Nicholas Vardy

Booking 57.33% Gains in Just Four Days

Your bet on cybersecurity play Qualys, Inc. (QLYS) on Monday shot out of the starting gates. The stock is up 9.27% over the past three trading days. With your September $45 call options (QLYS150918C00045000) up 57.33%, sell half of your options to lock in these quick gains. Hold on to the stock and your remaining […]

Recommendation Changes Its Name as the Market Steadies

The week ended on a positive note with the Dow Jones up 0.79%, the S&P 500 rising 0.78% and the NASDAQ up 0.83%.The MCSI Emerging Markets Index flatlined to end the week down 0.15%. Big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio included Skyworks Solutions Inc. (SWKS), which added 4.00%; the PureFunds ISE Cyber Security […]

Profit from the Stock Market’s Newest Red-Hot Tech Sector

The explosion in connectedness has introduced the world to a new word in our vocabulary — “cybercrime.”

A Bet on Red-Hot Cybersecurity

Last week was mixed for U.S. stock markets, with the Dow Jones up 0.28%, the S&P 500 flattish — rising only 0.06% — and the NASDAQ down 0.34%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index eked out a 0.32% gain. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), which gained 1.94%, and […]

Locking in 40% Gains in Chip Maker

Ambarella Inc. (AMBA) has had an incredible run since I recommended it for a second time on May 18. The stock is up 41.39% since then. Today, I am recommending that you raise your stop to $111.85 to lock in at least a 40% gain in the stock.

Inside the World’s Most Expensive (and Cheapest) Stock Markets

As an investor, you generally want to avoid expensive stocks and invest in cheap stocks.

That’s not good news if you’re an average U.S. investor who has most of your money invested in the U.S. stock market