Nicholas Vardy
Betting on a More Volatile Market
Markets pulled back across the board last week, with the Dow Jones down 0.85%, the S&P 500 falling 0.68% and the NASDAQ tumbling 0.37%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index also fell 2.23%. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included Masimo Corporation (MASI), which added 1.85%, and Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (HCSG), which rose […]
The Alpha Algorithm Targets a Medical Device Manufacturing Giant
Founded under its current name in 2000 and headquartered in Irvine, California, Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW) is a medical device company that provides products and technologies to treat structural heart disease and critically ill patients worldwide. The company distributes its products through direct sales force and independent distributors. Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW) versus the S&P […]
Market Choppiness Continues as Short-Term Traders Bet on a Pullback
It was a broadly flat week for U.S. stock markets, with the Dow Jones down 0.03%, the S&P 500 up 0.40% and the NASDAQ gaining 0.63%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index took a breather from its relentless rise upwards and ended the week down 1.99%. Big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio included the […]
Investment Psychology May Account for 100% of Your Investing Success
In a world of complicated investment models, Nicholas Vardy shares his view on why psychology may account for 100% of your investing success.
Profiting from Explosive Growth in Medical Technologies
It was a broadly flat week in stock markets across the globe, with the Dow Jones falling 0.13%, the S&P 500 slipping 0.01% and the NASDAQ gaining 0.10%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index rose 0.32%. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included Drew Industries Incorporated (DW), which gained another 4.01%, and Cirrus Logic, Inc. (CRUS), which rose […]
Pulling in Your Horns — and Three Speculative Bearish Option Bets
With a possible Fed rate hike pending in September, market volatility near record lows and weak seasonality, many of your Alpha Algorithm positions have been locked in a trading range for the past month or so. That’s why I am holding off on making a new Alpha Algorithm recommendation this week. That doesn’t mean, however, […]