Sharesight20 top 20 trades in US stocks – November 2020
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Welcome to the November 2020 edition of the Sharesight20USA monthly trading snapshot, where we look at Sharesight users’ top 20 trades in US stocks on the Nasdaq, NYSE and AMEX over the month.
Sharesight20 top 20 US stock trades November 2020
In November’s Sharesight20USA snapshot, buy and sell trades were led by EV rivals Nio (NYSE: NIO) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), which have both experienced strong growth over the past month. E-commerce giants Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) also made the list of top trades, with Alibaba again posting strong Singles’ Day sales while accusations of unethical practices at Amazon continue to burden the brand. At the same time, ‘Covid stocks’ Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) and Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM) saw large swings after analysts questioned whether their rapid growth will continue post-pandemic.
Let’s look at the news behind the key stocks in this month’s snapshot:
Nio (NYSE: NIO)
- Nio market cap surpasses BMW and General Motors
- Nio shares down 3% despite strong Q3 results
- Are China’s EV companies a collection of bubble stocks?
- Nio deliveries expected to grow in Q4
- Analysts bullish on Nio; expect sales growth in coming years
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)
- Tesla market cap surges past $500b USD as it prepares to debut on S&P 500
- Plans to build world’s largest battery factory in Germany
Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA)
- Alibaba shares plummet as company faces regulatory scrutiny
- Singles’ Day sales reach $103b, while share price drops by 10%
- Worst week for Alibaba shares since 2015
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)
- Apple shares fall despite better-than-expected earnings report
- Warren Buffet sells $36m-worth of Apple shares, reducing company stake by 3.7%
- Apple slashes AppStore commissions: Could this affect share prices?
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN)
- Amazon wins lawsuit over poaching eBay sellers
- Amazon’s surveillance of Australian workers may be considered illegal
- Investigation into Amazon over breach of EU antitrust rules (press release)
Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR)
- Palantir stock skyrockets by 139% in November; attributed to earnings report and US election results
- Palantir records 52% sales growth in first earnings report since IPO
- Potential deal with UK government to support contract tracing for Covid-19
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)
- Microsoft stock drops slightly on news of Salesforce’s Slack acquisition plans
- Plans to launch sustainable data centre in Sweden in 2021
- Stock falls despite impressive Q1 earnings
Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC)
- Teladoc Health completes Livongo merger (press release)
- Teladoc’s latest earnings report reveals higher-than-expected losses
- CEO says virtual care will keep growing post-pandemic
Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM)
- Zoom stock tumbles on Covid vaccine news
- Is Zoom overvalued? Caution grows among analysts
- Zoom stock climbs again as US Covid cases worsen
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