Calls
13
#606
Alpha Score 44.8
David Nicoski
CIO, Vermilion Research
Win Rate
61.5%
return
+0.1%
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Ticker
Side
Mentions
First Call
Call Price
P&L
Thesis
Theme
Source
Long
Aug 03
$107.12
-1.4%
Healthcare/medical devices are showing relative strength improvement as funds reduce tech weight. IHI, Medtronic, Abbott, and Baxter have started outperforming in the last month and a half and should continue.
MedTech
Long
Aug 03
$28.10
+0.4%
Healthcare/medical devices are showing relative strength improvement as funds reduce tech weight. IHI, Medtronic, Abbott, and Baxter have started outperforming in the last month and a half and should continue.
MedTech
Long
Aug 03
$37.17
+1.2%
European banks moved from negative to positive interest rates and have been outperforming for nearly five years. They remain a strong buy, including UBS and Deutsche Bank.
Banks
Long
Aug 03
$42.10
+0.4%
European banks moved from negative to positive interest rates and have been outperforming for nearly five years. They remain a strong buy, including UBS and Deutsche Bank.
Equity Indexes
Long
Aug 03
$54.19
-0.2%
Healthcare/medical devices are showing relative strength improvement as funds reduce tech weight. IHI, Medtronic, Abbott, and Baxter have started outperforming in the last month and a half and should continue.
Thematic ETFs
Long
Aug 03
$64.67
+0.1%
Insurance names with limited exposure to funding AI debt are attractive as the AI trade gets crowded; credit default swaps on AI-related names are rising, making insurers with less private debt/equity safer.
Thematic ETFs
Long
Aug 03
$86.68
-0.5%
Healthcare/medical devices are showing relative strength improvement as funds reduce tech weight. IHI, Medtronic, Abbott, and Baxter have started outperforming in the last month and a half and should continue.
MedTech
Long
Aug 03
$149.29
-0.8%
Walmart and Costco had unfounded premium valuations; Target is significantly outperforming both over the last six months as the market rotates within consumer defensives.
Staples Retail
Long
Aug 03
$52.75
+0.6%
European banks moved from negative to positive interest rates and have been outperforming for nearly five years. They remain a strong buy, including UBS and Deutsche Bank.
Banks
Long
Aug 03
$58.77
-0.5%
Energy (XLE) has outperformed tech since COVID lows. XLE is above a 20-year base, companies are cash flow positive, and oil is unlikely to fall to $40. Fund flows into energy could drive significant gains.
Thematic ETFs
Long
Aug 03
$57.38
+1.1%
Rotation out of overconcentrated tech into previously underperforming sectors as breadth improves; everything sold to buy tech is now outperforming. Relative strength is improving in financials, healthcare, and consumer staples.
Thematic ETFs
Long
Aug 03
$84.99
+0.6%
Rotation out of overconcentrated tech into previously underperforming sectors as breadth improves; everything sold to buy tech is now outperforming. Relative strength is improving in financials, healthcare, and consumer staples.
Thematic ETFs
Long
Aug 03
$162.10
+0.1%
Rotation out of overconcentrated tech into previously underperforming sectors as breadth improves; everything sold to buy tech is now outperforming. Relative strength is improving in financials, healthcare, and consumer staples.
Thematic ETFs
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David Nicoski has 13 trade ideas tracked on Buzzberg across 13 tickers since August 2026. Ranked #606 on the Buzzberg Alpha leaderboard. Most covered: XLF, XLE, UBS.
