Benzinga | Mar 8, 2021 08:34AM EST

Benzinga Pro's Top 5 Stocks To Watch For Monday, Mar. 8, 2021: USO, GME, LGHL, PRTA, BLDP

Today's 5 Stock Ideas:

* United States Oil Fund LP (USO) - Oil was volatile Monday morning following a Sunday report of an attack on a Saudi oil facility by Houthi rebels.

* GameStop (GME) - Shares were up 11% following a report the company will form a special committee lead by Chewy (CHWY) founder and GameStop activist, Ryan Cohen. Cohen and the committee will guide the company's digital/e-commerce transformation plan and find a Chief Technology Officer and new CFO.

* Lion Group Holding (LGHL) - The company signed engagement letters with Maxim Group LLC and Loeb & Loeb LLP to form a second SPAC company, Aquarius I Acquisition Corp.

* Prothena (PRTA) - Will present at the Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease conference new preclinical data on a treatment for Alzheimer's disease Thursday morning.

* Ballard Power (BLDP) - This fuel cell company will report quarterly results after market close on Wednesday.