Blog

Sharesight20 top 20 trades in US stocks – August 2020

by Stephanie Stefanovic, Content Manager, Sharesight | Aug 26th 2020
Disclaimer: The below article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a product recommendation, or taxation or financial advice and should not be relied upon as such. Always check with your financial adviser or accountant to obtain the correct advice for your situation.

Welcome to the August 2020 edition of the Sharesight20USA monthly trading snapshot, where we look at Sharesight users’ top 20 trades in US stocks on the NASDAQ and NYSE over the month.

Sharesight20 top 20 US stock trades August 2020

Top 20 NASDAQ NYSE monthly Aug2020

In August’s Sharesight20USA snapshot, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) leads the buy trades, as it becomes the first US company to reach a $2 trillion market cap. This is closely followed by Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), which has seen share prices soar to over $2,000. Sell trades are also led by Tesla, as well as Eastman Kodak (NYSE: KDK), which has been accused of insider trading following a $765 million government deal.

Let’s look at the news behind the key stocks in this month’s snapshot:

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL)

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA)

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN)

Fastly Inc (NYSE: FSLY)

Square Inc (NYSE: SQ)

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD)

Eastman Kodak (NYSE: KDK)

NIO Inc (NYSE: NIO)

Teladoc Health Inc (NYSE: TDOC)

Track your investment portfolio with Sharesight

Get access to Sharesight20 insights like this by tracking your investment portfolio with Sharesight. Built for the needs of investors like you:

Sign up for a FREE Sharesight account and get started tracking your investments today.

FURTHER READING

Product updates July

Sharesight product updates – July 2025

by Ben Clendon | Jul 9th 2025

This month's focus was on rolling out predictive income forecasting, as well as improved cash account syncing across different brokers and currencies.

5 ways Sharesight helps Australian investors at at time (1)

5 ways Sharesight helps Australian investors at tax time

by Stephanie Stefanovic | Jul 7th 2025

Learn how Sharesight’s Australian tax features can not only help you complete your tax return, but also save you time and money at tax time.

Sharesight top trades June 2025

Sharesight users' top 20 trades – June 2025

by Stephanie Stefanovic | Jul 3rd 2025

Welcome to the June 2025 edition of Sharesight’s monthly trading snapshot, where we look at the top buy and sell trades by Sharesight users in all markets.