by Raynovich Rod | Aug 12, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools, Macro
Update-3…8/16 Big reversal day…summary this weekend with XBI up 2.65% at $82.46 just above support. Update-2… 8/14 Nowhere to hide from Global economic fears-welcome to whipsaw trading. Technicals matter not tweets. Market averages down about 3%...
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 | Jul 11, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals
Update-1 11a EDT, Large cap drugs and biotechs resume slide on drug pricing “reform” from Trump threats. IBB down 1.37%, XPH in downtrend tp $38.41. Laggards holding BIB, GILD. Winners losing MRK, RHHBY. LLY and PFE hit hard. Gene therapy green: BOLD,SGMO....
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 24, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Macro
Update-2… 6/27 2p EDT…Good day for gene therapy stocks My longs CRSP and MGTX are up. Looking better all across the screen in biopharma. Added to ABBV and XNCR yesterday. XBI up but still under $86. Update-1… Another Big Deal in Biotech in a weak...
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 12, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals
Update-3 12:30 P EDT ASCO Rally seems too be kicking in.Green Screen! Update-2 5/15 10;45a EDT Gene therapy and mid-cap biopharma getting traction this am.XBI up 0.7% to $82.44. Update-1 5/14 3:30P EDT,Mid and small cap biotechs rally with NASDAQ, XBI up over 2%. Per...
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...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 29, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals
Large Cap Biopharma Stocks: Performance and Valuations for 2019. In 2019 the IBB was a less risky pick for a biopharma portfolio; ABBV and BMY look good. Merck (MRK) and Vertex (VRTX) were the top winners since 1/15/18. There was a severe correction in biopharma...