Speculative advice
Novartis was one of the great disasters on the Swiss stock exchange over the past 12 months. The share has dropped by more than 30%, from CHF 100 last summer to less than CHF 70 at the end of March 2016. The stock is trading at the same levels as in 2006 (! ) which shows that a buy & hold" strategy is not always a winning one, even on swiss "blue chips".
Transocean, US company based in Vernier, Geneva, is the leader in the services of deep waters platforms to the oil industry. The litigations related to BP and the explosions of the Macondo well in 2010 have been settled long ago. Like all oil service companies, Transocean has suffered from declining orders from clients, putting its revenues under pressure since 2015.
