View gallery.This week brings to close yet another year of gains for the stock market, the sixth straight year in this bull run.The benchmark S&P 500 started off 2014 at 1848 and as of Friday the index sat at 2088.Some of the top industries of the year include airlines, semiconductors, hospitals, aluminum, Internet service providers and residential REITs.Another industry cracking this […]
Mark Schoenebaum, the biotech and pharmaceutical analyst at Evercore ISI, asked ;the Twittersphere for their favorite drug stocks going into next year.
What’s your favorite stock for 2015 in biotech or Pharma?
– Mark Schoenebaum (@MarkSchoenebaum) December 12, 2014What was the top pick? A 21-way tie for first place. All 21 companies got a single vote.I kid you not. As I’m writing […]
A few days ago we posted an updated look at the Nasdaq Internet group, which tanked in March and April but has found its footing over the last few months. Below we take a look at the 30 largest components of the Internet group by running them through our trading range screen. (Give us a call at 914-315-1248 to learn […]
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By Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense
“Far more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections, or trying to anticipate corrections, than has been lost in corrections themselves.” – Peter Lynch
I recently came across an old Peter Lynch interview for Frontline on PBS from the mid-1990s. In it the legendary former mutual fund manager discusses a wide range […]
Follow the money. The big money.
When large, financial institutions become interested in a stock, they can push it higher with their large block orders. When other institutions jump on board, a stock can really take off.
However, when large institutions decide to exit, that can have a damaging affect on the stock.
Large institutions have greater access to company information than the […]
We analyze the CRN Big Data 100 for insights into trends in the future of Big Data companies, including changes in database solutions, active regions, and what industries are undergoing the most change right now. comments//By Grant Marshall, June 2014.We analyze the lists included in the CRN Big Data 100 to find trends related to Big Data companies.First, we […]
Stocks challenged new all-time highs yet again this last week, yet investors keep being told that the bull market now is moving to a stock picker’s market. 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of analyst research reports each day, looking for new ideas and hidden gems for our readers. While we often see many stocks to buy from Wall Street analyst […]
Come along with me on a journey through the Big Data Archipelago. It involves “visiting” a series of islands – an archipelago if you will – that each present a different opportunity to find value in big data.Big data is arguably one of the most overhyped buzzwords in business today, yet we can’t call it a mere “buzzword” because it’s […]
An important point is that no one wants to see are increases that occur too quickly, which could then be perceived as a negative because it will raise concerns about increasing inflation — a negative for stocks. Now remember, last month we saw an increase of 288,000 jobs, which some economists explained could be a one-off due to […]
