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New research shows the biggest crypto buyers are back. And this time? They could hold for the possibility that Bitcoin will surpass $100,000 in 2024. You don’t want to miss the next massive crypto bull run like we saw in 2020 and 2021. To know exactly what’s going on and what to buy… Get Access To Benzinga’s Best Crypto Research and Investments For Only $1.
Gainers
- Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. (NASDAQ:APEN) shares rose 116% to $10.13 in pre-market trading after the company said it received FDA breakthrough device designation for the orbera intragastric balloon for treatment of patients with NASH.
- electroCore, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECOR) rose 77.4% to $3.85 in pre-market trading after the company reported an exclusive distribution agreement with Medistar following regulatory approval in Australia.
- Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLRX) rose 48.2% to $2.67 in pre-market trading. Salarius Pharmaceuticals recently announced plans to expand its phase 1/2 clinical trial of Seclidemstat in patients with Ewing Sarcoma and Ewing-Related Sarcomas.
- Vector Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:VACQ) shares rose 40.4% to $14.39 in pre-market trading. Rocket Lab USA Inc. will go public through a merger with Vector Acquisition in a $4.1 billion deal.
- Brickell Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBI) shares rose 34.5% to $1.60 in pre-market trading. Brickell Biotech is expected to release quarterly results on March 9.
- Socket Mobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCKT) rose 31.6% to $13.83 in pre-market trading. Socket Mobile and SpringCard SAS reported a licensing agreement to enable improved contactless customer experiences.
- BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ:BCTX) rose 31% to $4.39 in pre-market trading. BriaCell reported closing of $25 million public offering.
- Novan, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVN) rose 23.2% to $1.75 in pre-market trading after dropping 11% on Friday. The company last week reported FY 2020 loss of $0.30 per share.
- KemPharm, Inc. (NASDAQ:KMPH) rose 23.2% to $11.69 in pre-market trading after climbing over 8% on Friday.
- WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ:WIMI) rose 16.9% to $9.69 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed a strategic cooperation with the Dream Classroom program of China Education Television.
- SOS Limited (NYSE:SOS) rose 16.6% to $5.56 in pre-market trading. SOS shares dropped 21% on Friday after Hindenberg Research issued a short report on the stock and set a $0 price target.
- Luokung Technology Corp. (NASDAQ:LKCO) rose 14.8% to $1.78 in pre-market trading after dropping over 14% on Friday. Luokung Technology last month announced a roughly 48 million share common stock offering priced at $2.08 per share.
- ChromaDex Corporation (NASDAQ:CDXC) rose 14.7% to $15.98 in pre-market trading after dipping over 25% on Friday. ChromaDex, last month, entered into a securities purchase agreement to sell $25 million in common stock via a private placement led by a new international investor.
- Holicity Inc. (NASDAQ:HOL) shares rose 14.6% to $16.00 in pre-market trading following tweet from Astra highlighting partnership with NASA.
- Qutoutiao Inc. (NASDAQ:QTT) rose 14.3% to $3.99 in pre-market trading. Qutoutia is expected to report Q4 earnings on March 4.
- Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ASTC) rose 13.7% to $2.49 in pre-market trading after declining 7% on Friday.
- Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) rose 12.8% to $49.34 in pre-market trading.
- Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ:CAN) rose 12.7% to $17.10 in pre-market trading.
- AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMC) rose 12% to $8.97 in pre-market trading. AMC Entertainment’s CEO and President Adam Aron, among other top executives, received big bonuses, according to an SEC filing Friday by the world’s largest movie theater chain.
- Pyxis Tankers Inc. (NYSE:PXS) rose 12% to $1.40 in pre-market trading. Pyxis Tankers, last week, announced closing of $25.0 million private placement of common stock.
- Urban Tea, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYT) rose 11.9% to $4.90 in pre-market trading after dropping 13% on Friday. Urban Tea, last month, appointed new COO and independent director to drive expansion in blockchain and cryptocurrency mining business.
- NavSight Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NSH) rose 11.4% to $11.66 in pre-market trading. Spire Global will go public through a merger with NavSight Holdings in a $1.6 billion deal.
- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) rose 10.9% to $36.25 in pre-market trading after dropping over 20% on Friday. The9 recently acquired 70% equity in Hangzhou SuanLi Technology Co. Ltd. (Interhash), a cryptocurrency cloud mining blockchain software-as-a-service company for approximately $7 million.
- Borqs Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRQS) rose 10.7% to $1.76 in pre-market trading. The company, last week, completed $20 million private placement to support growth.
- Zomedica Corp. (NYSE:ZOM) rose 10.7% to $2.06 in pre-market trading after the company reported a narrower FY20 loss.
- FinVolution Group (NYSE:FINV) rose 10.3% to $6.20 in pre-market trading.
- XpresSpa Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:XSPA) rose 9.1% to $1.92 in pre-market trading. XpresSpa Group and United Airlines, last week, announced the opening of a second XpresCheck COVID-19 testing facility at Newark Liberty International Airport.
- Kubient, Inc. (NASDAQ:KBNT) rose 8.5% to $7.50 in pre-market trading after dropping 13% on Friday.
- ASLAN Pharmaceuticals Limited (NASDAQ:ASLN) rose 8.4% to $4.80 in pre-market trading after the company reported positive interim data from the multiple ascending dose study of ASLAN004 in atopic dermatitis.
- Just Energy Group Inc. (NYSE:JE) rose 7.6% to $4.24 in pre-market trading. Just Energy Group shares gained around 14% on Friday after the company Q3 earnings results.
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Losers
- Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:XTNT) shares fell 18.5% to $3.53 in pre-market trading. Xtant Medical Holdings shares jumped over 124% on Friday after OrbiMed disclosed a 94.8% active stake in the company.
- Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIXT) fell 14.7% to $4.76 in pre-market trading after jumping 48% on Friday. Lixte holdings is a drug discovery company focused on creating drugs that will help patients with cancer. Lixte’s main product in the pipeline is, per the company’s website, “a developed unique, proprietary, first in-class protein phosphatase inhibitor, LB-100.”
- Athenex, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATNX) fell 9.1% to $11.00 in pre-market trading.
- GSE Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:GVP) fell 8.3% to $1.78 in pre-market trading.
- Zealand Pharma A/S (NASDAQ:ZEAL) fell 7.7% to $32.43 in pre-market trading after gaining more than 10% on Friday.
- Sensus Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRTS) fell 7.4% to $4.23 in pre-market trading. Sensus Healthcare shares climbed 20% on Friday after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 results.
- Auddia Inc. (NASDAQ:AUUD) fell 6.3% to $3.25 in pre-market trading. The company, last month, priced its IPO at $4.125 per unit.
- Applied UV, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUVI) fell 6% to $9.96 in pre-market trading after gaining around 16% on Friday.
Crypto Whales Are Loading Up — Are You?
New research shows the biggest crypto buyers are back. And this time? They could hold for the possibility that Bitcoin will surpass $100,000 in 2024. You don’t want to miss the next massive crypto bull run like we saw in 2020 and 2021. To know exactly what’s going on and what to buy… Get Access To Benzinga’s Best Crypto Research and Investments For Only $1.
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