Nicholas Vardy
Booking 65% Option Gains, Unveiling a Lower-Profile Tech Play and a New Option Recommendation
Technology has been one of the hottest areas in the U.S. stock market so far in 2017. No wonder the Alpha Algorithm portfolio includes all but one of the leading FANG stocks that have come to dominate the U.S. tech sector. This week’s Alpha Algorithm recommendation expands that universe of tech stocks with a less-well-known […]
Booking 74% and 125% Option Gains
With your Stryker Corp. (SYK) June $135 call options (SYK170616C00135000) up over 125%, sell all of your remaining options to lock in these big gains. Also, with your MA July $115 call options (MA170721C00115000) up over 74%, sell half of your options at these levels. Hold on to the remaining half, as these options do […]
Markets Consolidate as Prem Watsa’s Bet Continues to Soar
For the first time in recent memory, each of the four major stock market indexes we track ended the week lower. The Nasdaq fell 0.34% and the Dow Jones pulled back 0.4%. The S&P 500 closed down by a hair’s breadth with a 0.01% drop, while the MSCI Emerging Markets Index ended the week 1.08% […]
Booking Triple-Digit-Percentage Gains on a Health Care Play
You’ve already sold one half of your UnitedHealth Group Inc. June $165 calls (UNH170616C00165000) on May 5 for a 94.98% gain. With the stock now overbought, I am recommending that you sell your remaining UnitedHealth Group (UNH) June $165 calls for a gain of 106.56%.
What Chess Master Garry Kasparov’s Loss to IBM’s Deep Blue in 1997 Can Teach You about Trading in Today’s Markets
International investment expert Nicholas Vardy shares how advanced machines have changed trading in today’s markets.
Booking 80% and 54.62% Option Gains
With your Stryker Corp. (SYK) June $135 call options (SYK170616C00135000) up over 80%, sell half of your options to lock in these big gains. Also, today I am recommending that you sell half of your United Technologies Corp. (UTX) June 16 $115 calls (UTX170616C00115000) for a 54.62% gain.