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VIP Alliance Weekly Update

1. Conservative Recommendation

Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD)

Gilead is a current recommendation in my weekly trading service, Alpha Algorithm.

Two pieces of news have driven Gilead’s stock up 9% this past week. Each is worth highlighting.

First, Gilead announced it.s $11.9 billion acquisition of Kite Pharmaceuticals (KITE)

Second, Swiss drug maker Novartis’ (NVS) Kymriah, a game-changing CAR-T cancer drug, won Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval this week. That increases the odds that the FDA also will approve Kite Pharma’s CAR-T Axi-Cel in November.

Gilead is currently a 100% “buy,” based on all of my short-, medium- and long-term technical indicators.

2. Aggressive Recommendation

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (CBOE)

CBOE Holdings, Inc. — a holding in Momentum Trader Alert — is making its second appearance in the past month in this weekly update.

CBOE’s relative strength in even weak markets remains impressive. The stock rose 1.25% yesterday even in the midst of a sharp market sell-off.

CBOE Holdings’ shares have surged 38.31% year to date, outperforming the S&P 500, which gained 10.08% over the same period.

Technically, the stock is in a strong uptrend and scores 100% on all of the Momentum Trader Alert technical indicators.

Nicholas Vardy

Nicholas Vardy has a unique background that has proven his knack for making money in different markets around the world. He was the Editor of The Global Guru, a free weekly e-newsletter, and also edited the trading services Momentum Trader Alert, which focused on making short-term profits in the hottest markets in the world, and The Alpha Algorithm, which was designed specifically to deliver big, fast triple-digit winners, month after month. He was also the editor of Smart Money Masters, a monthly service focused on longer term investments recommended by the brightest minds in the business. Mr. Vardy has been a regular commentator on CNN International and the Fox Business Network. He has also published articles in The New Republic, The World and I, and The Baker & McKenzie Legal Review. The Global Guru/Nicholas Vardy has been cited in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Fox Business News, CBS MarketWatch, Yahoo! Finance, and MSN Money Central. Mr. Vardy graduated from Stanford with a B.A. — with honors and distinction — in both Economics and History, and he also earned an M.A in Modern European Intellectual History. After winning a Fulbright Scholarship, he earned a J.D. degree at Harvard Law School where he was an editor of the Harvard International Law Journal. When not uncovering investment opportunities for his subscribers and investors, Mr. Vardy is a keep-fit enthusiast and an avid student of classical music.