Nicholas Vardy
The Fed Puts the Santa Claus Rally on Hold
With stock markets across the globe down over the past five trading days, this year’s Santa Claus rally is taking its time, choosing to await the outcome of this week’s Fed meeting. Over the past five days, the S&P 500 was down 1.20% and NASDAQ dropped 0.91%. Global stock markets also continued to belie my […]
How to Deal with 2014 Market Predictions
The only prediction I’ll be making for 2014 is one that I know will be 100% accurate.
A Triple Play of Options Bets
Despite the normally positive seasonality of December, the past five trading days have been the worst week for U.S. stock markets since late August. Both the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 fell 1.65%. Global markets tumbled in sympathy with the MCSI Emerging Markets Index by dropping 2.36%. The sole bright spot in your Bull […]
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What the Permabear Surrender Means for You
That permabears were wrong is, of course, good news — unless you invested your money with these folks. But here is why I’m worried for the rest of us.
Take another Bite out of this Stock
Markets pulled back four consecutive days last week before rallying sharply on Friday. The Dow Jones was down 0.41%, the S&P 500 fell 0.04%, while the MSCI Emerging Markets Index dropped 0.97%. The single biggest gainer in your portfolio was AutoNation (AN), which rose 3.08% on good news from the U.S. car sector last week […]
What Are the Chances For a ‘Santa Claus Rally?’
Global stock markets ended the week broadly flat with the Dow Jones down 0.98%, the S&P 500 up 0.42% and the NASDAQ rising 0.48%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index pulled back 0.79%. Your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio was also largely flat. The one exception was Icahn Enterprises, L.P. (IEP), which jumped 11.57%. This position is […]