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☆ Early retail bulls chart Nvidia's transformation from gaming icon to AI superpower — a ride that's paid for cars, dream homes, and lavish vacations
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Ana Altchek | Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Nvidia has been a cash cow for retail investors lucky enough to buy before the huge AI-fueled rally. Early retail investors told Business Insider their gains have paid for cars, vacations, and dream homes. The stock's steep climb — up over 1,500% since 2019 — has transformed the lives of some of Nvidia's long-term retail investors, resulting in comfier retirements, new cars, and gains worth millions for some. Nvidia shares tumbled by more than 30% in 2018. That sense of security that such a windfall provides was the top theme among the Nvidia investors Business Insider connected with.

Persons: —, I'm, ChatGPT, Tom, he'll, Danial hadn't, Danial, Roth, Jeff Roberts, Rick, He's, Chris Downs, Downs, he's Organizations: Nvidia, Business, Service, Vanda Research, Apple, Invest, Mexico City Locations: New Jersey, Texas, Costa Rica, Missouri, Bolivia, Paris, Mexico, Spain

☆ What's behind the 'once-in-a decade momentum' in Arm Holdings stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"That's just created this once-in-a-decade momentum," said Mehdi Hosseini, an equity research analyst covering the stock at Susquehanna International Group. While the company posted robust results and guidance, analysts have cast doubt over the magnitude of recent stock moves, which include a 48% post-earnings rally and a 19% drop during Tuesday's session. ARM mountain 2024-02-08 Arm since reporting earnings One key factor at play is the limited number of shares in the marketplace. Traders typically buy shares short as a bet that the price of an asset will fall. The unwavering excitement around AI that's driven an investing frenzy over the last year may also be a factor at play with Arm.

Persons: That's, Mehdi Hosseini, Needham, Charles Shi, Ryuta Makino, there's, SoftBank, Hosseini, Shi Organizations: Holdings, Susquehanna International Group, Apple, Nvidia, Devices, ARM, GAMCO Investors, Retail, Tesla, Vanda Research, Partners, Traders

The logo of Lilly is seen on a wall of the Lilly France company unit, part of the Eli Lilly and Co drugmaker group, in Fegersheim near Strasbourg, France, February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler Acquire Licensing RightsNov 17 (Reuters) - Retail flows into Eli Lilly (LLY.N) spiked to a more than two-year high in November, as small investors rushed to buy the stock after the U.S. pharma major received a highly anticipated approval for its weight-loss drug Zepbound. Lilly and Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO) - seen as leaders in a potential $100 billion obesity treatment market - have helped rekindle retail investor interest in the healthcare sector. "During the COVID period, retail investors were piling into healthcare because of the vaccines and after that there was a bit of a hangover of purchases. Reuters GraphicsRetail investors are now "catching up" with institutional investors, said Sel Hardy, vice president of equity research at CFRA.

Persons: Lilly, Eli Lilly, Vincent Kessler, Zepbound, Marco Iachini, Hardy, JPMorgan Chase, Vanda, Ozempic, drugmakers, Iachini, Bhanvi Satija, Sriraj Organizations: REUTERS, U.S . pharma, Vanda Research, Novo Nordisk, Graphics Retail, Sel Hardy, JPMorgan, BlackRock, AMC, Thomson Locations: Lilly France, Fegersheim, Strasbourg, France, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Retail traders cash out as market rallies on bets of end to rate hikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Medha Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 29, 2023. Retail traders, who used to band together on online platforms to chase highly shorted shares during the days of easy money, have been seeing a reversal of fortunes as rising rates diminish their holdings in high-risk, high-return assets. "Seasonality suggests that retail investors are unlikely to support any year-end rally, except for big-tech," Vanda's Mantle said. Despite their overall slow buying, there were spurts of activity where retail traders chased sharp rallies in some small cap names - a typical trading strategy. "If we don't get any follow through it would be hard to say we've got retail traders back in the game," said Paul Nolte, senior wealth advisor and market strategist at Murphy & Sylvest Wealth Management.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Vanda, Morgan, Lucas Mantle, Vanda's Mantle, Paul Nolte, Medha Singh, Arun Koyyur Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Vanda Research, Retail, P Global Market Intelligence, Murphy, Sylvest Wealth, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Growing geopolitical conflicts have some investors feeling guilty about buying defense stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

He went on to list the names and performances of defense-focused funds including the iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) and the SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) . As the latest geopolitical conflict escalates, these investors are ignoring defense stocks despite the market axiom that those holdings tend to perform better in times of war. Indeed, the iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF popped more than 4% in the week following Hamas' Oct. 7 attack and went on to finish October up about 3.7%. Ignoring market wisdomRetail traders poured into defense stocks and funds in the aftermath of the invasion, but inflows have since cooled, according to Vanda Research. But not everyone sees the intensifying conflict as a moment to invest in defense stocks.

Persons: Kenneth Suna, Suna, Vanda, Sow, Andrew Behar, it's, Behar, Hannah Beier, Jason Aiken Organizations: Raytheon, U.S . Aerospace & Defense ETF, P Aerospace & Defense ETF, D.C, CNBC, U.S . Aerospace & Defense, Vanda Research . Defense, Trust, Scranton Army, Plant, Getty, General, Funds Locations: Israel, U.S, Washington, Scranton, Scranton , Pennsylvania, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Wavering ‘Magnificent Seven’ draw bargain-hunters amid U.S. stock sell-off
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Lewis Krauskopf | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Surging bond yields and mixed earnings reports have weighed on the so-called Magnificent Seven stocks, which are collectively down an average of about 15% from their 52-week highs, though they all still sit on hefty gains for the year. The stocks now trade at an average forward price-to-earnings ratio of about 30 times compared with 45 times in mid-June. I actually think the Magnificent Seven will hold up better,” said King Lip, chief strategist at Baker Avenue Wealth Management. Because the Magnificent Seven have a combined weighting of 28% in the S&P 500, their performance holds a large sway over the broader index. Lip said his firm owns shares of all seven companies and has recently added to its holdings in some of them.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Meta, ”, Lip, Jay Hatfield, Kim Forrest, ” Forrest, Apple’s, Hatfield, Thomas Ognar, Ognar, ” Ognar, Lewis Krauskopf, Ira Iosebashvili, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: NVIDIA Corp, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Apple, Microsoft, Wealth Management, Tech, BofA Global Research, Vanda Research, Federal, Treasury, U.S, Google, Facebook, Bokeh Capital Partners, Nvidia, Allspring, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S

Oct 27 (Reuters) - Bargain hunting drove investors to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking technology companies after shares fell sharply on mixed earnings from heavyweights. The fund's price fell nearly 4% in the week, as mixed results from megacaps like Alphabet (GOOGL.O) weighed on the sector. Tech funds saw inflows of $2 billion in the week to Wednesday, their largest in eight weeks, according to BofA Global Research, which it attributed to investors "buying the dip". The $14 billion ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ.O) posted net weekly inflows of $68.15 million, even as the price of the fund fell 9.5%. The $46.5 billion Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund and the $9 billion VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH.O) posted net inflows of $205.7 million and $280.6 million, respectively, for the week.

Persons: Todd Sohn, Todd Rosenbluth, Vanda Research's, Bansari Mayur, Shweta Agarwal Organizations: Technology ETF, Apple, Microsoft, Strategas Securities, VettaFi . Tech, Nasdaq, Tech, BofA Global Research, Fund, Semiconductor, Thomson Locations: VettaFi, Bengaluru

The Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 1.5X Shares ETF (TSLL.O), the largest single-stock ETF for bullish bets on Tesla's shares, saw net daily inflows of $24.9 million on Thursday, according to Lipper data. Tesla's shares are up 72.3% this year. Tesla was also the most-bought stock among retail traders on Thursday, with net buys of $159.5 million, according to data from Vanda Research. On the other side, two ETFs bearish on Tesla, the $58 million Direxion Daily TSLA Bear 1X Shares ETF (TSLS.O) and the $109.6 million AXS TSLA Bear Daily ETF (TSLQ.O), saw net outflows of over $1 million each. Rex Shares and Tuttle Capital Management launched a suite of hyper-levered single-stock exposure funds on Thursday, including the T-REX 2X Long Tesla Daily Target ETF (TSLT.O), the T-REX 2X Inverse Tesla Daily Target ETF (TSLZ.O).

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Todd Sohn, Rex Shares, Bansari Mayur, Ira Iosebashvili, Leslie Adler Organizations: REUTERS, Strategas Securities, Vanda Research, Tuttle Capital Management, Tesla, Target, Thomson Locations: Oslo, Norway, Victoria, Bengaluru

☆ Retail investors are buying the dip in force on two of the worst-performing investments right now
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"Retail investors are seizing opportunities from the rise in long-term government yields, albeit selectively. ... Retail purchases of TLT have reached unprecedented levels this past week. The takeaway is that retail traders have actually sought to buy this historic dip in one of the more popular Treasury ETFs," the note said. TLT 1M mountain The price of long-term bonds has fallen sharply over the past month, as shown by the TLT. If the move in rates calms, larger investors could come back to utilities as well, Vanda said.

Persons: Marco Iachini, Vanda Organizations: Vanda Research, Treasury Bond ETF, Retail, TLT, Utilities

By contrast, both funds received their highest monthly net inflows of 2023 in June, gaining $265.5 million and $29.74 million, respectively, according to Lipper data. But AI stocks have suffered along with broader markets in recent weeks, as Treasury yields hovering around 16-year highs dull investors' risk appetite. Retail investor flows into the sector have also cooled as the initial fervor surrounding AI wanes. September saw the lowest net monthly retail flows of $1.96 billion into AI-linked stocks since April, according to Vanda Research. "It is possible this negative sentiment could reverse again in Q4, particularly if large cap tech stocks like Nvidia held in AI-themed tech ETFs continue to show strong earnings growth," CFRA's Ullal added.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Aniket, Mark Haefele, Bansari Mayur, Ira Iosebashvili, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Robotics, Intelligence, Global Robotics, Automation, CFRA Research, Vanda Research, Global, Nvidia, UBS Global Wealth Management, Thomson, & $ Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Retail investors flock to bond ETFs in third quarter as prices slide
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Bansari Mayur Kamdar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Cagla GurdoganDaily retail investor flows into the benchmark iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF touched their highest level last week since March 2020, according to data from Vanda Research. The fund saw net retail inflows rise to $1.2 billion so far this quarter, Vanda’s data showed, even as prices slid to their lowest level since 2010 amid a sharp rise in yields. The ETF saw retail net inflows of nearly $746 million in the second quarter. The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF is down 13.3% in the third quarter and has fallen 10.4% year-to-date. Overall, the ETF saw nearly $3.9 billion in net inflows so far this quarter, according to Lipper data, slowing from nearly $6 billion last quarter but still on track to post its ninth straight quarter of inflows.

Persons: ”, Noel Archard, Ihor Dusaniwsky, Dusaniwsky Organizations: Reuters, Federal, REUTERS, Treasury, Vanda Research, Partners Locations: Ankara, Turkey

☆ Regular investors are shedding mega-cap tech in this sell-off — especially one name
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Analyst Peng Cheng found the electric vehicle maker suffered the highest outflows of all individual stocks from retail investors in the past week. That's part of a bigger trend among individual investors of gradually selling mega-cap technology names, the analyst added. In the past week, retail investors pulled a net $411 million freom Tesla. Fellow mega-cap tech stocks Amazon and Meta Platforms were also among the most sold by individual investors last week. That means it would eclipse even the SPDR S & P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) , which tracks the S & P 500.

Persons: Tesla, Peng Cheng, TSLA, Cheng, they're, Vanda, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: JPMorgan, Nasdaq, Vanda Research, Trust, Wall

☆ You can tell investors are pretty scared right now by the funds seeing the biggest inflows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Trading data shows that retail investors are focused on funds that generate income and are relatively insulated from the moves in interest rates, the firm said in a note on Thursday. "As bond prices continue to drop we've seen a surge in Treasury ETF purchases from the retail community over the past week. Vanda also pointed out that gold stocks and ETFs have also been climbing in September, another sign of a defensive mindset for investors. Investors have been buying stocks, too, but in the form of broad market ETFs such as the SPDR S & P 500 Trust (SPY) rather than individual stocks, according to Vanda. "When the stock market is performing poorly, retail investors tend to favor these products because the equity market tends to rise in the long term, and as a result, the retracement offers a 'safe' upside potential.

Persons: Vanda, peters Organizations: Vanda Research, Market, Investors, Treasury

☆ Instacart shares fall further below IPO price
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Noel Randewich | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Shares of Instacart, formally called Maplebear, last traded at $28.71 compared to the $30 price set in its IPO on Sept. 18. SoftBank-backed chip designer Arm Holdings fell 2.5% to $52.19, just above the $51 price in its IPO two weeks ago. After closing with a gain of 12% in its first session, Instacart has steadily lost ground. Arm's shares have also mostly declined after surging in their Wall Street debut, touching intra-day lows below $51 in three of the past five sessions. The marketing automation firm's stock remains above its $30 IPO price, but well below its intraday high of $37 in its first day of trading.

Persons: Eric Cohn, Cheney Orr, Instacart, Noel Randewich, Emelia Sithole Organizations: Safeway, REUTERS, Vanda Research, Arm Holdings, Thomson Locations: Tucson , Arizona, U.S, Klaviyo

☆ This individual investor favorite has endured even as other meme stocks fell from favor
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Retail traders have made the leap from so-called meme stocks , including GameStop and AMC , over the past few years. All the while, Tesla inflows from retail traders have mostly climbed in the past half decade, according to data analyzed by Vanda Research. "It's a growth stock, but it's really a hopes-and-dreams stock," said Irwin, who covers Tesla and other clean technology stocks. Tesla's climb also comes amid a broader buy in from retail investors in their favorites. "This is probably a golden era for Tesla," Irwin said.

Persons: Tesla, —, Roth, Craig Irwin, Irwin, it's, Elon Musk, Ford, hasn't, Dan Levy, Toyota's Organizations: GameStop, AMC, Vanda Research, Trust, General Motors, Barclays, Toyota Locations: Wall, U.S, China, Europe

☆ Small investors are losing their interest in AI — except for one resilient stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Retail investor interest in artificial intelligence is cooling — but not every stock is feeling the pressure, according to Vanda Research. It also arrives amid a broader pullback among retail investors, he noted. "Retail investors' net buying of US securities remains low relative to previous years - particularly within the realm of AI stocks, which are witnessing diminishing retail interest as the initial fervor surrounding the sector wanes," Iachini said. But that resilience in the face of rapidly growing short interest can be a "cautionary flag" of a future slide in retail trader interest. Short interest in Nvidia has declined, coinciding with a jump in the stock price, Iachini said.

Persons: Marco Iachini, Iachini, IonQ Organizations: Vanda Research, Nvidia, Big Tech

With retail investors holding individual stocks for less than a year on average, recent history suggests they could lose money, a Reuters analysis shows. Even institutional investors invited to buy into those 10 IPOs before trading would be down an average of 18%. "For almost all retail investors, buying and holding a low-cost index fund is the best strategy." Arm's debut and an upcoming listing from grocery delivery service Instacart are expected to rejuvenate a lackluster IPO market which has slowed over the past two years due to volatility and economic uncertainty. Instacart will be offering some retail investors a chance to buy into its IPO via underwriter fintech company SoFi, its prospectus said.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Japan's SoftBank Group's, Jay Ritter, Marco Iachini, it's, Ritter, Lance Tupper, Anirban Sen, Echo Wang, Michelle Price, Richard Chang Organizations: REUTERS, Retail, Holdings, Reuters, U.S, Investors, University of Florida, Nvidia, GameStop, Vanda Research, Instacart, IPOs, Thomson Locations: British, New York

☆ Vietnamese EV maker VinFast fails to cement meme stock status as eye-popping rally fades quickly
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Frantic trading in VinFast has raised eyebrows, but it's still far from becoming a meme stock. After a head-scratching six-day winning streak, VinFast has lost 60% this week, cutting its gains since its market debut to about 170%. No meme stock VinFast's short-lived rally is reminiscent of the trading frenzy last year in AMTD Digital, a little-known Hong Kong-based fintech company, where the stock was up more than 20,000% in just two weeks. The stock is now trading at $5.60 apiece, nearly 30% lower than its initial public offering price of $7.80. The SPAC market dried up over the past year as interest rates surged and regulatory pressure ramped up.

Persons: VinFast, Marco Iachini, I'm, Iachini, Alex Harring Organizations: Ford, GM, Vanda Research, AMTD, GameStop, Nasdaq, Black Locations: VinFast, Hong Kong

☆ Veteran short-seller Jim Chanos calls soaring electric carmaker VinFast a '$200 billion meme stock'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Joseph Wilkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Vietnamese electric carmaker VinFast has seen its shares skyrocket since it went public on August 15. Its market capitalization now stands at over $190 billion – but some investors cannot hide their disbelief. Veteran short-seller Jim Chanos called the carmaker a "$200B meme-stock" in a post on X. Monday's close saw the market capitalization of the lossmaking EV firm hit an eye-watering $190 billion – more than Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler Stellantis combined. AdvertisementAdvertisementFor veteran short-seller Jim Chanos, however, the stock is being driven by a retail investor craze and little else.

Persons: Jim Chanos, Monday's, Drew Dickson, Dickson, VinFast, Le, Thuy Organizations: Service, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler Stellantis, Vanda Research, Bloomberg, Albert Bridge Capital, Toyota Locations: Wall, Silicon

Here are some charts illustrating what has changed, and what has not, in meme stocks. Data from JPMorgan illustrate how quickly sentiment can turn among individual investors, who have been among the key drivers of moves in meme stocks. Retail investors sold a net $852 million in single stocks in the past week. The Roundhill MEME ETF (MEME.P), which tracks the performance of a basket of meme stocks, is down about 55% from where it started trading in December 2021, though up about 38% for the year. A quick rise, often followed by a rapid descent, is a fate common to meme stocks of both the past and present.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Marco Iachini, Vanda's, Iachini, Jonathan Krinsky, Tupperware, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, Laura Matthews, Ira Iosebashvili, Jamie Freed Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, GameStop, Tupperware Brands, Corp, JPMorgan, Vanda Research, Retail, Global, Reuters, AMC Entertainment, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S

☆ Retail investors flock to penny stocks WeWork, Amyris, Proterra
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Medha Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The three penny stocks, up in the range of 40% to 120%, were the most actively traded U.S. shares at 10:45 a.m. Amyris (AMRS.O) and WeWork (WE.N) were the second and third most traded stocks by retail investors, respectively, while Proterra (PTRA.O) was twelfth on the list at 10 a.m. Some of the latest speculative bets on the penny stocks were pinned on hopes of a merger and acquisition or a turnaround for the struggling businesses. Another set of retail traders are looking to capitalize on the volatility, especially by squeezing bearish investors on highly shorted stocks. Last week retail traders had piled into shares of Tupperware Brands (TUP.N) and trucking firm Yellow (YELL.O).

Persons: Kate Munsch, Amyris, Proterra, WeWork, Lucas Mantle, AJ Bell, Russ Mould, Matthew Tuttle, Medha Singh, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Biotech, Vanda Research, Hertz, Tuttle Capital Management, Tupperware Brands, Thomson Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, Bengaluru

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoJuly 24 (Reuters) - Meme stocks have surged in the last few weeks as retail investors shun pricier stocks for cheaper speculative names, but some experts worry that this could choke the current rally in broader markets. At a time when the wider rally has made some stocks, especially in the tech space, too expensive, the return of meme stocks is offering retail investors a more affordable option to participate in 2023's market rebound and pocket big returns. Roundhill's Meme index (.MEME) hit a one-year high last week and was last up 60% for 2023 so far, dwarfing gains of more than 18% recorded by the benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX). Retail investors poured in $1.27 billion per day on average into U.S. equities in July, closing in on the all-time record of $1.5 billion a day in March, Vanda Research said. The meme index consists of 25 equal-weighted U.S.-listed stocks with a combination of elevated social media activity and high short interest.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Thomas Hayes, Vanda, Dennis Dick, Bansari Mayur, Lance Tupper, Devika Organizations: REUTERS, NYSE, Microsoft, Great, Vanda Research, Triple D, AMC Entertainment, AMC, Thomson Locations: Great Hill, Bengaluru, New York

☆ Electric helicopters could replace rideshares. How to invest in this 'evolutionary' technology
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

"It's more of an evolutionary technology than a revolutionary technology." But Cowen managing director Cai von Rumohr said investors should be prepared for timelines to be pushed back, as this is still considered "early-stage tech." "Given the push for climate and to basically reduce carbon emissions, I think, at some point, there's going to be a market," von Rumohr said. The outlook is still clouded by many variables, von Rumohr said. "It's definitely an important investment opportunity for investors," Moeller said.

Persons: Harry Potter, Austin Moeller, Moeller, Archer, Joby, Cowen, Cai von Rumohr, von Rumohr, Lilium, Von Rumohr, Marco Iachini, Vanda Research's, Bill Peterson, It's Organizations: Archer, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Toyota, Stellantis, Air Force, Aerospace, JPMorgan

☆ Highly shorted Nikola jumps as retail army scoops up shares after BayoTech deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 14 (Reuters) - Shares of Nikola Corp (NKLA.O) jumped 14% on Friday, a day after a short squeeze sent the electric-truck maker's shares soaring in their busiest trading session on record. The stock surged nearly 61% to a more than four-month high on Thursday after Nikola entered a deal to sell 50 EVs to BayoTech and purchase low-carbon hydrogen from the firm. The short squeeze in Nikola, after short sellers rushed to exit bearish bets due to a rise in the stock's price, led to a record 317 million shares traded on Thursday. For the week, Nikola shares have surged 57%. About 22.7% of Nikola shares were in short position on July 12, according to analytics firm Ortex.

Persons: Nikola Corp, Nikola, Lucas Mantle, Peter Hillerberg, Medha Singh, Shinjini Organizations: Nikola, Vanda Research, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Billionaires and corporate execs have dumped $9 billion worth of stock this year amid the market's latest rally
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Billionaires and CEOs have dumped $9 billion in stock this year. Many of those sales have been concentrated in the tech sector amid Wall Street's frenzy over AI. Executives have cashed in on the rally as the S&P 500 recovers from a dismal 2022 performance. Meanwhile, AirBnB co-founder Joe Gebbia sold off $893 million of his company's stock during the first half. Oracle CEO Safra Catz also trimmed her holdings of the company, selling $470 million worth of the company's stock.

Persons: Walton, AirBnB, Joe Gebbia, Larry Ellison, Safra Catz, Salesforce's Marc Benioff, Stephane Bancel, Josh Harris Organizations: Service, CNBC, Walmart, Sam's, Oracle, Moderna, Apollo, Vanda Research Locations: Wall, Silicon

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