The bulls were large and in charge on Tuesday as investors ignored renewed weakness in crude oil and a worsening situation in Ukraine to bid stocks higher ahead of Wednesday’s big Eurogroup meeting at which Greece’s proposal to renegotiate its bailout program will be discussed.In the end, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.8%, the S&P 500 gained 1.1%, the […]
Sara Silverstein
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There are many quirky calendar-based trading strategies when it comes to playing the market. Some are based on typical investor behavior at certain times of the year. Others just appear to be weird coincidences.Many have worked historically. But if you look at more recent periods do these strategies still hold up? Not really.The January Effect: Stocks […]
Four Billionaire Loved Biotech Stocks That Analysts Think Will DoubleAt Billionairesportfolio.com we actively manage a portfolio of the “best ideas” from the world’s best hedge funds, and our members get to follow along.Following the highest conviction trades of the world’s best hedge funds works especially well in the biotech sector. It gives you direct access to the smartest investment minds […]
Four Billionaire Loved Biotech Stocks That Analysts Think Will DoubleAt Billionairesportfolio.com we actively manage a portfolio of the “best ideas” from the world’s best hedge funds, and our members get to follow along.Following the highest conviction trades of the world’s best hedge funds works especially well in the biotech sector. It gives you direct access to the smartest investment minds […]
The Dow Jones is down about 300 points pre open as the big DOW 30 stocks have disappointed. Most of the misses can be attributed to the very strong dollar.Some of the names that are down due to currency issues (strong dollar) include: PG, DDD, CAT and MMM. PFE also had issues.MSFT is down almost 10%, but not as much […]
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 […]
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V-shaped recoveries have become the accepted norm and this has held true through December when once again a swift dip was quickly bought and the indexes returned to new highs. As the recent dip struggles to make a new marginal high, has this tried and true formula begun to run it’s course? It seems odd to me that the one […]
4 Tips for Trading Biotech StocksPosted by Joe Fahmy
on January 12th, 2015
Share on StockTwitsThe Biotech sector has been a leading group for years now. I get many questions on how to trade these stocks, so here are a few tips:1) DO NOT trade anything you are not comfortable with. There is nothing worse than being nervous in a position. Why? […]
Great list from Henry Blodget of Business Insider
14 Meaningless Phrases That Will Make You Sound Like A Stock-Market Wizard
“The easy money has been made.”“I’m cautiously optimistic.”“It’s a stockpicker’s market.”“It’s not a stock market. It’s a market of stocks.”“We’re constructive on the market.”“Stocks are down on ‘profit taking.’”“The trend is your friend.”“More buyers than sellers.”“There’s lots of cash on the sidelines.”“We’re […]
After neglecting my writing for some time the New Year is as good as any to begin the practice gain. Upon reviewing 2014 I’ve decided to drop a few things from my tool box while replacing them with some fresher ideas that I’ve been working on. The first wrench that I plan to use more frequently is using sectors through […]
