March 31, 2014

DON’T GET BURNED BY HOT 3D STOCKS $DDD $ONVO $VJET $SSYS $XONE $HPQ $GE $GM $PRLB

DON'T GET BURNED BY HOT 3D STOCKS $DDD $ONVO $VJET $SSYS $XONE $HPQ $GE $GM $PRLB

It’s no secret that 3D printing is hot. Stocks in the space have been the favorite of momentum investors. There is no doubt that 3D printing will grow, but investors buying public stocks at exorbitant prices will get burned.

The process consists of laying successive layers of material to form a solid object. Since its invention in 1980s, the industry was comparatively moribund until recent years when it caught fire due to a drop in printer prices and better software.

Bubble in 3D stocks

These stocks are expensive. Since many of the public 3D companies do not have meaningful earnings, take a look at their price/sales (P/S); Voxeljet VJET trades at a P/S of 19, Organovo ONVO, 3D Systems DDD, a P/S of 11, ExOne XONE P/S of 12, and Stratasys SSYS, a P/S of 10.… Please click here or the title below to read more.

March 31, 2014

EXACT SCIENCES EXPLOITS ADVANCES IN COLON CANCER DETECTION $EXAS $HOLX

In the United States, 50,000 people die from colon cancer each year and 140,000 new cases are reported every year. As cancer goes, colon cancer is second only to lung cancer as the biggest killer in the United States. Fortunately, for the most part, colon cancer is easily preventable because it typically starts as non-cancerous polyps that sometimes develop into cancer over a prior of five to 15 years.

The gold standard for early polyp detection is colonoscopy. A colonoscopy requires preparation to clean the colon for one to two days. A thin flexible tube with a video camera at the end is inserted into the colon through the rectum. … Please click here or the title below to read more.

March 31, 2014

ADD OR INITIATE TO GENERAL MOTORS $GM

This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert.

Often when the news is bad it is time to buy the stock. With all the recalls, the news for GM could not be worse. Tomorrow its CEO will testify before Congress. Politicians will grandstand causing more negativity. Any big dip in the stock on this negativity will be a buying opportunity.

The buy zone is $31.26 to $34.26. The stock is trading at $34.65 as of this writing. Aggressive traders may want to take a 10% tranche right here around $34.65. Maximum accumulation if the stock dips should not exceed 60% of the full core position.… Please click here or the title below to read more.

March 31, 2014