Alpha Algorithm Hotlines

Back into this Social Media Giant — and Locking in Double-Digit Percentage Gains

One of the current favorites of the Alpha Algorithm is social media giant Facebook, Inc. (FB), a stock...

Booking 16% Option Gains in a Software Giant

With the market suffering its first pullback since the Brexit vote on June 23, and volatility in the...

An Aerospace Giant Emerges in the Alpha Algorithm

Founded in 1939 and based in Falls Church, Virginia, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) provides systems, products and solutions...

The Alpha Algorithm Chooses a Household Name

This week’s Alpha Algorithm recommendation is Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B), the investment vehicle of famed investor Warren Buffett. ...

The Alpha Algorithm Targets a Medical Device Manufacturing Giant

Founded under its current name in 2000 and headquartered in Irvine, California, Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW) is a...

Pulling in Your Horns — and Three Speculative Bearish Option Bets

With a possible Fed rate hike pending in September, market volatility near record lows and weak seasonality, many...

Betting on a Low-Profile Food Service Giant

This week’s Alpha Algorithm flagged a stock that has flown far below most investors’ radar screens. Although you...

Moving Back into the Mother of All Blue Chips

This week’s Alpha Algorithm revisits a previous blue-chip recommendation, AT&T, Inc. (T). Last time, you booked an 11.26%...

Booking Option Gain of 22.92%

As I wrote in yesterday’s Alpha Algorithm, I am treating the current market with an abundance of caution....

Booking Double-Digit Percentage Option Gains and Cleaning up Your Portfolio

With the markets entering August -- one of the most difficult months of the year -- the Alpha...