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 10, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Macro
Update-3 6/17 11:30 a EDT Pfizer (PFE) $11B Buyout of Array Pharmaceuticals (ARRY) Sparks Rally in biotech. As usual M&A brings buyers into biotech. ARRY up 56% on Pfizer $11B buyout. XBI up 3.68% to $84.46. Green screen in mid-caps, gene therapy. ==========...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 5, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Macro
Update-3…6/7- 1p EDT… Broad Tech Rally Underway Hot stocks in life science: CRSP, GILD, GSK, ILMN, VRTX, XBI up 1.56%. Update-2 …Bit of a rally at the close on the day-to-day tariff drama- now softening on Mexican tariffs; way too much obsession and...
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 17, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals
Update-2…NASDAQ Rally triggers biotechs-XBI up 2.3% to $82.63 just above 2019 support level.Administration eased Huawei blocks because of trade concerns. Update -1 …11a EDT-Biotech Red Screen-Following NASDAQ. Risk-Off. The sell-off that started with...
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 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...