PreMarket Prep

Investors in SmileDirectClub Inc (NASDAQ: SDC) had a reason to grin Friday.  Shares in the home-teeth straightening company were starting to come back after getting hit badly by what appeared to be an overpriced opening on the stock’s first day on the market Thursday. The shares...

While many Americans associate the term “insider trading” with illegal activity, company insiders are free to buy and sell shares of their own company's stock, provided they follow disclosure laws. Illicit insider trading occurs when a company insider trades after gaining meaningful...

Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) shares tanked another 10% on Thursday after the company priced its recently announced 3.25 million-share secondary offering at $160, more than a 30% discount to the stock’s $234 closing price last week. Despite the market disappointment with the pricing, the $...

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: LGND) shares are down 10.5% on Tuesday following the company’s earnings report, but one of the company’s most vocal critics and short sellers is leaning into its bearish trade. On Tuesday, Ligand short seller Lemelson Capital Management said the firm...

Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) dropped more than 14% on Tuesday morning after the company reported a second-quarter earnings beat and announced a secondary share offering just months after its IPO. It was a rough morning for Beyond Meat investors but an excellent day for traders, including Guy...

Which emerging industries should you be invested in? Cryptocurrency and blockchain? Cannabis? Automation? All have their bulls and bears, but one Wall Street insider says there are two that stick out for having the strongest bull cases. What To Know Raj Lala, President and CEO of Canadian ETF...

Beer giant Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (NYSE: BUD) will no longer proceed with the planned IPO of its Asian unit due to "several factors, including the prevailing market conditions." What Happened Budweiser's parent company was on track to hold the title of overseeing the world's most...

The weekend is typically a time for traders to take a breather and get their minds off the market for a couple of days. But while that approach may work for stocks, bitcoin traders that take the weekend off have historically missed some of the biggest moves in the market. Wild Weekends Since the...

Despite many of its more reactive characteristics, investing is all about anticipating the future. According to Elliot Johnson, CIO for Canadian ETF provider Evolve ETFs, that forward-looking intent is behind every investment product the company has produced. “Data is the new oil. We see...

Former hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson joined Benzinga’s PreMarket Prep morning show on Monday and discussed the difference between speculating in cryptocurrencies and speculating in cannabis stocks. Wait For The Bust Tilson said cannabis legalization is a real long-term trend that’s...

Former hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson joined Benzinga’s PreMarket Prep morning show on Monday and discussed his bearish call on Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) earlier this year. On March 4, Tilson predicted Tesla shares would fall below $100 by the end of 2019. At the time, the stock was...

Whitney Tilson joined Benzinga’s PreMarket Prep morning show on Monday and he had some advice for traders considering red-hot IPO Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND), which is now up more than 500 percent from its IPO price in a little over a month. “I’m not super familiar with the...

Loup Ventures founder Gene Munster and PreMarket Prep co-host Joel Elconin in May taped their inaugural "Frontier Tech With Gene Munster" podcast. The two talked about several companies on the frontier of today’s technology industry. One of the stocks Munster discussed is electric...

Mark Yusko, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Morgan Creek Capital Management, joined Benzinga’s PreMarket Prep trading show on Wednesday morning. Yusko discussed the recent rally in bitcoin, which has sent the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTC: GBTC) up 10.5 percent in the past two weeks....

Joel Elconin, co-host of Benzinga’s PreMarket Prep morning show, is a veteran trader with years of experience. Throughout his extensive career, he has developed both short- and long-term strategies. Who He Is Elconin's introduction to trading was in the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index...