Nicholas Vardy
Booking Some Gains, and Three New Options Plays
It was a solid week for U.S. stock markets with the Dow Jones up 0.67%, S&P 500 rising 1.21% and the NASDAQ jumping 1.36%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index corrected 1.37%. The biggest gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included the ProShares Ultra Real Estate ETF (URE) and EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) — both […]
Your Portfolio Bounces Strongly
U.S. markets recovered strongly over the holiday-shortened week, as the Dow Jones rose 1.84%, the S&P 500 jumped 2.09% and the NASDAQ soared 3.42%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index had a relatively quiet week, rising only slightly by 0.42%. Big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio included the Market Vectors Gulf States Index ETF […]
How India Became the World’s #1 Stock Market
The Indian market’s recent rise has propelled India into the ranks of the 10 largest global stock markets in the world.
Betting on Good News from Ukraine
Last week ended on a positive note for U.S. stock markets, with the S&P 500 closing above 1,900 for the first time ever and ending the week up 1.21%. The NASDAQ continued to recover, rising 2.33%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index rose 0.47%. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included The Bank of […]
U.S. Markets Wobble but India Soars
U.S. markets ended the week in the red, with the Dow Jones down 2.04%, the S&P 500 dropping 1.30% and the NASDAQ pulling back 0.81%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index bucked the downtrend and was up 0.26%. Big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio included ICICI Bank Ltd. (IBN), which jumped 5.16%, while also […]
Why You Should Bet on This Company to Beat Amazon
Ask 100 American investors which would be the better place to put their money — the familiar and trusted Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) or this Russian pick — and I bet nearly 100% would pick Amazon.