ASLE - Catalyst watch for next week: Baidu Virgin Orbit and Nikola in the spotlight

Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Catalyst Watch - a breakdown of some of next week's actionable events that stand out. Check out Saturday morning's regular Stocks to Watch article for a full list of events planned for the week or the Seeking Alpha earnings calendar for companies due to report. Monday - December 27 Volatility watch - Options trading spiked higher again this week on KemPharm (NASDAQ:KMPH), Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) and Adagio Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AVCT). Stocks generating strong interest on Reddit's WallStreetBets include AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) and Allakos (NASDAQ:ALLK). Biofrontera (NASDAQ:BFRI) is buzzing on Stocktwits. Short interest positions are elevated heading into next week on Cortexyme (NASDAQ:CRTX), Tattoed Chef (NASDAQ:TTCF) and Corsair Gaming (NASDAQ:CRSR). Keep an eye on Nikola (NASDAQ:NKLA) for further short squeeze potential. All day -Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) hosts its annual flagship developers' conference called Baidu Create. The event will also be China's first metaverse conference as it takes place

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Catalyst watch for next week: Baidu, Virgin Orbit and Nikola in the spotlight