Solid earnings reports-All of Our Picks Are Strong Holds But Strong Dollar a Factor in 2105 Cardiovascular Systems (CSII) Stock Soars 15% On Strong Revenues Interventional treatments for cardiovascular disease Q2 Revenues soared 38% to $44.7M compared to previous fiscal Q2 2014. Fiscal Q2 2105 loss was $5.3M or (0.17) per share. Hologic (HOLX) Beats […]
FBT up 2.4% to $108 then drifts back to 107; NASDAQ flat 4661 DOW bounced around in 425 point range. Mixed market among biotech stocks after NASDAQ and S&P sell off; momentum eases. Mid-cap immuno-oncology stocks : down AGIO, BLUE, EPZM, SGEN.; up CLVS, INCY, MDVN. Rayno Life Science Movers: Pharmacyclics (PCYC) up 16% to […]
Update-1 …Market Continues Sell-Off With QQQs Treading Water in September Follow Technicals on FBT and QQQ. The Federal Reserve continues to be the main concern of investors as the probability of a rate hike looms greater and sooner. Policy officials will meet next week. The Apple (AAPL) rally was whacked after being up over 4% […]
Update 8/20/14 IWM at $115, NASDAQ at 4528 Rayno Focus Stocks Achillion (ACHN) at 52 week high up 204% YTD and 48 % over 30 days. Gilead (GILD) new all time high at $101.36. Rayno Large Cap Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio (ALXN, AMGN, BIIB, FBT, GILD, REGN,RHHBY) up 24.3% YTD. A coincident rally in IWM […]
Update -2 Aug. 1 Draft Guidance on LDTs Coming from FDA in 60 Days: Tests Must Be Validated More regulation coming means greater development costs and potential time delays for clinical tests in development and currently marketed as LDTs . Presumably LDT tests will be allowed to remain on the market. Potential intermediate term impact […]
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