Welcome to Seeking Alpha’s Catalyst Watch – a breakdown of some of next week’s actionable events that stand out. Check out Saturday morning’s regular Stocks to Watch article for a full list of events planned for the week or the Seeking Alpha earnings calendar for companies due to report. Monday – February 1 Volatility watch – GameStop (GME) and the rest of the red-hot highly-shorted names like Fossil (FOSL), Blackberry (BB), American Airlines (AAL) and Express (EXPR) are likely to see another week of wild swings as positions unwind. Of note, some stocks that have seen an increase in short interest over the last few weeks include Summit Hotel Properties (INN), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), Solar Capital (SLRC) and VOXX International (VOXX). All week – Vaccines will be in the spotlight even after Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported early on its late-stage trial results. Vaxart (VXRT)
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