Top trades by global Sharesight users — April 2025

Welcome to the April 2025 edition of Sharesight’s monthly trading snapshot for global investors, where we look at the top 20 trades made by Sharesight users around the world, excluding Australia and New Zealand (which we cover separately). Below we will reveal the top trades by our global userbase, highlighting some of the most popular stocks and the market-moving news behind them.

Top trades in April 2025

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This month’s top trades were led by NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), which was a popular choice for investors looking to buy the dip in the company’s share price. The top trades were followed by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), which saw its share price fluctuate throughout the month, reflecting the current macroeconomic uncertainty and its impact on tech stocks.

Let’s look at the market-moving news behind some of this month’s top stocks:

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA)

• NVIDIA share price plunges as it reveals US$5.5 billion impact of new Chinese export controls issued by US govt.
• NVIDIA has lost more than US$1.3 trillion in market cap

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)

• Amazon share price drops as analysts downgrade price target by 29%
• Stock rallies following Trump’s comments on easing trade war with China

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)

• Tesla share price soars despite mounting US tariffs
• Tesla reveals 71% profit drop in quarterly earnings report, fuelled by negative sentiment around Elon Musk

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)

• Apple share price jumps on news of temporary tariff exemption for smartphones
• Survey reveals surprisingly strong demand for iPhone upgrades
• Share price has tumbled over 30% from its all-time high

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)

• Trade war uncertainty could impact Microsoft’s AI plans, earnings
• Analysts cut price target for Microsoft amid macroeconomic uncertainty; say Q1 results likely unaffected but 2025 outlook is weak

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)

• Alphabet share price drops following court ruling against its illegal monopoly in the online advertising space
• Alphabet produces solid Q1 earnings, fuelled by growing AI monetisation

Meta (NASDAQ: FB)

• Analysts continue to cut Meta price targets
• Worries over impact of Chinese tariffs on Temu’s Meta ad spend

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