Biotechs Bounce Back After Deep Dive Unless you were trading at the open today and covered your shorts you could have been whipsawed in a volatile market that had NASDAQ down to the 3425 level. Many biotech stocks recovered today so no technical damage. The IBB was down 5% low to high over two days [...]
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Gives Biotech Sector A Turbo Boost Vertex (VRTX $82), a laggard in the frothy biotech universe rose an astonishing 58% on positive Phase 2 clinical news from its cystic fibrosis drug VX-661. The study showed statistically significant improvement in lung function among adults who have two copies (homozygous) of the most common mutation [...]
Major Sell-Off Early On April 17–Correction is Here with Some Technical Damage Posted 12.15p EDT, Update at 4:56p The rally yesterday was apparently a head fake as a major sell-off resumed today with the NASDAQ down 2.10% and the S&P down 1.7%. The gold free fall on Monday foreshadowed liquidation of equities as investors have [...]
Biotech and Drug Stocks Remain in the Sweet Spot NAZ Down 0.16% at 3295 at Close A string of market up days was halted today as retail sales and consumer sentiment gave bearish indicators.Commodity stocks were also weak-energy down 1.2%, materials down 1.7%- and there is a “whiff of deflation” in the air according to [...]
Technicals Matter in a MOmentum Market Some important trends are developing in momentum stocks some of which are on in our Life Science Portfolio. As we have written previously many momentum stocks are being driven by media buzz, novel business models and sponsorship from hedge funds and growth mutual funds. If you are a momentum [...]
FED Fuel Fans Feuer The monetized momentum market rolled on today despite the backdrop of bearish commentary from celebrity pundits and strategists. With the DOW hitting new highs at 14,263 (and forgetting about the 2001 NASDAQ 5000 high which is still 2000 points away), growth in the ISM at 56 showing expansion, and China growth pegged [...]
