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 - July 11
- All week - Options trading volume has jumped on Snap ( SNAP ), Affirm Holdings ( AFRM ), and Bausch Health Companies ( BHC ). SoFi Technologies ( SOFI ) moved higher on the list of most heavily shorted stocks. The upcoming stock split and CFO turnover for GameStop ( GME ) has pushed the stock back to the top of the social media buzz list.
- All week - The three-day World Orphan Drug Congress USA will begin. Some of the companies with key presentations that could spark a share price reaction include Tonix Pharmaceuticals ( TNXP ), Vaxart ( VXRT ), bluebird bio ( BLUE ), Rocket Pharmaceutical ( RCKT ), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals ( REGN ), and Avrobio ( AVRO ).
- All week - Key conferences running during the week include the William Blair Biotech Focus Conference, the CJS Securities’ 22nd Annual New Ideas Summer Conference, the Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference, and the Stifel GMP Muskoka Conference.
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