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I’m a momentum investor. What does that mean? I just try to identify leading market sectors and then keep my portfolio aligned with them. Sometimes the strength is fairly obvious, and at other Read more…
IBB, IHF, NASDAQ:BIB, NYSE:PPH, PTH
As the equity markets continue to remain volatile and are highly susceptible to overall investor sentiment, it is important to consider certain sectors which are able to prosper in times of Read more…
Recent months have brought some indications that the storm clouds over the U.S. economy are beginning to clear. Manufacturing activity is picking up again, earnings reports have been generally Read more…
All five major indices closed higher on Tuesday on mixed volume. The S&P 500, the S&P MidCap 400 and the small-cap Russell 2000 all ended the session up by 0.4%. Both the Dow Jones Read more…
While a number of companies are on the verge of hitting the market with exciting new drug products or medical treatments, the biggest 2011 profits for investors in the biotech stocks are Read more…
On Friday, the major indices completed an uneventful week with an uneventful day. However, volume spiked sharply. Stocks closed mixed for the day. The higher beta issues posted minor gains, Read more…
Rudolph was well into bringing the “Santa Rally” to town when this week he suddenly ran into the ominous sounding “Hindenburg Omen.” Beyond that, economic news was mostly positive while Read more…
David Fry From ETF Digest goes into detail on two biotech ETFs discussing the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ:IBB) and the ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF Read more…
Over the past few weeks the biotechnology sector has witnessed a significant uptick in mergers and acquisitions as large cash-heavy biotech companies are looking to diversify and broaden their Read more…
In today’s volatile markets, it’s more important than ever to seek out sectors that have potential to grow regardless of continuing difficult economic conditions. One such sector is biotechnology, Read more…
The major indices surged on Thursday, snapping an eight day selloff. The session began with a strong opening gap and the market rallied until 10:15 am. For the remainder of the day the market Read more…
Since the strong gap up on November 4th, the major averages have been consolidating in a narrow trading range. In today’s action, the markets opened with mild selling pressure, caught a bid at the Read more…
March was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the “tech wreck” when the NASDAQ peaked at 5132 on March 10, 2000. As we look back ten years and all that has transpired in technology and Read more…
In trading on Friday, the Claymore/Beacon Global Exchanges Brokers & Asset Managers Index ETF (EXB) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 12.2% on the day. Also up are the iPath S&P 500 
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