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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)

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