Nicholas Vardy
Locking in Double-Digit Percentage Gains in Your Portfolio
Markets recovered strongly last week, with the Dow Jones up 1.42%, the S&P 500 up 1.75% and the NASDAQ soaring 3.25%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index also ended the week up 2.68%. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included MasterCard (MA), which rose 4.36%; the ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (BIB), which jumped […]
U.S. Markets Consolidate as a Chinese Stock Market Crash Looms
It was mixed news for U.S. stock markets this past week. The Dow Jones fell 0.48%, the S&P 500 rose 0.07% and the NASDAQ gained 0.74%. Meanwhile, the MCSI Emerging Markets Index rose slightly by 0.21%. Big gainers included Illumina Inc. (ILMN), which rose 4.36%; the Market Vectors Biotech ETF (BBH), which gained 1.60%; and […]
Big Gains Come in All Sorts of Packages
Investing is a harsh taskmaster. Each day, cold, hard numbers tell you what you got right and what you got wrong. If you’ve been bullish on a country’s stock market and that country lights up the scoreboard with big gains, you feel vindicated about your powers of prognostication. Sometimes the country you tap for big […]
Back into Europe
Global stock markets closed lower last week after Friday’s sharp sell-off. For the week, the Dow Jones fell 1.28%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.99% and the NASDAQ tumbled 1.28%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index also pulled back 0.42%. Two positions — MasterCard (MA) and Integrated Device Technology (IDTI) — slipped below their 50-day moving averages […]
Saying Goodbye to Bank of Ireland
With Bank of Ireland (IREBY) ceasing to trade on April 22, it is time to say goodbye to this long-held position in your Bull Market Alert portfolio. Although the stock will continue to trade on the pink sheets, the conversion cost, lack of liquidity and spreads mean that this position is no longer worth holding […]
A Speculative Bet on the Chinese Stock Mania
Stock markets rebounded strongly last week with the Dow Jones up 1.66%, the S&P 500 gaining 1.70% and the NASDAQ jumping 2.23%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index soared 3.98%, breaking out to a six-month high. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included the ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (BIB), which jumped 10.57%, Halyard […]