Top trades by global Sharesight users — August 2025

Welcome to the August 2025 edition of Sharesight’s monthly trading snapshot for global investors, where we look at the top 20 trades made by Sharesight users around the world, excluding Australia and New Zealand (which we cover separately). Below we will reveal the top trades by our global userbase, highlighting some of the most popular stocks and the market-moving news behind them.

Top trades in August 2025

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This month’s top trades were led by NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), whose share price remained relatively flat throughout the month. The top trades were followed by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which saw its share price climb following news that its imported goods would be exempt from US tariffs.

Let’s look at the market-moving news behind some of this month’s top stocks:

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA)

• NVIDIA beats earnings expectations but China uncertainty remains
• NVIDIA’s Chinese rival sees revenue surge 4,300%
• NVIDIA to pay US govt. 15% of Chinese revenue

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)

• Apple share price rises as judge rules Google can continue making payments to preload Google Search onto Apple devices
• Apple secures tariff exemption on imported goods into US after pledge to invest $100 billion into US manufacturing

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR)

• Palantir share price elevates CEO to billionaire status
• Share price hits all-time high

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)

• Amazon share price rebounds from post-Q2 earnings selloff
• Amazon catching up to Microsoft in AI race, says analyst

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)

• Tesla approves US$30 billion stock award for CEO Elon Musk
• Tesla’s Chinese EV business remains under pressure

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)

• Microsoft joins US$4 trillion club following earnings beat
• Analysts confident Microsoft can maintain momentum in cloud and AI

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD)

• AMD share price drops 6% following earnings miss; analysts concerned about Chinese export restrictions
• AMD to pay US govt. 15% of Chinese revenue
• Share price rises 18% in a month

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