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Cutting-edge work is being done in protein engineering, protein sequencing and protein-analysis. Here are the best DNA stocks.

Instead of writing a regular issue today, I’m bringing you the top four essays from our recent contest, “How I Lost Money in the Bear Market and What I Would Do if I Had Another Chance.” Our thanks to all our readers who submitted entries -- I thoroughly enjoyed reading your reflections.

On Monday, the market completed the quickest 30% pullback in history.



Since then, it’s completed one of the quickest rebounds!



Interesting times.



Equally interesting for investors in the young and fast-growing marijuana sector is that marijuana stocks actually bottomed a week ago, and they’ve been advancing every day since, which is a very good sign.



Because of that, I’m recommending a little averaging up in the portfolio today, taking our cash level down to 50%.



Full details in the issue.

Today we’re going to part ways with two positions that we added in May and which we’ll make a little more than 10% on. Both positions were trading higher a couple weeks ago but have lost some momentum recently.

“Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) is a leading provider of payroll, human resource and benefits outsourcing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. With a strong brand, Paychex has more than 100 offices nationwide and serves more than 564,000 payroll clients. The company’s average client has 17 employees. Payroll processing is...

In many places of business, the name Xerox is synonymous with photocopy. The dictionary actually includes ‘xerox’ as a verb. Although Xerox Corp. (XRX, NYSE) management is proud of the business and strong brand name, they want investors to know that Xerox can do far more than simply photocopy documents....

In today’s Daily Alert The Oberweis Report Editor Jim Oberweis recommends a new tech stock with strong momentum. “Infoblox, Inc. (BLOX, NYSE) is a leader in automated network control and provides an appliance-based solution that enables dynamic networks and nextgeneration data centers. Dynamic networks enable on-demand connection and configuration of devices...

While investors are racking up some nice gains, the economic picture remains on a steadily upward trend.

Current Market Outlook


The first week of the year was extremely volatile, but all in all the action ended up positive, with major indexes kissing fresh all-time highs and many leading stocks ending up nicely on the week. Overall, then, not much has changed—the primary evidence remains positive, so we’re content to ride things higher, but there’s little doubt the environment is hot and heavy (basically the opposite of what we saw 10 months ago), so you should continue to keep your feet on the ground (trail stops, take partial profits when available) and be discerning with your buys (aiming to enter after a bit of rest or some sharp shakeouts to support areas).

Because of this, most of our buy ranges are a bit below current prices (looking for pullbacks), though we still see some solid setups. One is Snap (SNAP), which is a clear leader in the internet space and has just returned to its highs after its first test of the 10-week line since its October blastoff.

Stock Name	Price	Buy Range	Loss Limit
8x8, Inc. (EGHT)	35.5	32.5-34.5	27.5-29
LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA)	116.8	108-112	97-99
The Mosaic Company (MOS)	26.8	25-27	21.5-22.5
Palo Alto Networks (PANW)	364.6	345-360	310-320
Progyny (PGNY)	44.9	40.5-43	36.5-38
Snap Inc. (SNAP)	54.4	53-55	47-48.5
Spotify (SPOT)	344.2	335-347	297-304
Sunrun (RUN)	95.8	87-91	74-77
Vale S.A. (VALE)	18.6	17.4-18.2	15.8-16.2
Zillow (Z)	143.2	134-140	119-122

LinkedIn (LNKD), Tesla Motors (TSLA) and ZipCar (ZIP) are all recent IPOs.

Cabot Market Letter Chief Analyst Michael Cintolo was featured in the September 25, 2014 Timer Digest cover story.

From the questions I receive, I’m aware that a decent percentage of my subscribers have stock and/or options positions in a handful of stocks, including Apple (AAPL), Facebook (FB) and Alibaba (BABA).

Overall, it was an OK week for the market, with the S&P 500 up around 1% and the Nasdaq flat-ish as we write this Friday morning. The intermediate- and longer-term trends of the indexes and most stocks (including leading stocks) are pointed up, so we remain mostly positive.

On Tuesday, we’re celebrating the 40th anniversary of Cabot Market Letter.

Fall has always been my favorite season. I love the crisp, cool fall days that we get in the Northeast, especially when it’s sunny. I also love the sweaters, boots and scarves that are justified by the chill in the air. Fall always makes me want to go shopping. And I’m...

As the market was unwinding, the question I often heard from subscribers of Cabot Options Trader and Cabot Options Trader Pro, was “what stocks were on your watch list to buy?” My answer was always the same: look at the Daily Order Flow Reading email that I send every day for the best ideas on what to short and what to buy.

The market’s action continues to impress, with the S&P 500 hitting new all-time highs and other indexes and leading stocks racing higher. While there are no sure things in the market, the evidence is now strongly bullish—the odds greatly favor higher prices in the weeks and months ahead.

Overall, our thinking hasn’t changed from a week ago. The market’s various pieces of evidence almost all point to the bull side, and thus, we think a heavily invested position is advised.

The best hedge funds boast annual returns that would make any investor proud; here are 3 stocks they’re buying now.

The stock market is strong and headed upward. This is not a time to sit out.