$Palo Alto Networks (PANW.US)$ shares slipped in extended trading after the company failed to deliver an outlook that blew past analysts' estimates.
The company forecast second quarter adjusted earnings to reach $1.54 to $1.56 a share in its fiscal second quarter, the midpoint of which is just in line with the $1.55 adjusted earnings expected by analysts, estimates compiled by Bloomberg show. Revenue was seen reaching $2...

$Target (TGT.US)$ options trading jumped amid increasing demand for protection against continued slump for a stock that has already plunged by more than 21% after posting its biggest earnings miss since 2022.
Shares tumbled to $121.18 at 12:02 p.m., poised for the lowest close in a year, after the company reporting Wednesday morning a 12% decline in adjusted earnings to $1.85 for its fiscal third quarter that ended Nov. 2 ...

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ institutional investors and speculators are pouring millions of dollars in the options market days ahead of earnings results that could test how long the AI-favorite could keep beating analysts' estimates.
The biggest among unusual options activities seen so far Monday involved a multi-leg trade that had an active buyer paying a $3.86 million premium for put options that gives him or her...

$Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$'s march to a fresh all-time fueled increased interest in stocks linked to the cryptocurrency, spurring heavier options trading.
The largest cryptocurrency advanced to a new all-time high as $94,057 in New York Friday afternoon amid a surge demand from buyers including $MicroStrategy (MSTR.US)$ and issuers of exchange traded funds. The software company whose business strategy includes buying and holdi...

$Trump Media & Technology (DJT.US)$ shares jumped almost 17% Monday, erasing earlier declines after the Financial Times reported that the social media company is in talks to buy crypto trading venue Bakkt, owned by $Intercontinental Exchange (ICE.US)$.
The stock of the company that's 53% owned by President-elect Donald Trump climbed to $32.78, erasing declines of as much as 5.5% earlier. $Bakkt Holdings (BKKT.US)$ s...

$PDD Holdings (PDD.US)$ saw bulls pour millions of dollars into call options after billionaire David Tepper's Appaloosa Management boosted its stake in the parent company of online retailer Temu.
Appaloosa added 3.36 million PDD American depositary receipts to its portfolio, taking its stake in the company to 456.7 million ADRs as of Sept. 30, according to Bloomberg data from the investment firm's 13F filing with ...

Michael Burry's Scion Asset Management boosted its stake in $Alibaba (BABA.US)$, $JD.com (JD.US)$ and $Baidu (BIDU.US)$ in the third quarter when these stocks rebounded, fueled by optimism over China's stimulus.
Scion reported a $21.2 million position in Alibaba, equal to 200,000 American depositary shares of the Chinese e-commerce giant as of Sept. 30, according to its 13-F filing with the Securities and Exchange Comm...

$Super Micro Computer (SMCI.US)$ attracted heavier options volume as the stock price slumped to the lowest since May 2023 after the developer of server solutions said it's unable to file its financial report for the quarter ended Sept. 30. That compounded concerns that the company could be delisted.
The company still hasn't hired a new auditor. Ernst & Young resigned in October, noting that it's "unwilling to be associated with...

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$Super Micro Computer (SMCI.US)$ attracted heavier options volume as the stock price slumped to the lowest since May 2023 after the developer of server solutions said it's unable to file its financial report for the quarter ended Sept. 30. That compounded concerns that the company could be delisted.
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$Rivian Automotive (RIVN.US)$ options volume jumped as the stock climbed about 18% after $VOLKSWAGEN A G (VWAGY.US)$ increased its investment plans in the electric vehicle maker.
More than 466,000 options tied to the EV maker changed hands as of 12:11 p.m. in New York, more than triple the 20-day average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That landed Rivian in the fifth spot for the most active stock options, behin...