by Raynovich Rod | Mar 17, 2017 | Biopharmaceuticals
Upbeat Drug Study Data from an Amgen Cholesterol Trial but Stocks are Clobbered Because of Higher Expectations LDL cholesterol is a Toxic Risk Factor Results from a long-term study on the efficacy of a new generation of LDL cholesterol reducing drugs fell short of...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 20, 2017 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
Update-1… 2/22/17 Dow closed at a record 20,775.6 with energy the big loser, healthcare down 0.19% and NASDAQ flattish. Biotech stocks sold off with the IBB down 0.85% after hitting $296 near a 52 week high last Thursday. XBI was hit harder down 1.77% to $67.79....
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 11, 2017 | Biopharmaceuticals
Top Biopharmaceutical Stocks : Performance and Financial Metrics after 2016 Earnings We have updated the comparison of eight large cap biopharma stocks post 2016 earnings for the period ending 2/10/17. Keep in mind that in January 2016 there was a severe correction...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 10, 2017 | Biopharmaceuticals
Update-1… 1:45p EST Biotech Rally Biogen (BIIB) looking good in here at $275+, up 4.2% over five days, down 2.7% YTD. IBB and XBI slight gains. ======== Biotech Rally Takes Levels to January Top IBB up 1% to $284.56, up 7.2% YTD XBI up 1.79% to $67.07, up 13.3%...
by Raynovich Rod | Jan 13, 2017 | Biopharmaceuticals
Large Cap Biopharma Stock Performance YoY from J.P.Morgan Conference The market recovered slightly today from yesterday’s “Trump storm” attacking drug prices. The IBB rose 0.36% and the XBI rose 1.56% . The healthcare sector overall was flat....
by Raynovich Rod | Jan 2, 2017 | Biopharmaceuticals
Update-2…1/6/17– Three Day Biotech Rally…12N EST NASDAQ at New Highs 5532 XBI is up 5 points since last Friday’s close to $63.45;The IBB is up 16 points to $280. Investors are betting on a turnaround in healthcare with positive news from the...
by Raynovich Rod | Dec 20, 2016 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Life Science Sector: What’s Going On With Dx and Tools Stocks? We dropped coverage of Life Science diagnostics and tools stocks in January 2016 just after the severe market correction began. Of course the downdraft opened up great values in several stocks.We...
by Raynovich Rod | Dec 19, 2016 | Biopharmaceuticals
Biotechs Fade After Promising Start-Smaller Cap Winners Biotech stocks got a jump-start this morning peaked quickly then abruptly sold off at about 2p. The IBB ended down 1.33% to 268.79 off recent five-day highs of $274 and considerably off post-election highs of...
by Raynovich Rod | Dec 8, 2016 | Biopharmaceuticals
Biotechs Unhinged-Roiled by Commentary and Tweet storms Biotech stocks rallied briefly early in the week but sold off abruptly over the past two days with a quote from Trump in a Time Person of the Year article as saying, “I’m going to bring down drug...
by Raynovich Rod | Nov 29, 2016 | Biopharmaceuticals
Market Reversal in Biotech Offers Bullish Set-Up After one of the worst down days in months yesterday biotech stocks broadly reversed today giving a short term “nibble” signal. The macro environment got support from economic data as well with upward Q3 GDP...