Nicholas Vardy
A Good Old-Fashioned Momentum Play
Overall, global stock markets ended the week broadly flat. The Dow Jones barely eked out a gain, and the S&P 500 fell 0.24%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index continued its negative run, down 1.89%. The negative run in global markets did not apply to Japan and the big gainer in your Bull Market Alert portfolio, […]
Markets Correct, Japan Continues to Soar
The relentless rise of the markets abated this past week as the S&P 500 dropped 0.27%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index tumbled 3.23%. Japan continues to be the star of your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio, with the WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend ETF (DFJ) soaring 4.26% and Wisdom Tree Japan Hedged Equity (DXJ) rising 1.24%. Visa […]
The Global Guru: Why Has BRIC Investing Been Such a Bust?
Few financial concepts caught on as quickly as “BRICs,” which stand for Brazil, Russia, India and China, the “Big Four,” fast-growth economies in the world today. Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill coined the phrase in 2003, and it now has come into widespread use as a symbol of the shift in global economic power away […]
The Bull Books 44% Option Gains — And Pulls in His Horns
The headlines may be screaming that the S&P 500 is near trading record highs. Yet, beneath the surface, upward momentum in the markets seems to be ebbing. The Dow Jones ended the week up a mere 0.81% and the S&P 500 rose only 0.61%. The Nasdaq actually fell slightly. In a sign that risk may […]
Booking 105.41% gains on NTI Options
Although the market pulled back yesterday, Northern Tier Energy (NTI) stock soared 4.37%, ahead of earnings to be released on Thursday. Sell all of your remaining call options for a 105.41% gain. Raise your stop to $31.80 to ensure that you lock in at least double-digit percentage gains in the stock.
The Global Guru: Macau: Asia’s Biggest One Way Bet
When I first visited Macau almost 20 years ago, this former Portuguese colony was a sleepy backwater overshadowed by glitzy and cosmopolitan Hong Kong. But since reverting from Portugal to China during 1999, Macau has transformed itself beyond recognition, thanks to tourism, construction and, above all, gambling. Within the short decade after the Chinese government […]