click Biotechs Bounce Back: Up From September Lows-Markets Surge Ahead XBI Up 1.66% to $97.16 up from 3 month tech support of $95;IBB up 1.39%. Broad rally brings Dow up 1%, S&P up 0.81% to fresh highs-strong 4 mo. trend line. Sector Winners: Tech (XLK) up 1.18%, Materials (XLB) up 1.08%, Healthcare (XLV) new high up […]
source site Update 9/19 : Lightened up on Abbvie (ABBV) in low 90s with news of CA lawsuit on Humira kickbacks. Amgen (AMGN) hits 52 week high in $204 range, strong hold up 14.9% YTD. GW Pharmaceuticals (GWPH) rallies 6.61% to $159 for second day on cannabis trading frenzy; up 18.7% YTD with market cap $4.5B vs […]
http://oceanadesigns.net/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=http://oceanadesigns.net/marble/ 9/16 The Week That Was: September Trending Down for Biotech NASDAQ-100 Holding (QQQ) at 184 up 1.7% last week. Large caps all weak on Friday; key will be Q3 earnings. FBT, IBB and XBI flat for the week; off highs reached 8/31/18. Mid-caps more mixed with strength in ICPT LGND NBIX NVCR RARE SGEN Healthcare […]
Update: 10:10a Tesaro (TSRO) Soars 15% to $38, short covering or bargain hunters? News item: expansion of Zejula Combo Trial in NSCLC ========= Biotech Weakness in Large Caps Mid-Caps Have Continued Strength The overall market recovered from an early sell-off but there was pronounced biotech weakness as well as in healthcare stocks one of the […]
9/4/18 Biotech Weakness -Profit Taking or Caution for September Swoon? 1 PM EDT FBT down 1.38%, IBB down 1.55%, XBI down 0.73% Biotech stocks were extremely weak as of mid-day trading. Large caps were unusually weak given that they should be less volatile: CELG down 3.55%, BIIB down 3.06%, ALXN down 2.66%, GILD down 2.55%, […]
8/30/18 Weak Rally to another Round of Highs Curbed by more Tough Tariff Threats This week’s rally and uber bullish sentiment was slowed by Tough Talk about $200B in new tariffs next week. Other news from Trump on Google, Facebook and Amazon threatening antitrust action curbed buyers at mid-day. FBT to $157.43 at new highs […]
8/24/18 After Close: Rally Continues with 10/11 Sectors Higher XLV finishes at all time high at $91.89 FED’s Powell Defends Gradual Interest Rate Policy despite Trump pressure Oil Surges 15 to $68.57 on supply concerns with Iran sanctions Major indices hit 52 week highs: S&P 500, Russell 2000, NASDAQ Composite IBB at $117.40 pushing toward 2018 FEB […]
Update-2… 8/12 Biotech and Healthcare Holds on Emerging Market Down Day IBB down 0.55%, XBI down 0.43%, XLV down 0.43% EEM down 2.13%, QQQ down 0.76%. ==== Update-1 Rally Fades a Bit into the Close Biotech stocks were mixed trading closer to the flatline after the close on light summer volume. Macro issues such as drug […]
Update 7/30 at close- –Large Caps Outperform-Very Weak Tape NASDAQ continues slide down 1.39% Large Cap Leaders ABBV up 0.89%, BMY up 3.53%, CELG up 2.87%,MRK up 2%,REGN up 1.06%, VRTX up 1.35%. BIIB down 2.63%. Mid-Cap Red Screen: ACAD down 4.08%, ALNY down 7.37%, BLUE down 4.46%, IMMU down 3.45%, NBIX down 7.68% IBB […]
7/26 We will review all large cap earnings by Saturday 7/28. IBB flat to down over 5 days at $117.87; XBI down 3.2% over 5 days. Technicals do not look good. AstraZeneca (AZN) up 1.9% to $38.15 on $1B new product growth. Stock is at 2018 highs. Biogen (BIIB) stock drops 10% to $344.75 as […]
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