Nicholas Vardy
Buying Another Tech Momentum Play and Booking 15.24% and 25.81% Gains
Technology has been generating more than its share of recommendations recently. This week’s Momentum Trader Alert recommendation is no exception. Founded in 1960 and headquartered in North Reading, Massachusetts, Teradyne, Inc. (TER) manufactures test equipment and software for the electronics and communication industries. Teradyne’s products include systems to test semiconductors, circuit boards, telephone lines and networks, […]
Booking 202% Gains, Investing in a New Internet Play and Making Two New Options Recommendations
This is a busy week for the Alpha Algorithm trading service. Let’s start with this week’s new recommendation. The Priceline Group Inc. (PCLN) provides online travel and restaurant reservation and related services. The company operates Booking.com, which provides online accommodation reservation services, and priceline.com, which offers hotel, rental car and airline ticket reservation services, as […]
U.S. Stock Markets Tread Water as Wilbur Ross’ Top Bet Soars
U.S. stock markets spent the past week locked in a narrow trading range. The Dow Jones closed with a slight loss of 0.05% for the week. The S&P 500 eked out a gain of 0.05% and the Nasdaq recovered 0.66%. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index pulled back a relatively modest 0.46%. Overall, your Smart Money […]
What Will a Post-Brexit United Kingdom and Europe Look Like?
international investment expert Nicholas Vardy shares with us a possible picture of what post-Brexit United Kingdom may look like.
Betting on a Silicon Valley-based Microcap and Locking in 15% Gains
This week’s Momentum Trader Alert recommendation takes us to Silicon Valley in the form of Nanometrics Inc. (NANO), a microcap technology play. Founded in 1975, Nanometrics, Inc. is a leader in the design and manufacture of products for the semiconductor, data storage and flat panel display industries. Its leading products are thin film measurement and […]
The Alpha Algorithm Targets a Global Retailer
This week’s Alpha Algorithm recommendation, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), popped up in several new Alpha strategies this past week. This is surprising given that Wal-Mart’s stock has underperformed the broader market, as measured by the S&P 500 since the beginning of the year. Clearly, the smart strategists on Wall Street expect Wal-Mart’s stock to bounce […]