Nicholas Vardy
U.S. Markets are Flat and a Technical Set Up for Biotech Stocks
It was a relatively flat, holiday-shortened week for U.S. stock markets with the Dow Jones up 0.56%, the S&P 500 rising 0.41% and the NASDAQ eking out a 0.19% gain. In contrast, global markets showed some strength, with the MCSI Emerging Markets Index jumping 3.56%. No wonder the big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter […]
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Why Large-Cap U.S. Stocks are Losing Momentum
During the first three months of the year, the S&P 500 Index has barely budged, providing zero upside for investors pegged to this leading benchmark measure of the U.S. domestic equity market.
Another Way to Profit from the ‘Internet of Everything’
It was a broadly flat U.S. stock market in the holiday-shortened week, with the Dow Jones up 0.29%, the S&P 500 up 0.29% and the NASDAQ down 0.09%. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index did, however, recover sharply, ending the week up 4.51%. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included Ambarella Inc. (AMBA), which […]
Closing a Very Strong Q1 for The Alpha Investor Letter
U.S. markets closed a tough week, with the Dow Jones down 1.30%, the S&P 500 falling 1.13% and the NASDAQ tumbling 1.88%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index also fell 0.57%. Big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio included the PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish ETF (UUP), which recovered 1.09%; the Guggenheim Spin-Off (CSD), which […]
How ‘Exponential’ Investing Can Generate Massive Returns
Technology is back. With the U.S. Nasdaq hitting the 5,000 level on March 10 for the first time since the dot.com bubble peaked just over 15 years ago, investors are slowly climbing back onto the technology investing bandwagon. While the financial media is dominated by the doom-and-gloom crowd, obsessed with the dysfunctionality of politics in […]
Book 59.52% Gains in Chip Maker Options
Ambarella soared 6.06% yesterday on news that its deal to supply action camera components to Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi will result in higher-than-expected revenue. Canaccord raised its target on Ambarella more than 9% to $81 and reiterated a Buy rating on the video chip maker. With your May $70 call options (AMBA150515C00070000) up 59.52%, sell half […]