We are keeping an eye on Cellectis SA (CLLS). The Paris, France biotech company is currently developing immuno-oncology products to fight cancer. The stock is on a six-day 27.5% winning streak (through Wednesday, Sept. 16th) and was upgraded to a Buy at Citigroup on Aug. 16th. Advisors are showing a growing interest in the ticker, as Cellectis saw a surge in research activity last week (compared to the previous week). The rally in shares and the increased web traffic is also notable because the interest comes ahead of a company presentation at a Bank of America Global Healthcare Conference on Thursday, Sept. 17th.
This edition of Advisors in Focus: TrackStar Insights provides a listing of other stocks, exchange traded funds, industry groups, and ETF categories that are seeing growing interest and increased research activity from one week to the next, according to TrackStarIQ rankings. Please find the details below.
Top Stocks by Traffic Surge* :
Top Industry Groups by Traffic Surge* :
| Rank | Industry Group |
| 3 | Agricultural Inputs |
| 2 | Utilities – Regulated Electric |
| 1 | Computer Communications Equipment |
Top ETFs by Traffic Surge* :
| Rank | Ticker | Group |
| 3 | XLF | SPDR Financials |
| 2 | QUAL | iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor |
| 1 | CWB | SPDR Barclays Capital Convertible Bond Fund |
Top ETF Categories by Traffic Surge* :
| Rank | ETF Category |
| 3 | Inflation-Protected Bonds |
| 2 | National Munis |
| 1 | Agricultural Commodities |
*Surge in traffic is evaluated by the increase in average traffic last week compared to the previous week.
| Rank (Verified FA Traffic) | Top 20 Surging Stocks by Financial Advisor Traffic (one week vs. prior week) | Ticker | Top 20 Surging Industry Groups by Financial Advisor Traffic (one week vs. prior week) | Top 20 Surging ETFs by Financial Advisor Traffic (one week vs. prior week) | Ticker | Top 20 Surging ETF Categories by Financial Advisor Traffic (one week vs. prior week) |
| 1 | Cellectis SA | CLLS | Computer Communications Equipment | SPDR Barclays Capital Convertible Bond ETF | CWB | Agricultural Commodities |
| 2 | PPL Corp | PPL | Utilities – Regulated Electric | iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | QUAL | National Munis |
| 3 | Opiant Pharmaceuticals Inc | OPNT | Agricultural Inputs | Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund | XLF | Inflation-Protected Bonds |
| 4 | Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc | ITCI | Medical Distribution | SPDR Gold Trust | GLD | Mortgage Backed Securities |
| 5 | Yield10 Bioscience Inc | YTEN | Farm Products | Invesco QQQ | QQQ | Commodities |
| 6 | Biofrontera AG | BFRA | Medicinal and botanicals | iShares MSCI Japan ETF | EWJ | Transportation Equities |
| 7 | ImageWare Systems, Inc. | IWSY | Utilities – Renewable | Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund | XLK | Mid Cap Growth Equities |
| 8 | Trillium Therapeutics Inc | TRIL | Trucking | VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF | GDX | High Yield Bonds |
| 9 | Pure Storage Inc | PSTG | Silver | United States Oil Fund | USO | Mid Cap Blend Equities |
| 10 | Agenus Inc | AGEN | Computer Hardware | iShares Gold Trust | IAU | Asia Pacific Emerging Markets Equities |
| 11 | Verastem Inc | VSTM | Beverages – Brewers | Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF | PBW | Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds |
| 12 | Anixa Biosciences Inc | ANIX | Specialty Industrial Machinery | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | IWM | Emerging Markets Bonds |
| 13 | Intrusion, Inc. | INTZ | Beverages | ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas | KOLD | China Equities |
| 14 | Rh | RH | Tools & Accessories | SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF | DIA | Metals |
| 15 | Novan Inc | NOVN | Prepackaged software | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | TLT | Europe Equities |
| 16 | Peloton Interactive Inc | PTON | Automotive services, misc | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF | VCIT | Inverse Equities |
| 17 | Arcadia Biosciences Inc | RKDA | REIT – Industrial | ARK Innovation ETF | ARKK | Building & Construction |
| 18 | lululemon athletica inc | LULU | Copper | ProShares UltraPro QQQ | TQQQ | MLPs |
| 19 | Chewy Inc | CHWY | Motors and generators | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | VYM | Financials Equities |
| 20 | Carnival Corp | CCL | Department Stores | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | VTI | Energy Equities |