Category Archives: Nasdaq 100 Watch List

Nasdaq 100 Watch List: Microchip Technology

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Nasdaq 100 Watch List: MarketAxess

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Nasdaq 100 Watch List: Illumina Inc.

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Nasdaq 100 Watch List: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

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Nasdaq 100 Watchlist: Lululemon

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Nasdaq 100 Watchlist: Analyst Estimates

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Nasdaq 100 Watch List: Lululemon Athletica Inc.

Below is our take on the Speed Resistance Lines of Edson Gould for Lululemon Athletica Inc.

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Nasdaq 100 Watch List: March 5, 2024

Below are the stocks that we’ll be tracking from the Nasdaq 100 in the next year (2025).

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Nasdaq 100 Watch List: November 2021

Below are the Nasdaq 100 Watch List stocks for November 2021. Continue reading

Nasdaq 100 Watch List: June 2021

Below are the Nasdaq 100 Watch List stocks for June 25, 2021. Continue reading

Nasdaq 100 Watch List: September 2020

Below are the Nasdaq 100 Watch List stocks for September 2020.

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Nasdaq 100: April 2019

Below are the Nasdaq 100 Watch List stocks for April 2019.

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Nasdaq 100 Watch List: January 2019

Below are the Nasdaq 100 Watch List stocks for January 2019. Continue reading

Nasdaq 100 Watch List: October 2018

Below are the Nasdaq 100 Watch List stocks for October 2018. Continue reading

Nasdaq 100 Watch List: January 2018

Performance Review

Below is the performance of the Nasdaq 100 watch list from January 25, 2017 compared to the analyst estimates for the respective stocks.

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Although we expect that the analysts will miscalculate which stocks will do the best, it is necessary to actually see how the stocks did in comparison.  We’re not seeking an exact match in the performance expectations, just that the general trend was correct. 

For example, the analysts got the expectations of Gilead (GILD) and Mylan (MYL) generally corrects.  However, the analysts projected equivalent gains that did not exceed that of the Nasdaq 100 index at +34.90%.  Likewise, the analysts projected a significant loss for Vodafone (VOD) while the stock was among the top performers on the list.

Looking at the performance from the following respective categories helps to narrow down the best strategy to apply when we don’t know which stocks to select.  Below is the performance based on the top three stocks in the respective categories:

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None of the listed categories managed to beat the Nasdaq 100 index (NDX) in the last year.  However, there is still a lot to learn from the ranking of performance.  As with our Dogs of the Dow studies, the conventional wisdom keeps getting overturned with the low p/e and low p/b stocks underperforming the high p/e and high p/b stocks.  We believe that there is a perfect explanation for this as we have outlined in our recent studies posted on our site.

Nasdaq 100 Watch List January 2018