Going Vertical
Bob O'Donnell - Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 11, 5:13PM CST
The foundation of the tech business has nearly always been based on the idea of creating products and services that appeal to as wide an audience as possible. As we begin to enter a more mature, slower growth phase of the industry, however, the...
IBM: 164.16 (+1.37), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), AAPL: 114.18 (+1.36)
U.S., China to liberalize tech trade
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 11, 1:52AM CST
PXQ: 33.70 (+0.19), ROM: 151.50 (+2.40), TLL: 55.40 (-2.28), CQQQ: 38.45 (+1.28), XSW: 93.61 (-0.32), QTEC: 42.99 (+0.36), PBS: 25.03 (+0.19), PTF: 37.03 (+0.36), FXL: 33.44 (+0.29), IYZ: 30.82 (+0.22), TECL: 141.34 (+2.99), TDIV: 27.64 (+0.21), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), XSD: 72.34 (+0.56), IYW: 104.32 (+0.90), XTL: 57.31 (+0.58), SOXS: 16.65 (-0.53), LTL: 97.58 (+4.90), KWEB: 38.53 (+0.95), IGM: 101.01 (+0.74), REW: 56.97 (-1.55), SOXL: 112.87 (+2.71), QQQC: 24.24 (+0.60), FDN: 62.20 (+0.87), FCOM: 27.77 (+0.20), SMH: 52.30 (+0.45), SOXX: 87.87 (+0.76), TECS: 11.56 (-0.21), RYT: 88.80 (+0.72), PSCT: 48.60 (+0.38), SSG: 56.21 (-0.65), FTEC: 31.39 (+0.20), PSJ: 38.86 (+0.13), IGV: 92.39 (+0.32), PSI: 23.25 (+0.23), USD: 83.24 (+1.24), MTK: 99.09 (+0.95), VOX: 90.64 (+0.56), IGN: 35.61 (+0.49), VGT: 104.59 (+0.73)
Biotech Ripe for Correction as Risk of Cyclical Drawdown Looms
at The Street - Mon Nov 10, 2:15PM CST
Look at the performance of the biotechnology sector vs. tech since the 2008 crisis.
XBI: 167.92 (-3.42), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), IBB: 288.17 (-5.72)
The Best Offense Is A Good Defense
Eric Parnell, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Sat Nov 08, 8:36AM CST
What a difference a few weeks make. Stocks are once again in rally mode and bullishness is back on the street. After bottoming back on October 15, stocks as measured by the S&P 500 Index have rallied an impressive +11.6% to advance to fresh new...
XLB: 49.29 (+0.15), BDX: 129.20 (-0.11), SPLV: 36.80 (-0.22), DAL: 43.75 (-0.33), XLY: 69.28 (+0.27), BBY: 35.49 (unch), XLU: 44.94 (-0.19), SO: 46.64 (-0.30), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56), YHOO: 51.75 (+1.25), XLP: 47.76 (-0.27), SPY: 204.24 (+0.05), SPHB: 34.29 (+0.01), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), PG: 88.11 (-0.49), XLI: 56.31 (+0.07), XLE: 86.21 (+0.87)
The 9 Best Exit Returns In Mobile Internet
Tim Merel - Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 05, 3:07PM CST
Mobile internet exit activity via trade exits (i.e. M&A) and IPOs rocketed 7x to $94B in the 12 months to Q3 2014, with mobile internet revenue forecast to hit $700B by 2017 , 32 "billion dollar" mobile internet companies now worth...
TECL: 141.34 (+2.99), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), VGT: 104.59 (+0.73), IYW: 104.32 (+0.90)
Pause For A Cause: A 3-Month Outlook On The S&P 500 And U.S. 10-Year Yield
Cerebro1 - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 05, 2:44PM CST
SPY: 204.24 (+0.05), IEF: 105.10 (+0.22), XLY: 69.28 (+0.27), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), XLI: 56.31 (+0.07), XLU: 44.94 (-0.19), XLF: 24.06 (-0.08), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56)
A Valuation Snapshot By Sectors
Fred Piard - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 05, 9:09AM CST
XLB: 49.29 (+0.15), XLP: 47.76 (-0.27), XLY: 69.28 (+0.27), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), XLI: 56.31 (+0.07), XLU: 44.94 (-0.19), XLF: 24.06 (-0.08), XLV: 67.25 (-0.56), XLE: 86.21 (+0.87)
3 Top Ranked ETFs from Hottest Sectors - ETF News And Commentary
Neena Mishra - ZACKS - Tue Nov 04, 11:37AM CST
Most companies in these sectors have reported excellent results for the third quarter.
ITA: 111.61 (-0.20), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), IYT: 162.55 (-0.14)
Value Investing In An Environment Of Accelerating Technological Change
Victor Wendl - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 03, 10:35PM CST
The director of research at Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ) (NASDAQ: GOOGL ), Ray Kurzweil, wrote a book a number of years ago titled The Singularity . It is a point in the not-too-distant future where the fields of genetics, nanotechnology and robotics...
SPY: 204.24 (+0.05), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29)
Bullish Conviction Returns, But Market Likely To Consolidate Its V-Bottom
Scott Martindale - Seeking Alpha - Mon Oct 27, 7:56AM CDT
Bulls showed renewed backbone last week and drew a line in the sand for the bears, buying with gusto into weakness as I suggested they would. After all, this was the buying opportunity they had been waiting for. As if on cue, the start of the World...
IYK: 103.83 (-0.42), PBE: 49.05 (-0.72), IYJ: 106.47 (+0.18), IYH: 141.12 (-1.29), FB: 74.88 (+0.63), IYM: 85.22 (+0.41), IYC: 130.95 (+0.38), SLG: 113.14 (-0.51), WDC: 98.41 (+0.58), IYF: 87.80 (-0.22), IYE: 48.81 (+0.47), KBWI: 68.30 (+0.08), IYZ: 30.82 (+0.22), SPY: 204.24 (+0.05), JPM: 60.28 (+0.05), GILD: 102.06 (-2.14), IDU: 112.81 (-0.47), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), REGN: 395.20 (-7.43), IYW: 104.32 (+0.90)
Biotechs are running circles around internet stocks
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Oct 26, 8:44AM CDT
PXQ: 33.70 (+0.19), ROM: 151.50 (+2.40), TLL: 55.40 (-2.28), XBI: 167.92 (-3.42), IBB: 288.17 (-5.72), XSW: 93.61 (-0.32), QTEC: 42.99 (+0.36), PBS: 25.03 (+0.19), PTF: 37.03 (+0.36), FXL: 33.44 (+0.29), IYZ: 30.82 (+0.22), TECL: 141.34 (+2.99), BBH: 112.34 (-2.80), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), TDIV: 27.64 (+0.21), XSD: 72.34 (+0.56), IYW: 104.32 (+0.90), XTL: 57.31 (+0.58), SOXS: 16.65 (-0.53), PBE: 49.05 (-0.72), LTL: 97.58 (+4.90), IGM: 101.01 (+0.74), FBT: 96.58 (-2.22), REW: 56.97 (-1.55), SOXL: 112.87 (+2.71), FDN: 62.20 (+0.87), FCOM: 27.77 (+0.20), SMH: 52.30 (+0.45), SOXX: 87.87 (+0.76), TECS: 11.56 (-0.21), RYT: 88.80 (+0.72), PSCT: 48.60 (+0.38), SSG: 56.21 (-0.65), FTEC: 31.39 (+0.20), PSJ: 38.86 (+0.13), IGV: 92.39 (+0.32), PSI: 23.25 (+0.23), USD: 83.24 (+1.24), MTK: 99.09 (+0.95), VOX: 90.64 (+0.56), IGN: 35.61 (+0.49), VGT: 104.59 (+0.73)
Are XLK And Its Holdings Overpriced?
Fred Piard - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Oct 25, 11:55PM CDT
T: 35.90 (+0.29), IBM: 164.16 (+1.37), FB: 74.88 (+0.63), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), GOOGL: 555.19 (-1.25), MSFT: 49.58 (-0.03), INTC: 33.95 (+0.27), VZ: 51.50 (+0.30), GOOG: 544.40 (-0.98), AAPL: 114.18 (+1.36), CSCO: 26.32 (+0.64)
The Obscure Economic Idea Behind SaaS Pricing Challenges
Tomasz Tunguz - Seeking Alpha - Thu Oct 23, 3:10PM CDT
(click to enlarge) Startups struggle to set the right price for their products because pricing dynamics in the field don't obey the laws taught in the classroom. The standard supply and demand curves, drawn above, imply that as price increases...
XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), ZEN: 25.05 (+0.23)
Qualcomm: Offers Strong Value Buy Opportunity On Current Pullback
Shiraz Lakhi - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Oct 22, 8:09AM CDT
QCOM: 70.85 (+0.20), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29)
Tech ETFs to Benefit Most on Apple's Earnings Beat - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Oct 21, 12:00PM CDT
These tech ETFs are poised to outperform in the coming days given Apple's blockbuster Q4 performance.
XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), VGT: 104.59 (+0.73), AAPL: 114.18 (+1.36), IYW: 104.32 (+0.90)
Industrial ETF: No. 8 Select Sector SPDR Over 2014's First 9 Months
J.J. McGrath - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Oct 17, 2:28PM CDT
XLB: 49.29 (+0.15), SPY: 204.24 (+0.05), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), XLI: 56.31 (+0.07)
Could The S&P 500 Fall To 1,625?
Chris Ciovacco - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Oct 15, 8:37PM CDT
A Trip Down Correction Memory Lane Since the correction-less market theory has been dropping transmission parts over the last three weeks, it is prudent to revisit some topics we have touched on in the past. We will focus on two questions: How...
SPY: 204.24 (+0.05), XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), TLT: 119.49 (+0.58)
Big Screen Apple iPhones See Record Sale: 3 Tech ETFs to Buy - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - ZACKS - Wed Sep 24, 1:00PM CDT
Investors could tap amazing sales of new bigger screen iPhones with these tech ETFs.
XLK: 41.61 (+0.29), VGT: 104.59 (+0.73), AAPL: 114.18 (+1.36), IYW: 104.32 (+0.90)