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YOSH

Yoshiharu Global's shares were halted due to a circuit breaker after a significant 20% increase in stock price.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

August 19, 2024 | 5:49 pm

SPY

The Jackson Hole Economic Symposium is a key event for financial markets, with investors anticipating signals from Fed Chair Jerome Powell on a potential September rate cut. Market consensus expects a 25-basis-point cut, with a 77.5% probability, as per CME Group's FedWatch tool. Historically, the S&P 500 has shown mixed reactions during the symposium, with an average decline of 0.4% during the event days but a modest gain of 0.4% over the week.

Portfolio Pulse from Piero Cingari

August 19, 2024 | 5:46 pm

INTC

Recent options trading trends indicate a bearish sentiment among large investors towards Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), with 59% of trades being bearish. The options activity suggests a price range of $15.0 to $55.0 for Intel over the next three months. Intel's stock is currently trading at $21.32, up by 2.13%, with a consensus target price of $24.8 from analysts.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 19, 2024 | 5:45 pm

GOLD

Recent options trading activity on Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD) shows a mix of bullish and bearish sentiment among large investors. A total of 26 unusual options trades were identified, with a slight majority being bullish. The stock is currently trading at $20.23, up 2.61%, and is approaching overbought territory. An analyst from Scotiabank maintains a Sector Outperform rating with a target price of $25.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 19, 2024 | 5:45 pm

PYPL

Unusual options activity for PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) has been observed, with significant investors showing a mixed sentiment. The options activity suggests a potential price range of $55 to $95. Analysts have varied ratings, with an average target price of $80.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 19, 2024 | 5:45 pm

AMD

EEM

IWM

MCD

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are targeting their eighth consecutive gain as traders anticipate interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The U.S. dollar's decline has boosted emerging markets and small caps, with ETFs like EEM and IWM seeing gains. McDonald's, AMD, and GM stocks rose due to positive news, while Amer Sports surged ahead of earnings.

Portfolio Pulse from Piero Cingari

August 19, 2024 | 5:39 pm

ALZN

LQDA

NKLA

TOVX

VRAX

Nikola Corporation's shares fell by 10.4% after announcing a securities purchase agreement and a mixed shelf offering. Other stocks like Alzamend Neuro and Virax Biolabs saw significant gains, while Liquidia Corporation and Theriva Biologics experienced notable declines.

Portfolio Pulse from Avi Kapoor

August 19, 2024 | 5:37 pm

ADMA

AZN

CLOV

CRBP

CVS

ELV

GSK

LLY

TNDM

VERV

The article highlights unusual options activity in the health care sector, focusing on 10 stocks with significant whale activity. These include VERV, GSK, CLOV, CRBP, LLY, ADMA, TNDM, AZN, CVS, and ELV, with varying bullish and bearish sentiments.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 19, 2024 | 5:35 pm

ABNB

BABA

CAVA

DKS

HELE

NIO

PDD

SBUX

TSLA

The article highlights unusual options activity for 10 consumer discretionary stocks, indicating potential trading opportunities. Notable movements include bullish sentiment for TSLA and NIO, bearish sentiment for SBUX and HD, and mixed sentiments for others.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 19, 2024 | 5:35 pm

AAPL

AMD

BTDR

GTLB

MARA

MSFT

NVDA

PANW

PLTR

SMCI

The article highlights significant options activity in the Information Technology sector, focusing on trades involving companies like NVDA, AAPL, MSFT, AMD, SMCI, PANW, PLTR, BTDR, GTLB, and MARA. These activities include both call and put options with varying sentiments, indicating potential market movements.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

August 19, 2024 | 5:35 pm