Biotech Buyouts Boost Sector ETFs
Biotech buyouts may be en vogue again. Nothing exemplifies this more than the recent buyout of Idenix Pharmaceuticals (IDIX) by drug maker Merck & Co...
Small Cap Stocks In Focus: Russell 2000 Resistance Looms Large
The first sign of relative weakness in the equities market showed up in the form of risk-off for high beta stocks. These included small cap...
How To Calculate Intangible Assets In Company Valuation
In my last article we looked at valuing a business using an asset valuation method. One of the issues identified was that intangible assets...
S&P 500 Stretched, But Time And Price Wearing Bears Down
It was 12 sessions ago that the S&P 500 broke out above 1900. And considering that the index closed today at 1943 (or just 2.3% above...
The Importance Of Trend Lines In Price Confirmation
As a technical analyst I rely on price to lead my bias. To help find interesting setups in price I use various indicators and second derivative...
Sustainable Investing: The Farming Technology Boom
Thanks to technology and smarter farming practices it takes approximately one fifth as much land today to raise the same amount of crop as...
Making Sense of Divergent Markets: SPX, TLT and Rising Liquidity Pools
Sell in May has come and gone, and the S&P 500 (SPX) continues to trend along the top of its primary bull market channel. ...
The Market Message of a Record Low VIX
If by some cosmic accident the globe-engulfing wave of memetic market chatter about "record low volatility" hasn't bombarded you yet, this post has you...
When A Trade Turns Into An Investment…
It almost always ends poorly.
Every day active investors scan the market for setups they like. Whether it's stocks, bonds, ETFs, futures, commodities, or currencies there...
S&P 500 Technical Update: Putting Price Targets In Perspective
After a few days of slow-go consolidation, the S&P 500 is thrusting higher again today. Although it is just 2 percent above the breakout plateau...
