Archives for March 8, 2019

Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon return to Earth starting at 2 AM ET

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Undocking is scheduled for 2:31 AM, with splashdown set for about 8:45 AM.

Just about a week after launching on its inaugural voyage, the SpaceX Crew Dragon has one more step to complete: returning to Earth. First, the uncrewed spacecraft will undock from the International Docking Adapter on the ISS that it has called home for the last few days, which is scheduled to occur at about 2:31 AM ET. Once all the hooks are released, as NASASpaceflight.com explains, it will complete a separation burn and prepare to deorbit.

Part two is the actual sea landing, with splashdown in the Atlantic scheduled to occur around 8:45 AM ET, although the timing could change based on wind and other variables. NASA TV will cover things live on its streaming channel starting at 2 AM, and then coming back on the air at 7:30 AM ET.


Valve laid off 13 employees working on virtual reality

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An attendee wears a HTC Corp. Vive Pro virtual reality (VR) headset on the opening day of the MWC Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. At the wireless industrys biggest conference, over 100,000 people are set to see the latest innovations in smartphones, artificial intelligence devices and autonomous drones exhibited by more than 2,400 companies. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Valve said it doesn’t spell major changes for the company, though.

Valve has laid off 13 employees, including people working on virtual reality, according to UploadVR. The company has confirmed the layoffs after the publication discovered that it removed a number of employee names from its website. While letting over a dozen people go might sound like bad news for the SteamVR platform, the company said that it doesn’t spell major changes for its plans going forward. Presumably, that means Valve will continue working on virtual reality.

“Last month, 13 full time employees were let go and a portion of our contractor agreements were terminated,” a spokesperson said. “It’s an unfortunate part of business, but does not represent any major changes at the company. We thank those affected for their contribution and wish them well in future endeavors.”

UploadVR found the status of some of the laid off employees. One of them was Nat Brown who was instrumental in developing Steam’s ability to support external GPUs. Rob Rydberg, yet another employee who worked on virtual reality, indicated on his LinkedIn account that he left Valve in February. The other affected employees reportedly worked on the Steam Controller.

Google: Update Chrome now as attackers are ‘actively exploiting’ a bug

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Another bug attackers are exploiting targets Windows 7 systems.

Google Chrome tends to auto update quickly and silently, but you may want to make sure you’re on the latest version right now, as the company announced a zero-day vulnerability that it said attackers are “actively exploiting.” As Chrome security engineer Justin Schuh explained in a series of tweets, the thing that makes this different from previous exploits that usually targeted Flash, is that the browser needs to be restarted for the fix to take effect.

If you’re on Chrome’s stable channel, then the latest update should install version 72.0.3626.121 with the fix.

Google also alerted users that the bug was being used in concert with a second exploit attacking the Windows operating system. According to its blog post, it may only impact people running Windows 7 32-bit systems, and those people are encouraged to upgrade to a newer version of the OS, or install patches when/if Microsoft makes them available (seriously, it’s time to move on).

Stocks To Watch: Restoration Robotics, INC. (HAIR) AND Boingo Wireless, INC. (WIFI) On The Marquee

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The price of Restoration Robotics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAIR) went up by $0.03 now trading at $0.87. Their shares witnessed a 148.57% increase from the 52-week low price of $0.35 they recorded on 2018-12-24. Even though it is still -842.53% behind the $8.2 high touched on 2018-03-20. The last few days have been rough for the stock, as its price has decreased by -3.32% during the week. It has also performed poorly over the past three months, as it lost around -30.39% while it has so far retreated around -85.69% during the course of a year. The stock of HAIR recorded 99.75% uptrend from the beginning of this year till date. The 12-month potential price target for Restoration Robotics, Inc. is set at $5.67. This target means that the stock has an upside potential to increase by 551.72% from the current trading price.

When giving their opinion, around 100% of Wall Street analysts, which represents 4 out of 4 rated the stock as a Buy. 0 brokerage firms of the remaining 0% rated the stock as a Hold with 0 analyst rating it as a sell. Overall, the number of aggregate HAIR shares held by institutional investors represents 41.2% of total shares. 9 institutions entered new Restoration Robotics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAIR) positions, 11 added to their existing positions in these shares, 15 lowered their positions, and 5 exited their positions entirely.

Restoration Robotics, Inc. (HAIR) trade volume has increased by 59.74% as around 949,406 shares were sold when compared with its 50-day average volume of traded shares which is 594,332. At the moment, HAIR is witnessing a uptrend, as it is trading 5.57% above its 20-day SMA, 7.69% above its 50-day SMA, and -55.38% above its 200-day SMA. The company runs an ROE of roughly -298.7%, with financial analysts predicting that their earnings per share growth will be around 0% per annum for the next five year. This will be compared to the 0% decrease witnessed over the past five years.

The first technical resistance point for Restoration Robotics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAIR) will likely come at $0.91, marking a 4.4% premium to the current level. The second resistance point is at $0.96, about 9.38% premium to its current market price. On the other hand, inability to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $0.76, the lower end of the range. HAIR’s 14-day MACD is 0 and this negative figure indicates a downward trading trend. The company’s 14-day RSI (relative strength index) score is 50.22, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the stock stands at 94.32 percent, which is low when compared to that of the 50-day’s 162.68 percent.

The shares of Boingo Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIFI) has increased by 3.43%, and now trading at $21.12 on the Wall Street in the intra-day deal, with their shares traded now around 750,157. This is a rise of 255,581 shares over the average 494,576 shares that were traded daily over the last three months. The stock that is trading at $21.12 went higher by 14.16% from its 52-week low of $18.5 that it attained back on 2018-12-24. The stock recorded a 52-week high of $35.98 nearly 175 days ago on 2018-09-14.

WIFI stock hasn’t performed well over the past 30 days, as it lost -11.52% while its price climbed by 2.67% year-to-date (YTD). Looking at the last few days, it has been tough for the stock, as it tumbled -5.59% over the last week. The stock’s 12-month potential target price is now at $32.59. This means that the stock price might likely increase by 54.31% from its current trading price.9 out of 9 Wall Street analysts which represents 100% rated the stock as a buy while the remaining 0% rated it as a hold, with 0% of analysts rating it as a sell.

Boingo Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIFI) has been utilizing an ROE that is roughly -5.4%, with stock analysts predicting that the company’s EPS for the next five years will go down by 0% per year, following the -37.3% drop that was witnessed during the past five years. The stock at the moment is on a downtrend, trading -10.34% below its 20-day SMA, -6.76% below its 50-day SMA, and -18.75% below its 200-day SMA. In percentage terms, the aggregate Boingo Wireless, Inc. shares held by institutional investors is 98.4%. 27 institutions jumped in to acquire Boingo Wireless, Inc. (WIFI) fresh stake, 102 added to their current holdings in these shares, 75 lowered their positions, and 24 left no stake in the company.

The stock’s 9-day MACD is -0.69 and this negative figure indicates a downward trading trend. The company’s 9-day RSI score is 38.69, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the shares stand at 63.8 percent, which is more when compared to that of the 50-day’s 47.19 percent. On the daily chart, we see that the stock could reach the first level of resistance at $21.47, sporting a 1.63% premium to the current level. The next resistance point is at $21.82, representing nearly 3.21% premium to the current market price of Boingo Wireless, Inc. (WIFI). On the other hand, failure to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $19.76, the lower end of the range.

Stocks To Watch: Focus On Solid Biosciences INC. (SLDB), Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (CLMT)

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The price of Solid Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:SLDB) went up by $0.52 now trading at $10.41. Their shares witnessed a 74.37% increase from the 52-week low price of $5.97 they recorded on 2019-02-07. Even though it is still -426.8% behind the $54.84 high touched on 2018-06-19. The last few days have been rough for the stock, as its price has decreased by -2.62% during the week. It has also performed poorly over the past three months, as it lost around -65.7% while it has so far retreated around -65.92% during the course of a year. The stock of SLDB recorded -61.16% downtrend from the beginning of this year till date. The 12-month potential price target for Solid Biosciences Inc. is set at $10.83. This target means that the stock has an upside potential to increase by 4.03% from the current trading price.

When giving their opinion, around 14.29% of Wall Street analysts, which represents 1 out of 7 rated the stock as a Buy. 5 brokerage firms of the remaining 71.43% rated the stock as a Hold with 1 analyst rating it as a sell. Overall, the number of aggregate SLDB shares held by institutional investors represents 77.4% of total shares. 19 institutions entered new Solid Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:SLDB) positions, 47 added to their existing positions in these shares, 39 lowered their positions, and 21 exited their positions entirely.

Solid Biosciences Inc. (SLDB) trade volume has decreased by -14.23% as around 917,251 shares were sold when compared with its 50-day average volume of traded shares which is 1,069,402. At the moment, SLDB is witnessing a uptrend, as it is trading 6.54% above its 20-day SMA, -47.92% below its 50-day SMA, and -66.88% below its 200-day SMA. The company runs an ROE of roughly -63.1%, with financial analysts predicting that their earnings per share growth will be around 0% per annum for the next five year. This will be compared to the 0% decrease witnessed over the past five years.

The first technical resistance point for Solid Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:SLDB) will likely come at $10.76, marking a 3.25% premium to the current level. The second resistance point is at $11.1, about 6.22% premium to its current market price. On the other hand, inability to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $9.28, the lower end of the range. SLDB’s 14-day MACD is 0.55 and this positive figure indicates an upward trading trend. The company’s 14-day RSI (relative strength index) score is 37.35, which shows that its stock has been neutral. The 20-day historical volatility for the stock stands at 406.8 percent, which is high when compared to that of the 50-day’s 266.98 percent.

The shares of Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:CLMT) has increased by 30.63%, and now trading at $3.71 on the Wall Street in the intra-day deal, with their shares traded now around 1,981,099. This is a rise of 1,706,585 shares over the average 274,514 shares that were traded daily over the last three months. The stock that is trading at $3.71 went higher by 86.43% from its 52-week low of $1.99 that it attained back on 2018-12-24. The stock recorded a 52-week high of $8.75 nearly 277 days ago on 2018-06-04.

CLMT stock has performed well over the past 30 days, as it added 7.85% while its price climbed by 67.87% year-to-date (YTD). Looking at the last few days, it has been good for the stock, as it rose 30.18% over the last week. The stock’s 12-month potential target price is now at $4.83. This means that the stock price might likely increase by 30.19% from its current trading price.1 out of 5 Wall Street analysts which represents 20% rated the stock as a buy while the remaining 60% rated it as a hold, with 20% of analysts rating it as a sell.

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:CLMT) has been utilizing an ROE that is roughly 0%, with stock analysts predicting that the company’s EPS for the next five years will go up by 10% per year, following the -16.1% drop that was witnessed during the past five years. The stock at the moment is on a uptrend, trading 20.49% above its 20-day SMA, 23.74% above its 50-day SMA, and -31.14% below its 200-day SMA. In percentage terms, the aggregate Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. shares held by institutional investors is 15.2%. 10 institutions jumped in to acquire Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (CLMT) fresh stake, 24 added to their current holdings in these shares, 39 lowered their positions, and 16 left no stake in the company.

The stock’s 9-day MACD is 0.14 and this positive figure indicates an upward trading trend. The company’s 9-day RSI score is 69.96, which shows that its stock has been overbought. The 20-day historical volatility for the shares stand at 123.45 percent, which is more when compared to that of the 50-day’s 102.02 percent. On the daily chart, we see that the stock could reach the first level of resistance at $3.93, sporting a 5.6% premium to the current level. The next resistance point is at $4.14, representing nearly 10.39% premium to the current market price of Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (CLMT). On the other hand, failure to breach the immediate hurdles can drag it down to $3.12, the lower end of the range.