by Raynovich Rod | Apr 20, 2023 | 2023-24 Life Science Portfolios, 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
Healthcare Stocks-Brief Recap for the Week ending 4/28 A nice steady day holding on to gains with the Russell 2000 up 1.015, the NASDAQ up 0.69%,DOW 30 up 0.8% and the S&P 500 up 0.83%. Life science ETFs for the WEEK: XLV down 0.57% to $133..53, IBB down 2.21%...
by Rod Raynovich | Mar 31, 2023 | 2023-24 Life Science Portfolios, Macro
Biotech and Life Science Trades Q1 2023 By the Numbers Leading sectors in Q1 were Tech and Semis.The SPY was up 7% YTD. Small caps beginning to trend up. Healthcare lagging XLV down 5.5% as investors rotate into growth. Despite a strong month and a great finish to the...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 27, 2023 | 2023-24 Life Science Portfolios, 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
Update-1 3/28/23..Sector rotation continues with energy, materials leading today and healthcare, technology down slightly. Consumer confidence rises to 104.2 despite bank failures. Commodities strong.VikingTherapeutics (VKTX) rose 69% on Phase 1 data for Dua...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 12, 2023 | 2023-24 Life Science Portfolios, Macro
Small Cap Biotechs Slammed by SVB Collapse Small Cap biotechs have been hit hard and needs time to sort out. Momentum and sentiment in a risk-off mode. Opportunity to assess good stocks for longer term after seeing how they trade. Nothing like a banking crisis to...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 6, 2023 | 2023-24 Life Science Portfolios, 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
Update-2 3/9/23… Silicon Valley Bank Collapse triggers more selling in small cap biotechs.Sold XBI at $79 for 4% profit now at $75. Large cap biopharma holding up well in green. Jobs grew solidly but at a slower pace.So looking for a 25 bps rate increase. Risk...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 20, 2023 | 2023-24 Life Science Portfolios
SMID Life Science Stocks: Investor or Trader? Despite choppy trading there is an upward tilt to life science stocks since 9/26/22 lows. Three stocks are strong holds: EVH,HOLX and QDEL. Can gene therapy break through in 2023? Our SMID (small and mid) life science...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 13, 2023 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
2/17 Mid-day trading shows healthcare and biopharma gainers , tech losers as FEDspeak (Bullard, Nestor) reiterates rates rising juxtaposed with recession risk rising. Large cap winners: ABBV,AMGN, GILD, MRK etc. UNH up 1.38% XLV up holding above $130 November lows....
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 5, 2023 | 2023-24 Life Science Portfolios
Update-2 2/17…QDEL beats on earnings and revenue of $3.37B. EPS of $13.80.Business combination with Ortho still in flux. Stock looks good on technical basis with accumulation. Good value with P/S 1.97, PE is 5.42 and P/FCF 6.45. Recommendation is a...
by Raynovich Rod | Jan 30, 2023 | 2023-24 Life Science Portfolios, 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
Update-4 Mixed stock market in healthcare and biotech but in an overall weak day as FED and CPI looms. IBB down 0.62% to $132 level. Abbvie (ABBV) beats with Revenue of $58.04B an increase of 3.3% but Humira biosimilars weigh on profit forecast ; pipeline and Botox...
by Raynovich Rod | Nov 15, 2022 | 2023-24 Life Science Portfolios, 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
Update-1 11/18…Healthcare stocks had a good week with the XLV up almost 1% to $134 despite choppiness. We are still facing MACRO headwinds and the FED so stay cautious. There was good tape action in mid-cap biopharmas. Medtech is looking better with the IHI up...