Top 20 trades in US stocks by Sharesight users – March 2024
Welcome to the March 2024 edition of Sharesight’s monthly USA trading snapshot, where we look at Sharesight users’ top 20 trades in US stocks on the Nasdaq, NYSE and NYSE American market (AMEX) over the month.
In this snapshot, buy trades were led by Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), which saw its share price rise throughout the month due to rumours of an Italian truck production deal, plus news that US customers will receive a full self-driving software trial. Over the same period, sell trades were led by NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), which saw its share price hit an all-time high amid the AI stock frenzy. It was a tech-dominated month overall, with 16 of the top 20 stocks belonging to the tech, EV, semiconductor and e-commerce sectors.
Top 20 US stock trades March 2024
Let’s look at the news behind some of the key stocks in this month’s snapshot:
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)
- Tesla shares rise on news that US customers will receive full self-driving software trial
- SEC urged to investigate Tesla over board independence and conflicts of interest
- Shares jump following reports Italian ministry officials contacted Tesla about producing trucks
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA)
- NVIDIA share price on watch ahead of Q1 earnings report
- NVIDIA share price drops due to “market broadening” rather than sell-off
- NVIDIA leads the ‘Magnificent Seven’ stocks in 2024
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)
- Apple CEO visits Shanghai as Chinese iPhone sales lag
- US files landmark lawsuit against Apple for monopolising smartphone market
- Share price has declined over 11% in 2024
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)
- Analyst sees 18% upside for Microsoft shares on AI feature adoption
- Microsoft CEO dismisses OpenAI’s importance amid closed source controversy
- Microsoft appoints DeepMind co-founder as CEO of new AI unit
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)
- Amazon completes US$4 billion investment in AI startup Anthropic
- No cash raises for senior Amazon employees this year
- Jeff Bezos sells US$8.5 billion-worth of Amazon shares
Meta (NASDAQ: FB)
- Facebook plans to shut down its news tab in the US and Australia by April
- Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg enters global rich list with US$158 billion fortune
- Meta shares see their worst day in eight months
Alibaba (NYSE: BABA)
- Plans to buy Cainiao stake for up to US$3.75 billion, abandoning Hong Kong IPO plans
- Alibaba announces strategy shift including enhanced logistics and share buybacks
- Hong Kong shares reach 6-week low after Cainiao IPO withdrawal
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