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Janet Yellen biotech stocks – Business Insider

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Remember when Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said that social media and biotech stocks seemed pricey during a July 2014 testimony to Congress? “…Valuation metrics in some sectors do appear substantially stretched—particularly those for smaller firms in the social media and biotechnology industries, despite a notable downturn in equity prices for such firms early in the year,” she said.On Twitter, […]

5 Stocks With 30+ Percent Upside in 2015

I’ve read an interesting article on CNN Money, called: 7 stocks Wall Street thinks will soar this year.The author introduced seven stocks about which the Wall-Street guys seeing good upside potential this year.Normally, I don’t care about those articles, especially when I see that Tesla, Facebook or some Biotech’s are recommend but this time, I agree with five stocks from […]

3 Biotech Stocks for Short-Term, Bullish Trades

By Profit Scanner for InvestorPlace MediaHealthcare has been far and away the best sector of 2015 so far — and biotech stocks are no exception.The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (ETF) (IBB) is up 9.4% in just the year-to-date; that’s about twice the return of the Nasdaq as a whole, and four-and-a-half times more than the S&P 500. And analysts at […]

TraderFeed: Assessing the Recent Stock Market Strength

Stocks moved smartly to new highs in the major averages this past week. Sector rotation was particularly noteworthy, with former leaders utilities and consumer staples–defensive and yield plays–falling behind and more growth-oriented sectors–consumer discretionary and raw materials–showing particular strength. This reflects strength in U.S. economic data and an increased pricing of odds that the Fed will begin to normalize interest […]

TraderFeed: Several Views of Stock Market Breadth

Recent market behavior in stocks has been confusing for traders, as we’ve had a good deal of volatility during 2015, with little ultimate directional movement. VIX has stubbornly stayed above 15 for much of this time, a notable change from most of 2014. Here are three views of breadth in the U.S. stock market that can help us make sense […]

Stock Market Bubbles Don't Just Burst Suddenly – Business Insider

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When most people think back on the tech bubble and credit bubble, they probably remember the stock market going straight up, hitting an inflection point, and then plunging relentlessly.That’s hindsight, which doesn’t really capture the details.In reality, the stock price moves weren’t that simple and straightforward.When stock market bubbles come to a head, they make wild swings both up […]

TraderFeed: A Different Way of Tracking Stock Market Strength With …

TraderFeed: A Different Way of Tracking Stock Market Strength With Technical Indicators

A Different Way of Tracking Stock Market Strength With Technical IndicatorsSuppose we think of technical indicators as measures of strength and weakness, with each giving buy and sell signals based upon different time frames and definitions of strength. One way to assess the overall strength of the stock market […]

3 Unusual ETFs With Upside Potential

However, one has to be careful not to grab an ETF that sounds too “cool” or cutting-edge, because it may mean some very illiquid securities are involved and you want to stay away from those.PLUS: 10 Ways to Tax-Proof Your PortfolioInstead, I look for ETFs that are structured in a creative way to distinguish them from other ETFs that are in […]

Is The Selling Done?

After five days of selling, markets managed to bounce a bit today. Yesterday, stocks plunged mid-morning, sending SPX down to test 2000. Soon after, buyers started to trickle in.Taking a look at the indices and the sector ETFs, we see that financials and biotechs led the market bounce:XLF (financial) was up +1.05%, while BTK (biotech) was up +3.01%. PBJ (food […]

And More Investors Are Convinced A Stock-Market Crash Is Coming

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Investor confidence that the US will avoid a stock-market crash in the next six months has dropped dramatically since last spring.The Yale School of Management publishes a monthly Crash Confidence Index. The index shows the proportion of investors who believe we will avoid a stock-market crash in the next six months.Yale points out that “crash confidence reached its all-time […]