source 11/16…TSRO Alert at $35, Up 32%, Company is for Sale 11/15p After Close…Traders: Rally is intact but needs another green day to confirm. Big mid-cap 4% movers today: AGIO ARNA (up 21.6%) ARRY CRSP LOXO NBIX ICPT SRPT XNCR We added small positions over the past week in ABBV AMRN KPTI QQQ XLV and XBI as […]
orlistat ordering Update at Close 11/9/18 Remain Cautious as Rally Fails The NASDAQ down 1.6% and Russell 2000 down 1.8%, sold off killing hopes of a continued Post-Election rally. The biotech sector is for experienced traders only. The healthcare still looks good overall with the XLV down only 0.29% at $92.95. The XBI was crushed again down […]
go here Biotech Momentum Lost Technical Breakdown: XBI Near April Bottom but XLV Looks Good Market Looking for Growth from Large Cap Earnings 10 year auction has tepid demand at Yield of 3.225%, NASDAQ at 7602 own 1.75% (Prices as of mid-day 1:30 p EDT) Biotech momentum losses were triggered by a reversal in investor psychology because […]
Update 10/5/18 Very Weak Technicals after Biotech Sell-Off NASDAQ market closed off the lows down 1.16% at 7788. Biotech ETF IBB down 1.15% just above 3 month support of 116. Biotech ETF XBI down 1.51% at 90.45 broke downtrend line and May support at 92. More losers again but a several winners: e.g. BLUE,CRSP,IONS,RHHBY. Our […]
Update 9/26: FED Rate Hike Curbs Traders but Biotech Rolls On The market dipped slightly then went red about 3:30P EDT resulting in a 0.4% loss for the Dow. Main rates will rise to the 2 to 2.25% level with more rate hikes in the future. During Trump’s Press Conference today he said he does not […]
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 […]
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 […]
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%, […]
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