No news is good news...

Merrill Lynch Nanotechnology index made a nice short term reversal candle but I still don't have anything new to report...


But still I found a good introductory article for anyone who wants to know what future advanced nanotechnology is all about, and how automated molecular manufacturing may make an exponential revolution:
Nanotech Today vs. Nanotech Tomorrow

I recommend the Responsible Nanotechnology Blog to anyone who is still asking himself what the hell is this nano thing... (and it can avoid doing too much hype about the future)

Or check the first posts from this blog:
What is nanotechnology?

And what is this nanotech index thing? Read Below:


Merrill Lynch Nanotech Index

Considering that this Blog will only invest on the nanotechnology industry, trying to benchmark the performance against the S&P 500, Dow or other index would not be entirely appropriate. Unless the nanotech company's performance keeps following the S&P we should not have a problem, but maybe we should use another, more useful benchmark for this Portfolio.

The Merrill Lynch Nanotech Index is composed of 25 companies. In each of these companies a significant portion of their future profits is tied to nanotechnology and because of that the "Big Boys" such as IBM, GE, 3M or Intel were excluded from this index.

We will keep tracking the performance of the Blog Portfolio against the performance of this index and the S&P 500. We'll be trading companies that probably are not listed on the Merrill Lynch's Index since there are many companies that profit from biotechnology and other types of nano materials that are not yet considered nanotechnology.

Here is a link to the 1 year chart of the nanotech index: Nanotech Index