by Raynovich Rod | Oct 21, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Update-1 10/22. Some follow through in biotech rally but sold off mirroring the NASDAQ about 2p,Maybe BREXIT related but we’ll see later this week after many earnings reports. Large caps have been leading and although the IBB was up 1.66% it sold off from $107...
by Raynovich Rod | Oct 15, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Macro
Update-1 Large caps were mixed but our top picks are doing well: ABBV,BMY,MRK,RHHBY. But bad news from JNJ and BA may have curbed buyer’s sentiment. United Health (UNH) off Mondays lows of $220 to $245. In summary it looks like a good time fo adding larger cap...
by Raynovich Rod | Oct 2, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools, Macro
Update-2 10/4 Broad Rally day: all major averages up 1.4%, NAZ at 7982. Risk back on. But biotech lags major indices IBB up 0.75%, XBI up 0.21% to $76.82. Better trade for biotech has been large caps: ABBV, AMGN, MRK,RHHBY VRTX. Mid-cap movers: BLUE up 3.97%, GWPH up...
by Raynovich Rod | Sep 18, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Update-1 A bit of a sell-off on end of week option expirations and cancellation of China visit to farm Bureau in MT. NAZ down 0.8%, S&P down 0.5%. Less reaction to China news now? Can biotech rally as contrian play to tech and industrials? tape in biotech was...
by Raynovich Rod | Jul 28, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals
8/5… Risk OFF with Trade War and a Currency War XBI down 3.33% to $81.22, IBB down 2.65% to $102.29. WE will update later this week. Tuesday 8/6 we will attend the AACC Clinical EXPO in Anaheim CA. ======== Update-2..8/1 1:30p VRTX sparks biopharma stocks up 6%...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 17, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals
Update-3. Red screen day, post after close, macro intervening again. BMY/CELG delayed on Otezla divestiture. Update -2 …Week Ending 6/21-Biotech stocks up for the week but momentum easing. XBI up 1.2% to $87.26, off Wednesday highs. IBB up .2.2% to $109.45 QQQ...
by Raynovich Rod | May 28, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Macro
Update-2 5/31 2:15 p EDT. Impossible to invest with current Tariff Headwinds-XBI down 1.24% to $79.83. NASDAQ down 1.33%. ========= Update-1 5/29… Better Tape Today Off Lows Despite 1.1% Drop in IBB and 0.93% in XBI One of our top picks from JPM was Amarin...
by Raynovich Rod | May 21, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Macro
Update-2…3:15p EDT…. Mixed day-new post after close, XBI down 0.64%, IBB down 0.94%,, Dow sell-off down 0.43%. ====== Update-1 5/22… Not much follow-through from yesterday but trade-able.A horrible news week with politics, tariffs, chips and China...
by Raynovich Rod | May 5, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals
Traders -look for a turnaround in small cap biopharma and medtech today. NAZ at 7890. 5/10 1:30p EDT….Well we know now that even biotech stocks are not immune to tariffs. Risk off. Major ETFS IBB at 104.5 and XBI near 84 are at intermediate support and off lows...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 30, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals
Biopharma Wrap-Up: Sideways to Neutral in Active Trading for Quarter Biopharma stocks ended the quarter in a snooze as investors took a wait and see attitude as earnings roll-out for large caps. The IBB was off 0.83% today to $106.42 and up 9% QTD. The XBI is still up...