Nicholas Vardy
Booking a 229.90% Gain in Sony Options
Yesterday morning, I sent you a Special Alert recommending that you sell half of your Sony (SNE) July $18 call options (SNE130720C00018000) to lock in 75%+ gains. Well, it turns out that I was overly pessimistic. The options actually opened much higher, allowing you to book 312% gains — assuming you sold the options at […]
The Global Guru: Why Hedge Fund Managers Aren’t As Dumb as You Think
With the average hedge fund failing to beat the U.S. stock market for four years in a row, the reputation of Wall Street’s Masters of the Universe is taking a beating of late. According to London’s Financial Times, a simple portfolio of 60% U.S. equities and 40% bonds generated the same 7.3% return that an […]
Booking 75%+ Gains in Sony Options
Your position in Sony soared 5.41% yesterday on news that Daniel Loeb, a New York billionaire, is calling for Sony to break itself up. Your July $18 call options closed up 75.26% at the end of yesterday’s trading. With the stock up 4.76% in this morning’s pre-market, these options just may soar into triple-digit percentage […]
Upping Your Bet on Japan — And High-Risk Irish Biotech Play
Markets continued their relentless march higher, with the Dow Jones up 0.97% and S&P 500 hitting another new record, rising 1.19%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index took a breather, rising only 0.11%. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included Bank of Ireland (IRE), up 5.10%, and Japan’s Sony Corporation (SNE), up 4.43%. The […]
The Global Guru: ‘There Always Is a Bull Market Somewhere:’ The Top Five Stock Markets in 2013
With over one-third of 2013 behind us, it’s worth taking a look at what have been the world’s best performing stock markets so far this year. I keep my finger in the pulse of global markets by monitoring 36 global stock markets for my firm Global Guru Capital on a daily basis. Note that these […]
Booking 102.24% Gains — and Betting on the 3D Printing Revolution
It was another strong week for global stock markets, with the S&P 500 jumping 2.03% and powering through the 1,600 level for the first time ever. Global markets are joining the party as well, with the MCSI Emerging Markets Index soaring 3.03%. All of your Bull Market Alert positions gained strongly, with your bets on […]