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SYK

A significant bearish stance has been taken on Stryker (NYSE:SYK) as evidenced by unusual options activity. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 36% bullish and 63% bearish. The price of SYK is down -3.46% at $264.1. B of A Securities upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $315.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 27, 2023 | 5:46 pm

MSOS

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has pledged to bring the bipartisan banking bill, which could benefit the cannabis industry, to the Senate floor soon. This news initially caused a surge in cannabis stocks, but they have since leveled off. The AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (NYSE:MSOS) is down 0.99% at $8.01. However, several GOP senators have vowed to oppose the legislation, citing concerns about liberalizing drug laws and compromising the integrity of the US banking system.

Portfolio Pulse from Maureen Meehan

September 27, 2023 | 5:40 pm

ABL

ACIC

BHFAM

BRP

FIHL

GOCO

HCI

KINS

MCY

MRAI

OXBR

PLMR

Insurance stocks showed mixed performance in Wednesday's intraday session. Marpai, American Coastal, Abacus Life, Palomar Hldgs, Fidelis Insurance Hldgs, and GoHealth were the gainers, while Oxbridge Re Holdings, Kingstone Companies, BRP Group, Mercury General, HCI Group, and Brighthouse Finl were the losers.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 27, 2023 | 5:40 pm

BAC

BLK

COF

UPST

WFC

The article reports on the options activity of nine financial stocks in today's session. The stocks include Citigroup (C), Morgan Stanley (MS), Wells Fargo (WFC), BlackRock (BLK), Goldman Sachs (GS), Bank of America (BAC), Capital One Financial (COF), Upstart Holdings (UPST), and XP Inc. (XP). 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

September 27, 2023 | 5:35 pm

ABNB

ARMK

DKS

FFIE

NKE

RIVN

TAL

TSLA

WYNN

Benzinga's options activity scanner has identified significant options activity in 10 consumer discretionary stocks. The stocks include Tesla (TSLA), Rivian (RIVN), Faraday Future (FFIE), TAL Education Group (TAL), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Aramark (ARMK), Airbnb (ABNB), Nike (NKE), Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS), and Li Auto (LI). The options activity ranges from neutral to bearish and bullish sentiments, with varying expiration dates and strike prices.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 27, 2023 | 5:35 pm

AAPL

AMD

CRM

INTC

MSFT

NVDA

PLTR

WDAY

Benzinga's options activity scanner has identified significant options activity in the Information Technology sector. Notable trades include bullish call options for AAPL, NVDA, WDAY, MU, and CRM, and bearish put options for AMD, MSFT, and INTC. A bearish call option was also noted for KD and PLTR.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 27, 2023 | 5:35 pm

JNJ

An option alert has been issued for Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) for Friday $160 calls sweep. The alert involves 5000 contracts at $0.132 each, compared to the open interest of 1335 contracts. The reference price is $155.84.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

September 27, 2023 | 5:34 pm

PEP

A significant bearish stance has been taken on PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) by a large investor, as indicated by unusual options activity. The sentiment among these big-money traders is 30% bullish and 70% bearish. The targeted price range for PepsiCo over the last 3 months has been $165.0 to $190.0. The current price of PEP is down -1.16% at $170.52.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 27, 2023 | 5:31 pm

GOLD

A significant bullish stance has been taken on Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD) as evidenced by unusual options activity. The options scanner at Benzinga spotted 11 uncommon options trades for Barrick Gold, with 63% bullish and 36% bearish sentiment. The whales have been targeting a price range from $10.0 to $20.0 for Barrick Gold over the last 3 months. BMO Capital maintains their Outperform rating on Barrick Gold with a price target of $30.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 27, 2023 | 5:31 pm

AKA

COOK

CURV

EBET

FFIE

GAN

GDHG

GEHI

SSU

TAL

VFS

During Wednesday's intraday session, several consumer discretionary stocks experienced significant movements. Gravitas Education Hldgs, a.k.a. Brands Holding, GAN, Torrid Holdings, TAL Education, and Golden Heaven Group Hldgs saw their stocks rise, while Faraday Future, PARTS iD, Traeger, EBET, VinFast Auto, and SIGNA Sports United experienced declines.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 27, 2023 | 5:31 pm