Archives for March 23, 2019

Beats’ spin on the new AirPods could debut in April

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The true wireless Powerbeats may use Apple’s H1 chip and support “Hey Siri.”

Apple at long last has updated its AirPods, and subsidiary Beats may be set to expand its own product lineup with its first true wireless earbuds. CNET reports Beats will announce a fully wireless version of its Powerbeats next month.

They could include the same H1 chip as the latest AirPods and may have handsfree support for Apple’s voice assistant through the “Hey Siri” function. The true wireless Powerbeats may also offer more use out of a single charge than AirPods (which offer about five hours of listening time).

Beats adopted a similar release strategy after Apple announced the first version of AirPods in 2016. Soon after, it revealed several headphones with the same W1 chip as its parent company’s earphones.

The Nissan Leaf Plus adds more EV range but not more fun

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It needs more jazz hands.

While other automakers were debating the merits of the electric car, Nissan was already selling the Leaf (the little EV hit the market in 2010, two years before the Model S). The automaker has sold over 400,000 units since then. That’s impressive. But in the past nine years, the EV market has changed, and when the latest version of the vehicle was unveiled, it had a range of 151 miles. That’s clearly not enough for our new over-200-mile-range vehicle world. So in January of this year, the Leaf Plus (starting at $36,550) with 226 miles of range appeared. Problem solved, right? Well, maybe.

Firefox finally takes fuller advantage of your iPad

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Mozilla’s browser supports split-screen, easier tab control and beyond.

Your choices for iPad-friendly web browsers just got ever-so-slightly larger. Mozilla has released an arguably overdue version of Firefox that aims to take better advantage of the iPad’s extra screen real estate. It supports iOS’ built-in split screen and support for keyboard shortcuts, as you might expect, but there are also interface tweaks specific to the tablet version. Firefox now shows all your tabs as easier-to-discern tiles, and private browsing is a single tap away on the main screen.

The new version also enables sending tabs to other synced devices (no more copy-pasting links). And if you use Outlook for iOS, you now have the option of setting Firefox as your default browser.

This combination of features probably won’t have you racing to replace your existing browser if you’re already happy. It might, however, tip the balance if you were already looking Mozilla’s way and were just waiting for a Firefox version that did justice to your Apple slate.

Self-healing 3D-printed gel has a future in robots and medicine

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A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) is integration device with several laboratory functions

The hydrogel is soft, yet strong and responsive, and it can be formed in LEGO-like blocks.

Robots might be a little more appealing — and more practical — if they’re not made of hard, cold metal or plastic, but of a softer material. Researcher at Brown University believe they’ve developed a new material that could be ideal for “soft robotics.” It’s already demonstrated that it can pick up small, delicate objects, and it could form customized microfluidic devices — sometimes called “labs-on-a-chip” and used for things like spotting aggressive cancers and making life-saving drugs in the field.

The 3D-printed hydrogel is a dual polymer that’s capable of bending, twisting or sticking together when treated with certain chemicals. One polymer has covalent bonds, which provide strength and structural integrity. The other polymer has ionic bonds, which allow more dynamic behaviors like bending and self-adhesion. Together, the polymers create a material that is soft, strong and responsive — ideal for creating a soft, robotic grip.

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Above, the researchers demonstrated the self-adhering behavior on the tail of a 3-D printed hydrogel salamander.

The hydrogel could also be a promising base for microfluidic devices — used for everything from cancer treatments to liquid-based watch tech and detecting explosives. Until now, it’s been hard to pattern hydrogels with the complex channels and chambers needed in microfluidics. But because this new material is 3D-printed, it can be made in stackable LEGO-like blocks, and “complex microfluidic architectures” can be incorporated into each block. These could create a type of modular system in which blocks with different microfluidic channels could be fit together as needed.

The material isn’t quite ready for use. Researchers say they’re still tweaking the polymers to get even more durability and functionality. If they succeed, this could make building soft robotic components and labs-on-a-chip as simple as snapping together LEGO pieces — or at least significantly easier.

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Above, the self-adhering behavior was used to make hydrogel building blocks that fit together like LEGO blocks.


Stock to Watch- Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CODX)

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On Thursday, Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CODX) reached at $1.21 price level during last trade its distance from 20 days simple moving average was 1.00%, and its distance from 50 days simple moving average was 0.91% while it has a distance of -50.98% from the 200 days simple moving average.

Past 5 years growth of CODX observed at N/A, and for the next five years the analysts that follow this company are expecting its growth at N/A. The average true range (ATR) is a measure of volatility introduced by Welles Wilder in his book, “New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems.” The true range indicator is the greatest of the following: current high less the current low, the absolute value of the current high less the previous close and the absolute value of the current low less the previous close. The average true range is a moving average, generally 14 days, of the true ranges.

Liquidity:

The stock has a market cap of $20.41M with 16.87M shares outstanding, of which the float was 9.98M shares. Analysts consider this stock active, since it switched Trading volume reached 905,827 shares as compared to its average volume of 934.93K shares. The Average Daily Trading Volume (ADTV) demonstrates trading activity related to the liquidity of the security. When Ave Volume tends to increase, it shows enhanced liquidity.

But when Ave Volume is lower, the security will tend to be cheap as people are not as keen to purchase it. Hence, it might have an effect on the worth of the security. CODX’s relative volume was 0.98. Relative volume is a great indicator to keep a close eye on, but like most indicators it works best in conjunction with other indicators and on different time frames. Higher relative volume you will have more liquidity in the stock which will tighten spreads and allow you to trade with more size without a ton of slippage.

Important Technical Indicators Analysis Report and Volatility Measures:

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is used in the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), which calculates the predictable return of an asset based on its beta and predictable market returns. Beta is also known as the beta coefficient.

A beta of 1 indicates that the security’s price moves with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security is theoretically less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security’s price is theoretically more volatile than the market. After a recent check, beta value for this stock comes out to be N/A. A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns (volatility) for CODX producing salvation in Investors mouth, it has week volatility of 7.70% and for the month booked as 7.25%. Regardless of which metric you utilize, a firm understanding of the concept of volatility and how it is measured is essential to successful investing. A stock that maintains a relatively stable price has low volatility. When investing in a volatile security, the risk of success is increased just as much as the risk of failure.

The volatility value is used by the investors for various reasons and purposes in measuring the fundamental price change and the rate of variation in CODX’s price. The ART is a specific type of indicator, which is capable of weighing up stock volatility in the financial markets effectively.

Co-Diagnostics, Inc. has an average true range (ATR) of 0.08. Other technical indicators are worth considering in assessing the prospects for EQT. CODX’s price to sales ratio for trailing twelve months was 644.22 and price to book ratio for most recent quarter was 121.00, whereas price to cash per share for the most recent quarter was 9.28. The Company’s price to free cash flow for trailing twelve months was N/A. Its quick ratio for most recent quarter was 1.10. Analysts mean recommendation for the stock was N/A. This number is based on a 1 to 5 scale where 1 indicates a Strong Buy recommendation while 5 represents a Strong Sell.

Should You Go With High Insider Ownership?

Many value investors look for stocks with a high percent of insider ownership, under the theory that when management are shareholders, they will act in its own self interest, and create shareholder value in the long-term. This aligns the interests of shareholders with management, thus benefiting everyone. While this sounds great in theory, high insider ownership can actually lead to the opposite result, a management team that is unaccountable because they can keep their jobs under almost any circumstance.

Co-Diagnostics, Inc.‘s shares owned by insiders remained 40.77%, whereas shares owned by institutional owners are 1.30%.

Where Do Relative Strength Index (RSI) Stands?

Perhaps, it is one of the most important indicators, because it is used in the technical analysis of the stock in the money market. The relative strength index (RSI) is claimed to depict the latest and past performances of the stock market, based upon the ending price volumes of the current trading period. The RSI is characterized as a momentum oscillator, evaluating the speed and scale of directional price shifts. The momentum exemplifies both rising and falling rates of the Price in the stock market. Using RSI, you can calculate momentum as the percentage of elevated closes to reduced closes. But if the stocks have experienced optimistic changes rapidly, then it might have an increased RSI than stocks. So, it might cause negative changes in the market.

The RSI index is largely used by traders on a 14-day time period and is evaluated on a range from 0 to 100, along with both high and low volumes marked at 70 and 30, correspondingly. Both the shorter and longer timeframes are used by the traders for shorter and longer purposes. It further adds high and low ranges like from 80 to 20 and from 90 to 10. This trend takes place less repeatedly.

However, it represents stronger momentum in the market. In the meantime, the Accenture plc’s 14-day RSI was settled at 52.89. All in all, the trends of the stock market were shifting slowly but surely.

Meanwhile, CODX traded under umbrella of Healthcare sector, the stock was traded -81.83% ahead of its 52-week high and 34.44% beyond its 52-week low. So, both the price and 52-week high indicators would give you a clear-cut picture to evaluate the price direction.

Stock to Watch- Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:AXAS)

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On Thursday, Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:AXAS) reached at $1.42 price level during last trade its distance from 20 days simple moving average was 11.11%, and its distance from 50 days simple moving average was 13.29% while it has a distance of -26.18% from the 200 days simple moving average.

Past 5 years growth of AXAS observed at 23.80%, and for the next five years the analysts that follow this company are expecting its growth at 2.00%. The average true range (ATR) is a measure of volatility introduced by Welles Wilder in his book, “New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems.” The true range indicator is the greatest of the following: current high less the current low, the absolute value of the current high less the previous close and the absolute value of the current low less the previous close. The average true range is a moving average, generally 14 days, of the true ranges.

Liquidity:

The stock has a market cap of $232.99M with 164.08M shares outstanding, of which the float was 162.03M shares. Analysts consider this stock active, since it switched Trading volume reached 1,177,451 shares as compared to its average volume of 1.09M shares. The Average Daily Trading Volume (ADTV) demonstrates trading activity related to the liquidity of the security. When Ave Volume tends to increase, it shows enhanced liquidity.

But when Ave Volume is lower, the security will tend to be cheap as people are not as keen to purchase it. Hence, it might have an effect on the worth of the security. AXAS’s relative volume was 1.01. Relative volume is a great indicator to keep a close eye on, but like most indicators it works best in conjunction with other indicators and on different time frames. Higher relative volume you will have more liquidity in the stock which will tighten spreads and allow you to trade with more size without a ton of slippage.

Important Technical Indicators Analysis Report and Volatility Measures:

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is used in the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), which calculates the predictable return of an asset based on its beta and predictable market returns. Beta is also known as the beta coefficient.

A beta of 1 indicates that the security’s price moves with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security is theoretically less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security’s price is theoretically more volatile than the market. After a recent check, beta value for this stock comes out to be 1.54. A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns (volatility) for AXAS producing salvation in Investors mouth, it has week volatility of 8.82% and for the month booked as 7.95%. Regardless of which metric you utilize, a firm understanding of the concept of volatility and how it is measured is essential to successful investing. A stock that maintains a relatively stable price has low volatility. When investing in a volatile security, the risk of success is increased just as much as the risk of failure.

The volatility value is used by the investors for various reasons and purposes in measuring the fundamental price change and the rate of variation in AXAS’s price. The ART is a specific type of indicator, which is capable of weighing up stock volatility in the financial markets effectively.

Abraxas Petroleum Corporation has an average true range (ATR) of 0.10. Other technical indicators are worth considering in assessing the prospects for EQT. AXAS’s price to sales ratio for trailing twelve months was 1.56 and price to book ratio for most recent quarter was 2.12, whereas price to cash per share for the most recent quarter was N/A. The Company’s price to free cash flow for trailing twelve months was N/A. Its quick ratio for most recent quarter was 0.50. Analysts mean recommendation for the stock was 1.60. This number is based on a 1 to 5 scale where 1 indicates a Strong Buy recommendation while 5 represents a Strong Sell.

Should You Go With High Insider Ownership?

Many value investors look for stocks with a high percent of insider ownership, under the theory that when management are shareholders, they will act in its own self interest, and create shareholder value in the long-term. This aligns the interests of shareholders with management, thus benefiting everyone. While this sounds great in theory, high insider ownership can actually lead to the opposite result, a management team that is unaccountable because they can keep their jobs under almost any circumstance.

Abraxas Petroleum Corporation‘s shares owned by insiders remained 1.60%, whereas shares owned by institutional owners are 56.20%.

Where Do Relative Strength Index (RSI) Stands?

Perhaps, it is one of the most important indicators, because it is used in the technical analysis of the stock in the money market. The relative strength index (RSI) is claimed to depict the latest and past performances of the stock market, based upon the ending price volumes of the current trading period. The RSI is characterized as a momentum oscillator, evaluating the speed and scale of directional price shifts. The momentum exemplifies both rising and falling rates of the Price in the stock market. Using RSI, you can calculate momentum as the percentage of elevated closes to reduced closes. But if the stocks have experienced optimistic changes rapidly, then it might have an increased RSI than stocks. So, it might cause negative changes in the market.

The RSI index is largely used by traders on a 14-day time period and is evaluated on a range from 0 to 100, along with both high and low volumes marked at 70 and 30, correspondingly. Both the shorter and longer timeframes are used by the traders for shorter and longer purposes. It further adds high and low ranges like from 80 to 20 and from 90 to 10. This trend takes place less repeatedly.

However, it represents stronger momentum in the market. In the meantime, the Accenture plc’s 14-day RSI was settled at 59.96. All in all, the trends of the stock market were shifting slowly but surely.

Meanwhile, AXAS traded under umbrella of Basic Materials sector, the stock was traded -56.57% ahead of its 52-week high and 57.76% beyond its 52-week low. So, both the price and 52-week high indicators would give you a clear-cut picture to evaluate the price direction.