"No man is an island, entire of itself," the poet John Donne wrote. That's also true of stocks. IBD research has determined that 37% of a stock's move is tied to its industry group.
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Editor's Note: David Banister is the chief investment strategist and co-founder of ActiveTradingPartners.com a small-cap portfolio and market advisory service. See more of his commentary here.I enjoy making controversial calls based on human behavioral topping and bottoming patterns often referred to as Elliott Wave Theory. This is a difficult pattern-recognition model to follow as there can be numerous interpretations. Instead I look for additional clues like sentiment indicators a few traditional technical indicators headlines in the news and covers of papers etc. Recently I saw an article
Usually I review my portfolio only once a year. Of course, some corrections are possible during the year, but they can be done without a full portfolio review.
This year is different. I already changed my economic forecast from cautiously optimistic to quite pessimistic. Austerity measures in different countries and coming tax hikes will make situation worse. The only question is: how much worse? I have already decided to open positions in depression-proof stocks (here's the link). But the changing situation warrants a full portfolio review.
We tracked the S&P stocks that saw the most movement among hedge funds, pensions, and big money managers over the last 3 months, and went ahead and crunched the numbers for you.
After analyzing the smart money's recent trading activity, we compiled this list of winners and losers. For each sector, we listed the 5 stocks that saw the largest institutional inflows over the last 3 months, and the 5 stocks that saw the biggest outflows over the same period.
Surgical robots were once considered a fantastical invention of sci-fi authors. But the future, as they say, is now. The Harvard Business Review listed surgical robots as one of its 10 Innovations That Will Transform Medicine In 2010, and a new report from Global Analysts, Inc. predicts a worldwide $38.42 billion market for service robots (a category that includes medical robots) by 2015.
With the S&P 500 grasping at 1070, and yet another "90% day" as the student body has run back to the left ("risk off" stampede), let's take a look ahead at the key reports next week; both for the greater market and what we have our eyes on. The next three weeks are the heart of the earnings season, and some of our holdings begin to pop up next week.
Back in 2007, when I made my first investment in Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), the maker of the da Vinci surgical robotic system, it was a nondescript, up-and-coming SMidcap followed more by swing traders than sell-side analysts, institutional investors, and the traditional investing masses.
With earnings season starting on Monday, below we have updated our list of the most volatile stocks on earnings. For each stock, we highlight its average one-day absolute change on earnings report days going back to 2001. Only stocks with at least 8 quarterly earnings reports are included. As shown, Fuel Systems (FSYS) has historically been the most volatile stock in the Russell 3,000 on its earnings report days. Historically it has averaged a...
The market downturn accelerated last week as the S&P plunged 5.03%. The market lost ground during every day during the trading week, something that has not happened since late in 2008; an ominous sign. Even more negative in my mind is that analysts are starting to mark down earnings estimates for the first time in a year. I think this process will go on for some time as it is becoming obvious that the economy is slowing down rapidly based on various reports varying from May retails sales, housing starts,...
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the unchallenged global leader in the emerging field of minimally invasive robotic surgery. Over the last three years, Intuitive has one of the two best performing stocks of companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange with a market capitalization of at least $10 billion. Only the stock of the Chinese search engine Baidu (BIDU) has been able to match that performance. Over the last five years, the value of Intuitive stock has grown 563 percent. During this...
By Jonathan Katz Robotic arms have been utilized on the plant floor for decades to achieve precision and speed in manufacturing processes. Over the past 10 years, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Intuitive ...
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) reported favorable second-quarter 2010 results on July 21, 2010. Earnings per share (excluding one-time items) came in at $2.19, beating the Zacks Consensus ...
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Patton Surgical Corporation, an Austin, Texas-based medical device company specializing in the development of laparoscopic surgical instrumentation, today announced ...
By Chip Brian Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $333.20 to a high of $344.59. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.84%, which took the trading range ...
By Chip Brian Shares of Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) are trading up 1.7% to $340.02 today on above average volume. Approximately 652,000 shares have traded hands today vs. average 30-day ...
New York, July 26 th (TradersHuddle.com) ? Stock futures pointed to a weak opening, after last week sharp gains on earnings strength. Investors awaited a report that may show new-home sales may ...
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISRG) announced that its board of directors has authorized the company to repurchase up to an additional $150 million of the Company's outstanding common stock ...
South Shore Resources Inc.'s (SSHO.PK) HyProStar Hybrid Conversion Kit not only ensures that your vehicle's performance is increased but that it uses clean-burning energy. Today's internal ...
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) - Intuitive Surgical Inc. said Friday that its board authorized the repurchase of an additional $150 million of its stock. The authorization brings the company's amount of ...
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