Mid Cap Stocks To Consider - August 19th

Key Points

• Mid-cap stocks to consider this week include ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ, Viking Therapeutics, and American Airlines Group, highlighting their potential for both growth and stability.
• ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ aims to deliver triple the inverse daily returns of the NASDAQ-100 Index, catering to bearish market conditions.
• Viking Therapeutics is advancing its lead drug candidate, VK2809, in Phase IIb trials for treating metabolic disorders such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ, Viking Therapeutics, Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares, Opendoor Technologies, TeraWulf, Hims & Hers Health, and American Airlines Group are the seven Mid Cap stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Mid-cap stocks are shares of companies whose total market capitalization typically falls between about $2 billion and $10 billion, placing them between large-cap and small-cap firms. They tend to offer a blend of growth potential and relative stability, making them appealing to investors seeking moderate risk and return. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Mid Cap stocks within the last several days.

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ)

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (the Fund) seeks daily investment results, which corresponds to three times the inverse of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index (the Index). The Index includes 100 of the non-financial domestic and international issues listed on National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) Stock Market.

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Viking Therapeutics (VKTX)

Viking Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company's lead drug candidate is VK2809, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRß), which is in Phase IIb clinical trials to treat patients with biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, as well as NAFLD.

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Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (TSLL)

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Opendoor Technologies (OPEN)

Opendoor Technologies Inc. operates a digital platform for residential real estate transactions in the United States. It buys and sells homes. The company's product offerings comprise sell to opendoor product that enables homeowners to sell their home directly to it and resell the home to a home buyer; list with opendoor product that allows customers to list their home on the MLS with opendoor and receive cash offer; and opendoor marketplace product that connects the home seller with an institutional or retail buyer.

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TeraWulf (WULF)

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Hims & Hers Health (HIMS)

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. operates a telehealth consultation platform. It connects consumers to healthcare professionals, enabling them to access medical care for mental health, sexual health, dermatology and primary care. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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American Airlines Group (AAL)

American Airlines Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a network air carrier. The company provides scheduled air transportation services for passengers and cargo through its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C., as well as through partner gateways in London, Doha, Madrid, Seattle/Tacoma, Sydney, and Tokyo.

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