BioTech

The State of The Markets – FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and FOHB (Fear of Holding the Bag)…

Share on StockTwitsEmbedThe US markets are all back at all-time highs.I am happy because it feels really good and even right. In a market like this I remain underinvested but am being dragged into positions by the positive price action.Here’s what I see:Apple is being rewarded from profits and execution (I have been selling a bit lately).Google is ‘chopped suey’ […]

Trend following Novavax

Novavax (NVAX), in the biotechnology area, is one of the prettiest trend following biotech stocks at the moment.There have been multiple channel breakouts (trend following buy signal) over the months. A recent breakout was on January 9th. Both Darvas and Donchian indicated. It is up 45% since then.

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Trend following Novavax

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These Stocks Are Steamrolling Everything in their Path…

Hey, I see you sitting there at your computer like a wimp, with your pumpkin spice latte and lilac crème crepe. Put ‘em away.It’s time to get to work…Today you’re hopping on a good ole fashioned steamroller for an honest day’s pay. Your job is to turn every underperforming industry and market sector into pancakes…So grab your lunch pail, put […]

Fund Managers’ Current Asset Allocation – February

Every month, we review the latest BAML survey of global fund managers. Among the various ways of measuring investor sentiment, this is one of the better ones as the results reflect how managers are allocated in various asset classes. These managers oversee a combined $700b in assets.The data should be viewed mostly from a contrarian perspective; that is, when equities […]

Nasdaq Internet Group Breaking Downtrend?

After trending downwards for the last year, the Nasdaq Internet Group finally looks to be breaking higher. You can see the break above the top of the downtrend in the chart below.Remember when the Internet group was surging higher right inline with the Biotech group in 2013? That surge seems like an eternity ago after the lackluster performance Internet stocks […]

Irrational Exuberance 3.0: Fed Again Warns Of A Build Up In "Valuation Pressures"

The last time Janet Yellen, Series 7, 63 certified, warned of asset bubbles, aka the Fed’s “Irrational Exuberance 2.0” moment, was back in July 2014, when the smallest of utterances led to a selling avalanche in biotech and social media stocks. This is what the Fed said back then:

“Nevertheless, valuation metrics in some sectors do appear substantially stretched—particularly those for […]

Time to Invest in Europe? 3 Stock Choices – February 18, 2015 …

For some time now, Europe’s economy has been traversing rough waters. Economic data has been disappointing and geopolitical tensions have kept investors worried. While an uneasy truce has been reached on Ukraine, Greece debt negotiations remain unresolved. But new economic data and stock market performance indicate that it may a good time to buy into Europe after all.Markets Moving NorthMarkets […]

Oil and the Price of Corn Flakes

Lately, I’ve blogged a lot about mental health (and the two books I’ve done on that topic), but today I’m going to switch gears. For optimum mental health, I’ve learned I need to have hobbies or interests. One of those interests is getting my 401K (which is technically now an IRA) to grow in the midst of a turbulent market. […]