Nicholas Vardy
Making a Bet on Big Pharma
This week’s Alpha Algorithm hones in on yet another steady-dividend-paying stock, typical of the stocks that have been outperforming the broader stock market in this range-bound year. The stock’s pullback over the past few days offers a particularly good entry point. Incorporated in 2012 and based in North Chicago, Illinois, AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) is one […]
U.S. Markets Tread Water as Global Stocks Break out to the Upside
It was a relatively quiet week for U.S. stock markets, with the Dow Jones up 0.85%, S&P 500 rising 0.72% and the NASDAQ eking out a 0.28% gain. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index, in contrast, jumped an impressive 4.32%. Big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio included the iShares MSCI Philippines (EPHE), which rocketed […]
Locking in Quick Double-Digit Percentage Option Gains in Visa
With your Visa September 16 $77.50 call options (V160916C00077500) up 57%, sell half of your options here to lock in these solid gains. Hold on to the rest of your options as we have plenty of time left to go before these expire.
Book 57% Gains in Emerging Markets
With the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM) July $33.00 call options (EEM160715C00033000) up 57%, and emerging markets technically overbought, sell all of your options to take advantage of this emerging markets’ rally.
Can Alternative Investing Rescue Your Retirement?
Stocks have been an uncertain investment vehicle over the last decade, but “alternative assets” could provide another option for frustrated investors.
Book 159% Gains in Lithium Options
Your position in Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM) soared 6.36% yesterday. With your SQM July 2016 $22.500 call options (SQM160715C00022500) now up 159%, sell all of your remaining options to lock in these gains. Raise your stop to $23.85 to lock in a 15% gain in the stock.