When many of us think of investing, our thoughts immediately jump to the idea of picking stocks. The hope is to find the “hot tip” or get in at the “right time” in order to make a lot of money in a short period. We talk about investing as though it’s the same as stock trading when it’s not.
William Bernstein, […]
U.S. stocks rebounded Thursday, snapping a three-day losing streak for the Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index.Encouraging data on the U.S. job market and inflation helped lift the market, pushing the S&P 500 to a record high. The Dow came within 36 points of its own record. The indexes are up for the month and […]
The way I do research has been the area that has changed and evolved the most since starting to invest. I used to put together detailed stock screeners on places like FINVIZ.com – Stock Screener. And look for companies that had good-looking ratios. That was about it.I looked for things like a high current ratio, high margins, growing revenues, high […]
Mergers & acquisitions once again took center stage in the biotech sector with Alexion (ALXN – Analyst Report) announcing its intention to acquire Synageva (GEVA – Snapshot Report). Meanwhile, there were some important updates on the regulatory and pipeline front from companies like Vertex (VRTX – Analyst Report) and Orexigen (OREX – Analyst Report).Recap of the Week’s Most Important Stories1. […]
Benchmarks ended in the red on Monday as investors were concerned about Greece’s debt crisis, while China’s rate cut to lift its economy did little to boost sentiment. Meanwhile, energy shares took a beating due to drop in oil prices. Yesterday’s total composite trading volume turned out to be the fifth lowest for this year.For a look at the issues […]
It is difficult to tell at times if the market wants bad news (more Federal Reserve) or good news. Ahead of Friday’s official employment report, the ADP Employment Report showed 169,000 jobs were created in April, below analyst expectations of a rise to 200,000. The S&P 500 fell 0.45% and the NASDAQ 0.40%. Ironically as the head of an organization […]
While the indexes had a nice 2 day rally Fri/Mon, it was difficult to really trust it because some secondary indicators (such as the NYSE McClellan Oscillator we cite often) have been trending in the wrong way. Today was a good example of why you want those secondary indicators to be in our favor before going all in, on a […]
Huobi has launched a service allowing users to mortgage their bitcoins in return for Chinese yuan (CNY) loans to purchase real shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.The platform, Caimao, allows investors disappointed with the recent slump in bitcoin price to put that value to use in an asset class that has grown 125% in the past year.Customers will use the Caimao […]
Markets made a strong comeback on Friday as investors added beaten down stocks to their portfolios. Moreover, General Motors and Ford posted better-than-expected U.S. auto sales numbers. Economic data was mixed. Each benchmarks gained at least 1%, limiting the weekly losses.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s Ahead of Wall Street articleThe […]
April 30 Market Close: GovCon Index Plunges 2%, Biotech Losses Send Stocks DownRoss Wilkers April 30, 2015 Financial Report, News 49 ViewsThe GovCon Index capped the month of April with a decline of 2.001 percent to hit its lowest closing figure of the month at 73.372.Bloomberg cited losses in small cap and biotechnology stocks as a driver of declines in U.S. stock […]
