But the selloff in the frothiest names in the stock market that caused a 2.6 percent decline in the Nasdaq on Friday alone is what investors will be watching. That was the worst day for the Nasdaq since November, 2011. “It’s a little bit of a warning, but I’m taking it as a late-cycle signal, which would […]
I had an interesting briefing a few weeks ago from Bottlenose, which sells what it calls a real-time “trend intelligence” system. The general idea is almost boringly straightforward: monitor events as they occur and pick out new and interesting information. But the technology to make this happen is mind-bogglingly complex, since it includes real-time ingestion of diverse […]
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has been on a tear lately, and is regularly setting new highs as it hovers round $41 for the first time since the dot-com days of 2000. MSFT stock is up almost 45% in the past year, double the 21% or so for the S&P 500 in the same period.As I wrote recently, one obvious catalyst for MSFT has […]
With shares of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) trading around $62, is FB an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE, or STAY AWAY? Let’s analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework:T = Trends for a Stock’s MovementFacebook is engaged in building social products in order to create utility for users, developers, and advertisers. People use Facebook to stay connected […]
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With shares of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) trading around $61, is FB an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE or STAY AWAY? Let’s analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework:T = Trends for a Stock’s MovementFacebook is engaged in building social products in order to create utility for users, developers, and advertisers. People use Facebook to stay connected […]
Recent events in Turkey, and prior events in Egypt and Libya got me thinking about the amazing power of social media.On Thursday, Turkey’s prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to eradicate twitter, adding “The international community can say this or that – I don’t care. They will see the power of the Turkish Republic.”The next day a “digital coup” occurred […]
REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.We’re Far From Euphoria (MarketMinder) Stocks had a record year in 2013, with the S&P 500 returning 30%. Now many wonder if the market looks frothy and if we’re overdue for a correction. “It’s been a long time since […]
SummaryA recent academic study, highlighted in today’s WSJ, validates that crowd-sourced research is predictive of future stock prices.
SA articles and comments were predictive of future stock prices and earnings surprises over all time-frames studied, from one month to three years.
Traditional media, sell-side research, and […]
