATVI

BIDU

DIS

DISH

GOOGL

META

NFLX

PINS

RBLX

The article reports on the options activity of 10 communication services stocks in today's session. The stocks include Meta Platforms (META), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Roblox (RBLX), Netflix (NFLX), Walt Disney (DIS), Alphabet (GOOGL), Baidu (BIDU), Pinterest (PINS), and Dish Network (DISH). The article provides details on the type of options activity (put/call), trade type, sentiment, expiration date, strike price, total trade price, open interest, and volume for each stock.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 18, 2023 | 5:35 pm

CVNA

DASH

GOEV

HZO

RIVN

TSLA

VZIO

Benzinga's options activity scanner has identified significant options activity in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Notable transactions include bullish call options for TSLA and GOEV, and bearish call options for F, RIVN, LI, and VZIO. Bearish put options were observed for HZO, CVNA, and DASH, while W saw bullish put options.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 18, 2023 | 5:35 pm

AAPL

AMD

AVGO

FROG

IBM

MSFT

NVDA

PANW

RIOT

TWLO

Benzinga's options activity scanner has identified significant trading activity in the options of ten information technology stocks. The stocks include Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), IBM, Twilio (TWLO), Broadcom (AVGO), JFrog (FROG), Riot Blockchain (RIOT), and Palo Alto Networks (PANW). The options activity, which includes both bullish and bearish sentiments, could potentially influence the short-term price of these stocks.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 18, 2023 | 5:35 pm

ABOS

APLS

APVO

BPTS

CVM

CYCC

EVLO

HYPR

ICAD

LIXT

MRKR

NMTR

During Tuesday's intraday session, several healthcare stocks experienced significant movements. Gainers included icad (ICAD), Evelo Biosciences (EVLO), Biophytis (BPTS), Hyperfine (HYPR), Marker Therapeutics (MRKR), and Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals (CYCC). Losers included 9 Meters Biopharma (NMTR), Lixte Biotech Hldgs (LIXT), Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS), CEL-SCI (CVM), Acumen Pharmaceuticals (ABOS), and Aptevo Therapeutics (APVO).

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 18, 2023 | 5:31 pm

ADN

AMSC

ATRO

AWIN

CACO

FREY

GDC

GRFX

INOD

NOTE

STAF

During Tuesday's intraday session, several industrials stocks experienced significant movement. Innodata (INOD), Wheels Up Experience (UP), American Superconductor (AMSC), Astronics (ATRO), Advent Technologies Hldgs (ADN), and FiscalNote Holdings (NOTE) saw gains, while AERWINS Technologies (AWIN), Caravelle International (CACO), Graphex Gr (GRFX), FREYR Battery (FREY), Staffing 360 Solutions (STAF), and GD Culture Group (GDC) experienced losses.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 18, 2023 | 5:31 pm

ADBE

A significant investor has taken a bearish stance on Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE), with 57% of recent trades being bearish and 42% bullish. The trades include 5 puts totaling $325,150 and 16 calls totaling $947,221. The targeted price range for Adobe over the last 3 months has been $250.0 to $980.0. Goldman Sachs maintains a Buy rating on Adobe with a price target of $550, while BMO Capital has upgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $570.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 18, 2023 | 5:31 pm

AAOI

PGY

RBT

UTME

During Tuesday's intraday session, several information technology stocks experienced significant movements. Gainers included Rubicon Technologies (RBT), Pagaya Techs (PGY), D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), Wrap Technologies (WRAP), Blend Labs (BLND), and WaveDancer (WAVD). Losers included UTime (UTME), Gorilla Tech Gr (GRRR), Argo Blockchain (ARBK), Tingo Group (TIO), Hitek Global (HKIT), and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI).

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 18, 2023 | 5:31 pm

PANW

Unusual options activity has been observed for Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW), with a large position indicating a bullish stance. The sentiment among these big-money traders is split between 55% bullish and 45% bearish. The price target for PANW, based on volume and open interest, ranges from $180 to $260. Several financial institutions, including Oppenheimer, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital, and BTIG, have maintained positive ratings on PANW, with price targets ranging from $277 to $307.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 18, 2023 | 5:30 pm

GOOGL

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 8.14% on an annualized basis, producing an average annual return of 18.5%. If an investor had bought $100 of GOOGL stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $541.91 today.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

July 18, 2023 | 5:30 pm