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 15
- Volatility watch - Options trading volume has moved higher on IVERIC bio ( ISEE ) and Invitae Corporation ( NVTA ). Shorts have taken large positions on SpringWorks Therapeutics ( SWTX ) and Upstart Holdings ( UPST ). Social media interest has picked up on AST SpaceMobile ( ASTS ) and Bionano Genomics ( BNGO ) after big rallies for both stocks.
- All week - The conference schedule includes the Needham Med Tech & Diagnostics 1x1 Conference, Citi Midstream and Energy Infrastructure Conference, Deutsche Bank 2022 Transportation Conference, H.C. Wainwright 2nd Annual Ophthalmology Conference, and Sidoti August Micro-Cap Virtual Conference.
- All day - Bank credit card metric reports will be closely watched for signs that consumers are buckling to financial pressure. American Express ( AXP ), Bank of America ( BAC ), Citigroup ( C ), Capital One Financial ( COF ), Discover Financial ( DFS ), JPMorgan ( JPM ), Bread Financial ( BFH ), and Synchrony Financial ( SYF ) are all due to update on credit card net charge-offs and delinquency rates for July.
- All day - The IPO lockup periods expire on Sunshine Biopharma ( SBFM ) and Vivakor ( VIVK ). Both stocks are down more than 60% from their IPO pricing level.
- Postmarket - Stocks due to report earnings with double-digit share price moves implied by options trading include F45 Training Holdings ( FXLV ), HyreCar ( HYRE ), and Arcimoto ( FUV ).
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