Doubling Up on the Pharmaceuticals Sector

Biotech and pharmaceutical stock have broken out to the upside over the past week or so.

This is perhaps most visible by the 13.15% gain recorded in your AbbVie (ABBV) shares over the past five days.

This week’s new Momentum Trader Alert recommendation is another closely related stock in this red hot sector: Abbot Laboratories (ABT).

Founded in 1888 and headquartered in North Chicago, Illinois, Abbot Laboratories (ABT) is a global health care company that develops a wide range of health care products and technologies. The company has a portfolio of leading, science-based offerings in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional and branded generic pharmaceuticals.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) versus the S&P 500 year to date

Momentum Trader Alert Analysis

Recommendation

Buy Abbott Laboratories (ABT) at market today and place your stop at $48.00.

I am holding off on recommending any options on this position after last Friday’s big jump.

Portfolio Update

Sell your remaining AbbVie (ABBV) November $70 calls for a 413% gain.

Raise your stop in ABBV’s stock to $83.80 to lock in at least a 20% gain.

Sell your remaining Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG) October $920 calls for a triple-digit-percentage gain.

Raise your stop in ISRG’s stock to $1,010.00 to lock in at least a 15% gain.

Raise your stop in CBOE Holdings Inc. (CBOE) to $101.05 to lock in at least a 10% gain in the stock.

You were stopped out of United Technologies (UTX) last week at a loss.

Sincerely,

Nicholas A. Vardy

Nicholas Vardy

Nicholas Vardy has a unique background that has proven his knack for making money in different markets around the world. He was the Editor of The Global Guru, a free weekly e-newsletter, and also edited the trading services Momentum Trader Alert, which focused on making short-term profits in the hottest markets in the world, and The Alpha Algorithm, which was designed specifically to deliver big, fast triple-digit winners, month after month. He was also the editor of Smart Money Masters, a monthly service focused on longer term investments recommended by the brightest minds in the business. Mr. Vardy has been a regular commentator on CNN International and the Fox Business Network. He has also published articles in The New Republic, The World and I, and The Baker & McKenzie Legal Review. The Global Guru/Nicholas Vardy has been cited in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Fox Business News, CBS MarketWatch, Yahoo! Finance, and MSN Money Central. Mr. Vardy graduated from Stanford with a B.A. — with honors and distinction — in both Economics and History, and he also earned an M.A in Modern European Intellectual History. After winning a Fulbright Scholarship, he earned a J.D. degree at Harvard Law School where he was an editor of the Harvard International Law Journal. When not uncovering investment opportunities for his subscribers and investors, Mr. Vardy is a keep-fit enthusiast and an avid student of classical music.  

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