SummaryHot = near-term stock price gain potential, not just product developments, lab breakthroughs, corporate acquisitions, financing deals, trial progresses etc.
Only opinions; not even “just the facts, m’aam”. But opinions expressed by folks who need to know, willing to put their money at risk, based on what they know.
Maybe even better, ones who are willing to pay up for price-change risk […]
Online stock trading is very risky, but still there are many people buy and sell stocks using their computer in the comfort of their home. That’s why I became very interested in giving an advice on how to trade stocks. A reader asked: How do I start trading stocks online? What are the necessary documents to proceed? Which online stock […]
Russian stock market hits 3.5 yr highPublished time: February 06, 2015 09:35Edited time: February 06, 2015 12:38Get short URLRIA Novosti/Sergey KuznecovTagsInvestment, Markets, Russian economyThe ruble-denominated MICEX index has gained 2.38 percent reaching 1,736, its highest level since July 2011. Markets rallied on rising oil prices, after Brent reached $58 per barrel.Calm took over the index after the initial spike, and […]
View gallery.This article is written by Christian Tharp, the author of 5 Star Trading.The S&P 500 hit its last all-time high back at the end of 2014, and has chopped lower since.The Nasdaq has fared a bit better over that stretch, but the index still has yet to hit a new bull market high since the end of December.Through this period […]
Shares of brokerage firm – E*TRADE Financial Corporation (ETFC – Analyst Report) rose 4.24% in after hours trade following the release of its impressive fourth-quarter 2014 results on Jan 22, after the market closed. Driven by strong trading activity, E*TRADE delivered a positive earnings surprise of 13% in the quarter, marking the fourth straight quarter of earnings beat.Earnings per share […]
View photo.Deutsche Bank on Thursday named its top Small-Cap Biotech picks for 2015. The top picks were selected because they were either a disruptive technology, a rare or orphan disease market, an unmet need market or a stock with a big-time catalyst.Here is what to watch for in Deutsche’s top picks.
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT)
Deutsche highlighted PTC Therapeutics as its […]
View gallery.Biotech is big, and the industry has been big for quite some time.As a matter of fact, biotechnology has been the second-best performing industry over the last two years.Biotech stocks obviously come in all different shapes and sizes. Some investors like the small-caps, others prefer the middle of the road mid-caps.However, at the end of the day, the big […]
Never mind how the U.S. stock market is posting modest year-to-date losses close to 2%. Momentum stocks are up and so is risk taking.A comparison of the iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (MTUM) – a good proxy for the risk appetite of bullishly trending stocks – versus the S&P 500 (^GSPC) shows that momentum stocks have not yet lost their luster. Over the past […]
View gallery.Rumor has it that if the S&P 500 finishes its first five trading days of the year with a gain, then the year in question will — 80 percent of the time — end with a gain as well.Last Thursday’s rally gave the S&P that five-day gain. However, since that day, the market has seen a decent amount of […]
The biotech sector has started 2015 with the announcement of several deals. Both Kite Pharma (KITE – Snapshot Report) and Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS – Analyst Report) saw their share prices increasing on collaboration agreements with major companies. Meanwhile, Alkermes (ALKS – Analyst Report) has also started the year on a positive note with encouraging pipeline data.Recap of the Week’s Most […]
