By Michael Snyder, on April 1st, 2015The higher financial markets rise, the harder they fall. By any objective measurement, the stock market is currently well into bubble territory. Anyone should be able to see this – all you have to do is look at the charts. Sadly, most of us never seem to learn from history. Most of us […]
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FinVizLate Tuesday in the US, the bottom fell out of US stock market futures contracts.S&P 500 futures were down by as much as 1.3% at about 9 p.m. ET. These particular futures contracts are among the most widely traded securities in the world.It’s also worth noting that this isn’t like Twitter or some other single […]
Short interest has risen in a number of biotech names perceived as vulnerable to a selloff after a rally that has sent the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index <.NBI> up 42 percent over the last year even after this week’s declines.Overall, a screen of about 1,650 mid-cap U.S. companies shows biotech stocks, on average, have a short interest ratio of about 11.6 […]
Wikimedia CommonsSee AlsoAviation tracking service: Germanwings co-pilot set autopilot to the lowest possible settingFed market gurus prep rate hike amid last-minute anxietiesWe just found out who the third American was on the crashed Germanwings flightNEW YORK (Reuters) – A 4 percent decline in biotechnology stocks on Wednesday sent the Nasdaq Composite Index to its largest one-day loss in nearly a […]
NEW YORK (MarketWatch)—Many market watchers warned Monday about biotech stocks, and the big beatdown came Wednesday.Should you buy biotech on the dip? Some market watchers suggest holding off.Within the largest biotech ETF, less than half of the stocks are trading above their 50-day average, down from more than 80% in the past week, said Sundial Capital Research in a note […]
Slump in biotech and technology stocks sent benchmarks to negative territory for third straight sessions on Wednesday. These sectors witnessed intense selling pressure as investors remained concerned that strength in the U.S. dollar will negatively impact earnings growth in upcoming quarters. However, the dollar weakened yesterday against major currencies following release of dismal durable orders data. The Nasdaq witnessed its […]
Pedro Castellano | Getty ImagesInvestors are bailing on biotech stocks at such a rapid pace that it is shocking even some of the most-seasoned traders. It’s a popping bubble that could have implications on the sustainability of this six-year bull market.Consider this, the most popular ETF in the sector—the Nasdaq Biotechnology iShares (IBB)—hit an all-time intraday high Friday of $374.62. […]
Pedro Castellano | Getty ImagesInvestors are bailing on biotech stocks at such a rapid pace that it is shocking even some of the most-seasoned traders. It’s a popping bubble that could have implications on the sustainability of this six-year bull market.Consider this, the most popular ETF in the sector—the Nasdaq Biotechnology iShares (IBB)—hit an all-time intraday high Friday of $374.62. […]
Source: Celgene Corp.Biotech companies have been among the market’s best-performing stocks, and that means many of the industry’s top stocks have soared to lofty levels that might have kept investors on the sidelines. Since sliding markets are likely to take biotech stocks lower, investors could soon have their first chance in a long time to buy into some great companies […]
In times of high volatility, options are an incredibly valuable addition to any portfolio as part of a prudent risk-management strategy, or as a speculative, directionally neutral trade.After a trader has conducted their due diligence and enters a position, regardless of how certain they may be of the direction a volatile stock will take on, they are very much limited […]
