Nicholas Vardy
Celebrating Big Gains — With a Hint of Short-Term Caution
Overall, it was a strong week for your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio, with the S&P 500 up 3.33% and the NASDAQ rising 3.57%. Global markets also performed well, with the MCSI Emerging Markets Index ending the week 2.33% higher. Big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio included Google Inc. (GOOG), which soared 14.17%. Last […]
Booking Tasty 130% Gains in Options Play
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD) jumped 3.93% yesterday as sentiment toward the company and its international expansion continues to improve. With the overall market due for a pullback, sell all of your Feb 2014 $20.00 call (KKD140222C00020000) options to lock in a 130.43% gain. With the stock up 24.65%, raise your stop to $23.68 to lock […]
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Who Is ‘Better Than Buffett’ and ‘Richer Than Soros’?
Warren Buffett has a seemingly unassailable reputation as the world’s #1 investor. Yet, even as Buffett has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past decade, the “Oracle of Omaha” has stressed that Berkshire Hathaway’s sheer size limits his ability to generate the eye-popping investment returns of his early days. By managing a much smaller amount […]
Celebrating a Triple Play of Triple-Digit Percentage Gains
It was a strong week for the financial markets, with the Dow Jones up 1.07% and the S&P 500 jumping 2.42%. Higher-risk markets soared even more, with the NASDAQ up 3.23%. Global markets went along for the ride with MCSI Emerging Markets Index up 1.13%. The big story in your Bull Market Alert portfolio was […]
Booking Triple-Digit Percentage Gains in Technology Options
With Google’s (GOOG) stock soaring over 10% in this morning’s trading, your December $900 call options have jumped. I’m seeing a bid of $81.60 on my screen as I write this. You bought it for $31.65, making this a 158% gainer. Big jumps like this mean that there is a lot of embedded volatility (gamma) […]
More of My Favorite Quotes on Successful Trading
As I’ve written before, I’m a big fan of quotes. A good quote — once you really “get” it — can summarize a lifetime of wisdom in a few words. That’s also why I include a new quote in each issue of The Alpha Investor Letter. I recently took time to re-read several of the […]