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Gold is facing a sharp sell-off as a combination of a surging dollar, rising interest rate expectations, and broader liquidity concerns drives investors to exit precious metal positions. The community is actively debating whether this is a temporary shakeout that offers a buying opportunity for long-term holders or a more systemic shift that challenges gold's status as a traditional safe-haven asset during times of geopolitical tension.

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The Invesco QQQ Trust is experiencing intense volatility as investors closely monitor geopolitical escalations in the Middle East, specifically threats surrounding the Strait of Hormuz and potential impacts on global energy supply chains. Market participants are actively debating the sustainability of current tech valuations and discussing whether the recent pullbacks represent a strategic buying opportunity or the beginning of a deeper market correction driven by macroeconomic uncertainty.

Tesla, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems. It operates through the Automotive and Energy Generation and Storage segments. The Automotive segment includes the design, development, manufacture, sale, and lease of electric vehicles as well as sales of automotive regulatory credits. The Energy Generation and Storage segment is involved in the design, manufacture, installation, sale, and lease of solar energy generation, energy storage products, and related services and sales of solar energy systems incentives. The company was founded by Jeffrey B. Straubel, Elon Reeve Musk, Martin Eberhard, and Marc Tarpenning on July 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

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Tesla is currently under intense market pressure as investors weigh the impact of rising geopolitical tensions and crude oil price volatility against the company's ambitious, capital-intensive plans for in-house AI chip production. The community remains deeply divided, with bulls pointing to long-term synergies across Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI, while bears express skepticism over recent legal hurdles, ongoing delivery concerns, and the feasibility of Musk's aggressive technology roadmap.

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SPY is currently trending as investors grapple with extreme market volatility driven by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the uncertainty surrounding impending policy deadlines. The community is sharply divided, with intense debate focused on whether these conditions signal an imminent market collapse or a temporary shakeout that will ultimately favor opportunistic buyers.

SoFi Technologies, Inc. is a financial service platform, which engages in the provision of student loan refinancing options to the private student loan market. It operates through the following segments: Lending, Technology Platform, and Financial Services. The Lending segment offers personal loans, student loans, home loan products, and related servicing activities. The Technology Platform segment focuses on technology products and solutions revenue. The Financial Services segment includes the SoFi Money product, SoFi Invest product, SoFi Credit Card product, SoFi Relay personal finance management product, and other financial services. The company was founded in April 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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SoFi Technologies is facing intense downward pressure driven by a combination of broader market volatility and a persistent short-seller report from Muddy Waters, which has triggered aggressive trading from both retail bulls and institutional bears. The community remains deeply divided, with many long-term investors pointing to CEO Anthony Noto’s recent insider buying as a signal of fundamental strength, while bears emphasize the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the firm’s accounting practices and macro-economic headwinds.

Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of social media applications. It builds technology that helps people connect and share, find communities, and grow businesses. It operates through the Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL) segments. The FoA segment consists of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and other services. The RL segment includes augmented, mixed and virtual reality related consumer hardware, software, and content. The company was founded by Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris R. Hughes, Andrew McCollum, and Eduardo P. Saverin on February 4, 2004, and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

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Meta is facing downward pressure as investors express skepticism over the company's massive capital expenditures toward AI infrastructure and the recent decision to scale back its metaverse initiatives. Community sentiment is deeply divided, with some traders bracing for further volatility due to technical chart patterns and layoff rumors, while long-term investors maintain conviction in the stock's underlying fundamentals and growth potential.

ASML Holding NV engages in the development, production, marketing, sales, upgrading and servicing of advanced semiconductor equipment systems. It includes lithography, metrology and inspection systems. The company was founded on April 1, 1984 and is headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands.

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ASML is trending as investors digest a major breakthrough in EUV light source technology that could significantly boost chip production efficiency by 2030, alongside anticipation for upcoming earnings. The community remains focused on the company's long-term dominance as an essential 'pick and shovel' play for the ongoing AI infrastructure build-out.

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United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is trending as traders navigate extreme volatility fueled by severe winter weather, supply disruptions, and significant geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The community is actively debating the sustainability of these price spikes, with many weighing the impact of weather-driven demand against the potential for rapid supply normalization.

Micron Technology, Inc. engages in the provision of innovative memory and storage solutions. It operates through the following segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit (CNBU), Mobile Business Unit (MBU), Embedded Business Unit (EBU), and Storage Business Unit (SBU). The CNBU segment includes memory products and solutions sold into client, cloud server, enterprise, graphics, and networking markets. The MBU segment is involved in memory and storage products sold into smartphone and other mobile-device markets. The EBU segment focuses on memory and storage products sold into automotive, industrial, and consumer Markets. The SBU segment consists of SSDs and component-level solutions sold into enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer storage markets. The company was founded by Ward D. Parkinson, Joseph Leon Parkinson, Dennis Wilson, and Doug Pitman on October 5, 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, ID.

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Micron Technology is seeing intense community debate as investors reconcile stellar, AI-driven quarterly earnings with a sharp price pullback and broader market anxiety regarding the geopolitical conflict in the Middle East. While some traders are expressing frustration over the stock's volatility and short-term manipulation, many long-term holders are highlighting the company's valuation metrics and secular growth potential as a generational buying opportunity.

Oracle Corp. engages in the provision of products and services that address aspects of corporate information technology environments, including applications and infrastructure technologies. It operates through the following business segments: Cloud and License, Hardware, and Services. The Cloud and License segment markets, sells, and delivers enterprise applications and infrastructure technologies through cloud and on-premise deployment models including cloud services and license support offerings. The Hardware segment provides infrastructure technologies including Oracle Engineered Systems, servers, storage, industry-specific hardware, operating systems, virtualization, management, and other hardware-related software. The Services segment offers consulting, advanced support, and education services. The company was founded by Lawrence Joseph Ellison, Robert Nimrod Miner, and Edward A. Oates on June 16, 1977 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

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Oracle is facing significant downward pressure following its post-earnings rally, as investors grapple with broader geopolitical instability and concerns over high infrastructure spending. While the community remains deeply divided between those viewing the pullback as a strategic accumulation opportunity based on strong backlog growth and those concerned by persistent selling and technical weakness, sentiment is heavily influenced by intense debates over AI's long-term profitability versus potential overvaluation.

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Scilex Holding Company (SCLX) on Thursday said that its majority-owned subsidiary, Semnur Pharmaceuticals, and Denali Capital Acquisition Corp (DECA) have entered into a purchase agreement with an investor for a $20 million private placement.The proceeds of the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://scilexholding.gcs-web.com/node/10161/pdf">agreement</a> will be used to advance the second late-stage clinical trial for the development of SP-102, a viscous gel formulation of a widely used corticosteroid for epidural injections, for the treatment of lumbosacral radicular pain. Lumbosacral radicular pain, often referred to as sciatica, is a pain that radiates along the sciatic nerve, which extends from the lower back down the leg.On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around Scilex remained within the ‘neutral’ territory over the past 24 hours, while message volume fell from ‘normal’ to ‘low’ levels. <a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SCLX">SCLX stock</a> is trading 0.5% lower in the pre-market session at the time of writing.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:567/60;" src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2025_08_21_at_7_24_17_AM_png_36aea133ff.webp" alt="SCLX's Sentiment Meter and Message Volume as of 7:24 a.m. ET on Aug. 21, 2025 | Source: Stocktwits" width="567" height="60"><figcaption>SCLX's Sentiment Meter and Message Volume as of 7:24 a.m. ET on Aug. 21, 2025 | Source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure>Semnur and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Denali entered into a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://scilexholding.gcs-web.com/node/9226/pdf">plan of merger</a> on Aug. 30, 2024, for a proposed business combination, among Semnur, the SPAC, and the SPAC's unit Denali Merger Sub Inc. This provided for a pre-transaction equity value of Semnur at $2.5 billion.&nbsp;Under the deal, the combined company will be renamed Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and its common stock is expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “SMNR”. The combination is now expected to close in September 2025.An investor has agreed to purchase an aggregate of 1.25 million shares of common stock of the combined company following the consummation of the merger transaction, Scilex said. The purchase price for the placement is $16.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $20 million.The closing of the financing is subject to customary conditions and is expected to occur immediately following the consummation of the business combination, Scilex said.The company also said that CEO Jaisim Shah resigned as Scilex CEO and will now serve as chief executive and President of Semnur. Henry Ji, who currently serves as Executive Chairman of Scilex, was appointed as Scilex’s new CEO and President and has assumed all of the duties formerly performed by Shah, the company said.SCLX stock is up by 18% this year and down by 60% over the past 12 months.&nbsp;Read also: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/two-players-quietly-took-over-bitcoin-mining-power-heres-why-it-matters/chsSu9WRdi5">Two Players Quietly Took Over Bitcoin’s Mining Power — Here’s Why It Matters</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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The proceeds of the agreement will be used to advance the second late-stage clinical trial for the development of SP-102, a viscous gel formulation of a widely used corticosteroid for epidural injections, for the treatment of lumbosacral radicular pain.

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Scilex Holding Co. (SCLX), a relatively under-the-radar player in the non-opioid pain management space, has unexpectedly captured the attention of retail investors. The company experienced a staggering 41.78% increase in retail followers on Stocktwits over the past month, despite a 21% decline in its share price.However, the initial bullish sentiment has waned, with Stocktwits sentiment flipping to bearish (36/100) and message volumes surging. This shift suggests growing investor skepticism amidst recent company developments.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1316/306;" src="https://st-everywhere-cms-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/SCLX_Sentiment_and_message_score_Aug_1_f79a43cdac.png" alt="SCLX Sentiment and message score Aug 1.png" width="1316" height="306"><figcaption>SCLX Sentiment and message score Aug 1</figcaption></figure>The surge in retail interest can be attributed to several factors. Primarily, the announcement of a potential $2 billion deal for its subsidiary, Semnur Pharmaceuticals, to go public through a SPAC merger with Denali Capital Acquisition Corp (DECA) has generated excitement. The proceeds from this deal are earmarked for the development of SP-102, a key drug candidate in late-stage trials.Additionally, Scilex had reported preliminary Q2 net sales above estimates, indicating revenue growth. However, a significant decline in cash and cash equivalents raised concerns.The company also entered into a collaboration agreement with ACEA for the potential expansion of its ZTlido treatment, used to help relieve nerve pain after shingles, in the Greater China region.While July saw continued sales growth for ZTlido, the pace of growth slowed compared to the previous month. This, coupled with the overall bearish sentiment and declining cash reserves, seems to have tempered initial enthusiasm.With Q2 earnings report scheduled for August 9th after market hours, investors will be closely watching for further clarity on the company's financial health and the progress of its key initiatives.Photo via Vecteezy

Small-Cap Scilex Drew Biggest Jump In Retail Following For July: What Drove It?

Retail investors flocked to Scilex, drawn by news about a lucrative SPAC deal for its unit, declining cash reserves and slowing sales growth.

Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in developing and commercializing innovative non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain. It offers the product, SP-102, a non-opioid novel injectable corticosteroid gel formulation for patients with moderate to severe lumbosacral radicular pain. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

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