Nicholas Vardy
A Surprising New Global Bull Market
Markets ended the week on a positive note with the Dow Jones up 1.09% and the S&P 500 rising 0.75%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index outperformed both major U.S. indices and gained 1.70%. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included Bank of Ireland (IRE), which jumped 5.03%, and last week’s recommendation, Melco Crown […]
Keep Calm and Carry on
Markets finally cracked yesterday with the Dow Jones falling 2.73% and the S&P 500 tumbling 2.33% for the week. Reflecting the newfound strength in global markets, the MCSI Emerging Markets Index ended the week down only 0.53%. As a result, many of your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio positions dropped below their 50-day moving averages and […]
Five Stock Markets That Are Shooting the Lights out
While most U.S. investors are transfixed by the U.S. government shutdown, there are a handful of stock markets across the world that have been shooting the lights out since Americans returned from their Labor Day picnics. At my firm Global Guru Capital, I monitor 40 global stock markets on a daily basis, all of which […]
Betting on ‘Asia’s Las Vegas’ — And Booking 73.91% Gains
The negative news of the government shutdown weighed on the major U.S. indices last week, as the Dow Jones tumbled 1.22% and the S&P 500 fell 0.07%. However, both the NASDAQ and the MCSI Emerging Markets Index bucked the trend and ended the week 0.69% and 2.12% higher, respectively. The big story in your Bull […]
Booking Triple-Digit Percentage Options Gains
The market may be down today, but your bet on Priceline.com (PCLN) keeps going up and up. With the stock up sharply today, your PCLN Nov 2013 $1,000 call options (PCLN131116C01000000) are now up 140.05%. Sell all of your options here to lock in these well-earned gains. Hold on to the stock for now, but […]
Mixed Week in Markets in Face of Government Shutdown
It was a mixed week in U.S. markets with the Dow Jones down 0.93%, S&P 500 dropping 0.14% and the NASDAQ jumping 1.32%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index fell 0.72%. Big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio were the Market Vectors Biotech ETF (BBH), which added 2.63%, the Guggenheim Spin-Off (CSD), which rose 1.26%, […]