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A Merrill Lynch indicator sees another 19% gain in 2018

Stocks could pop nearly 20 percent in 2018 according to a contrarian indicator from Bank of America Merrill Lynch which predicted last year’s surprising surge. The investment bank’s so-called Sell Side Indicator measures the average equity allocation recommended by its fellow Wall Street bank peers. The indicator shows Wall Street …

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Bitcoin rises after report says early Facebook investor Peter Thiel is buying massive amounts

Founders Fund, run by Peter Thiel, a PayPal co-founder and early Facebook investor, has bought millions of dollars in bitcoin, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the situation. Bitcoin rose more than 11 percent to trade near $14,711, according to Coinbase, amid the report. The venture …

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One big biotech stock looks poised for a breakout in 2018: technician

This year could prove to be another big year for biotech stocks after an impressive run in 2017. The SPDR S&P Biotech exchange-traded fund (XBI), was among the best-performing U.S.-listed ETFs last year, with a 43 percent annual gain. The only ETF that outperformed it was the iShares U.S. Home …

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