VUZI - Catalyst watch: Jackson Hole Nvidia earnings Nogin SPAC deal and Rite Aid event

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 - August 22

• Volatility watch - Options trading volume has moved higher on Mind Medicine ( MNMD ) and Clene ( CLNN ). Vuzix Corp. ( VUZI ) and Carvana ( CVNA ) could see extra volatility with short interest as a percentage of total float still elevated. Social media interest has picked up on bluebird bio ( BLUE ) and Cisco ( CSCO ).
• All week - The conference schedule includes the Raymond James Diversified Industrials Conference, D.A. Davidson Big Sky Tech Conference, Seaport Global Annual Virtual Summer Investor Conference, Midwest IDEAS Conference, Needham Virtual Semiconductor and SemiCap 1x1 Conference, and Rosenblatt 2nd Annual AI Conference.
• All day - Shareholders Software Acquisition Group III ( SWAG ) will vote on the deal to take commerce-as-a-service technology provider Nogin public as part of a SPAC merger. The combined firm will have an estimated post-transaction enterprise value of $646M, assuming no redemptions by SWAG stockholders. Nogin shareholders will roll 96% of their existing equity holdings into the combined firm and are expected to own ~67% of the company on a non-fully diluted basis following the closing of the business combination. The combined company will be named Nogin and will remain listed on the Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol NOGN.

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