Sharesight20 top 20 trades in US stocks – August 2020

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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

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)

• Apple is the first US company to hit $2 trillion market cap

• Gains $1 trillion in value since pandemic market crash

• Apple share price hits record high ahead of stock split

• Apple to open ‘floating store’ in Singapore

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA)

• Tesla share price exceeds $2000 ahead of stock split

• Share price surges; Elon Musk now 5th-richest in the world

• Tesla share price soars despite declining Chinese market

• Australian interest in Chinese EV company NIO eclipses Tesla

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)

• With Linkedin and TikTok, Microsoft could compete with Facebook

• Microsoft’s China ties under question as it bids for TikTok

• Microsoft Teams launches features to rival Zoom

• Microsoft the front-runner in bidding war over TikTok

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN)

• Amazon builds largest office yet in Hyderabad

• Accused of trying to wipe out rivals with consumer protection bill

• Amazon to launch luxury brand platform

• Announces partnership to ‘revitalise the toy ecommerce sector’

Fastly Inc (NYSE: FSLY)

• Fastly posts strong Q2 results but analysts aren’t convinced

• Share price drops; analysts concerned about effect of TikTok sale

• Stock price surges ahead of Q2 earnings report

Square Inc (NYSE: SQ)

• Square’s revenue grows by 64% YoY

• Apple could be gearing up to rival Square’s payment tech

• Square’s bitcoin revenue soars by 600%

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD)

• AMD share price soars after Q2 earnings released

• Has AMD’s share price peaked?

• AMD overtakes Raytheon Technologies on NASDAQ

Eastman Kodak (NYSE: KDK)

• Kodak shares skyrocket after Trump announces Covid-19 deal

• Trump puts Kodak deal on hold amid insider trading investigation

• US Senator condemns Kodak deal ‘fiasco’; calls for new investigation

NIO Inc (NYSE: NIO)

• NIO announces global expansion plans

• Stock price jumps as UBS raises NIO price target

• NIO launches Battery-as-a-Service; establishes Battery Asset Company

• Share price grows 240% YoY

Teladoc Health Inc (NYSE: TDOC)

• Teladoc acquires Livongo Health in $18.5B deal

• Strong Q2 results underpinned by Covid-related demand

• Share prices coming down from July high

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