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IRON

Disc Medicine shares dropped following the announcement of disappointing Q4 earnings per share (EPS) results.

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March 21, 2024 | 5:37 pm

INTC

IYW

MSFT

VGT

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced the launch of two new AI-powered Surface devices for business customers, featuring Intel Corp's (NASDAQ:INTC) latest processors and AI capabilities. The Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for Business will start shipping on April 9, with advanced features aimed at enhancing business utility and preparing for AI advancements in Windows 11. Microsoft's stock has seen significant growth, and exposure to MSFT can also be gained through IShares U.S. Technology ETF (NYSE:IYW) and Vanguard Information Tech ETF (NYSE:VGT).

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March 21, 2024 | 5:37 pm

AFRM

BAC

COIN

LNC

PGR

PYPL

SCHW

Today's whale activity in the Financials sector highlighted significant options trading across various stocks, indicating potential trading opportunities. Notable activities include bullish calls on C, GS, AFRM, SCHW, and PGR, neutral to bearish calls on PYPL, SQ, and LNC, and bullish puts on COIN and BAC. These movements suggest varying investor sentiments and potential shifts in stock prices based on options trading volumes and sentiments.

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March 21, 2024 | 5:35 pm

AMZN

DKNG

DKS

EXPE

NKE

PDD

PTON

TSLA

Today's session highlighted significant whale activity in the options market for 10 consumer discretionary stocks, indicating potential trading opportunities. Notable movements include bearish call sweeps on TSLA and PDD, bullish calls on DKS, PTON, AMZN, and DKNG, a bearish put on F, and a neutral put on EXPE. The activity suggests varied investor sentiment across these stocks, with significant trades made on options expiring from 1 to 666 days out.

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March 21, 2024 | 5:35 pm

AMD

DOCN

IBM

INTC

IREN

MSFT

NVDA

PLTR

SMCI

Today's whale activity in the Information Technology sector highlighted unusual options trading for several companies, indicating bullish or bearish sentiments based on call and put sweeps. Notable mentions include NVDA, AMD, SMCI, MU, IREN, PLTR, INTC, MSFT, DOCN, and IBM with various expiration dates and strike prices.

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March 21, 2024 | 5:35 pm

COP

Recent options market activity indicates a bullish sentiment towards ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), with 75% of trades being bullish. Notable trades include calls with strike prices ranging from $105 to $135, highlighting a targeted price range for COP. The company, a major independent oil and gas producer, has seen its stock slightly down by -0.02%, with a current price of $121.88. Analysts, including one from Piper Sandler, maintain an Overweight rating with a target price of $133.

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March 21, 2024 | 5:31 pm

BZUN

FFIE

FIVE

KAVL

LXEH

In Thursday's intraday session, notable movements were observed in the consumer discretionary sector. Kaival Brands Innovations, Faraday Future, Cazoo Gr, Canoo, Guess, and Vroom saw significant gains, with increases ranging from 21.69% to 107.5%. On the downside, Lixiang Education Hldg, Lanvin Group Hldgs, Baozun, Five Below, Designer Brands, and Cato experienced declines between 9.45% and 87.1%. Earnings reports influenced several of these movements.

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March 21, 2024 | 5:31 pm

APYX

TRML

YTEN

Health care stocks showed significant movement in Thursday's intraday session, with notable gainers including Yield10 Bioscience, Monogram Orthopaedics, and X4 Pharmaceuticals, among others. Losers were led by Tourmaline Bio, Apyx Medical, and Ontrak. The movements were largely influenced by recent Q4 earnings reports.

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March 21, 2024 | 5:31 pm

GBTC

IBIT

Bitcoin spot ETFs experienced a net outflow of $261 million, with Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) seeing a significant outflow of $386 million, contributing to its total net outflow of $13.27 billion. In contrast, BlackRock's IBIT ETF reported a net inflow of $49.28 million, indicating a shift in investor preference within the cryptocurrency ETF space.

Portfolio Pulse from Murtuza Merchant

March 21, 2024 | 5:31 pm

SCS

SWVL

In Thursday's intraday session, several industrials stocks experienced significant movements. Notably, Swvl Holdings, Complete Solaria, Laser Photonics, Clean Energy Technologies, Exela Technologies, and Lavoro saw their stocks rise by 26.8%, 22.41%, 20.97%, 20.1%, 19.5%, and 19.09% respectively. Conversely, Spire Global, Zoomcar Holdings, ShiftPixy, Steelcase, VCI Global, and Primech Holdings faced declines in their stock prices.

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March 21, 2024 | 5:31 pm