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Nicholas Vardy

Markets Resume Their Upward March

It was the second consecutive strong week for both U.S. and global stock markets across the board. The Dow Jones rose 2.35%, the S&P 500 gained 2.25% and the NASDAQ leapt 3.28%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index ended the week 1.24% higher. Big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio included the Market Vectors Biotech ETF […]

Why Warren Buffett Has Stumbled Lately

Several of Berkshire Hathaway’s higher-profile public investments have fallen out of bed recently. And the “Oracle of Omaha” has endured several billion dollars in paper losses as a result.

Biotech Breaks Out

Last week marked the best week for U.S. stock markets in recent memory. The Dow Jones rose 2.59%; the S&P 500 leapt 4.12%; and the NASDAQ soared 5.29%. Global markets continued to lag, as the MCSI Emerging Markets Index only rose 0.74%. Your Bull Market Alert portfolio boasted even bigger gains, with China’s Vipshop Holdings Limited (VIPS) rocketing 11.30%; Gilead […]

Was That It?

U.S. stock markets have rallied sharply over the past week, with the Dow Jones up 1.84%, the S&P 500 rising 3.39% and the NASDAQ bouncing 4.55%. Surprisingly, the MCSI Emerging Markets Index ended the week down 0.36%. Big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio included some of your highest-risk and highest-volatility positions. Skyworks Solutions Inc. (SWKS) jumped 12.55%, […]

Why I Expect the Stock Market to Rally in Q4

With the S&P 500 nudging the mighty 200-day moving average from below, the “doom-and-gloom” crowd is out in full force, proclaiming that “the End is Nigh.”

Has the Market Bottomed?

It was yet another down week in the markets, with the Dow Jones skidding 0.99%, the S&P 500 dropping 1.02% and the NASDAQ falling 0.42%. Surprisingly, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index bucked the trend and rose 0.52%. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included China’s Vipshop Holdings Limited (VIPS), which jumped 6.45%; The Bank of […]