by Raynovich Rod | May 13, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
Valuations Step-Up With More Deals Prior to the acquisition of Pharmacyclics (PCYC) by Abbvie (ABBV) for $20B, the top price paid for an emerging biotech company was in the $10B range. Two additional companies among the mid-caps were acquired in prior years: Cubist...
by Raynovich Rod | May 8, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
Jobs Report Drive Stocks Higher-DOW Up 1.5% Stocks moved higher on the “goldilocks” job report which showed a gain of 223k added in April. The jobs number was too high to raise concerns about an increase in rates but not too bullish because overall...
by Raynovich Rod | May 1, 2015 | Biopharmaceuticals
Biotech Bounce-Caution on New Positions IBB up 2% at 340 support level Most biotech stocks are green as of early trading on May 1. Although the sector has taken a beating since April 23 most ETFs and funds are outperforming the market year to date up more than 10%. As...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 21, 2015 | Biopharmaceuticals
Update ILMN 12n EDT trading 4/22 Illumina (ILMN) is selling off from the opening and is now down 4.8% on heavy volume of over 2M shares. The stock has a high PE of 83, P/S of 15 and 95% institutional holdings. Profit taking is underway. The chart shows a triple top at...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 16, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
Biotech Sector Moves Up In Tiny Steps Risk Remains On AACR Next Week Will Move Cancer Stocks Biotech indices and ETFs are trying to hit new highs but momentum is easing and trading is choppy. Nonetheless we are moving up from the brief correction near channel lows at...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 8, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
4/13 Update Biotech Sector Uptrend Intact XBI at 232.09 Clovis Oncology (CLVS) Up 13% On Upgrade Biotech Sector Brings In Buyers The late Q1 sell-off appears over as buyers are coming in near the 5o day moving average of the XBI, the more volatile ETF.The IBB shows a...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 7, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
Teva Deal Expands Portfolio and Diagnostic Capabilities Adding RXDX to Rayno Small Cap Portfolio Ignyta, Inc. (RXDX) is an emerging biopharmaceutical Company targeting new oncology drugs that inhibit Tyrosine kinase receptors (Trk) with integrated biomarker-based...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 30, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
Global Rally Today But Healthcare Sector Lags A Bit DOW up 1.49% at 17,976 NASDAQ Up 1.15% at 4947 Healthcare up 0.93% We are in Day Two of the biotech rally that was sparked last Friday with the rumor supported by a Deutsche Bank analyst that Biomarin (BMRN) was a...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 23, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
Update 3/25 Mid-Day Trading NAZ Off 1.55% at 4917 “Bubble Talk” Picking Up-Mid Caps Vulnerable Biotech sector selling picked up today with a dramatic shift in sentiment exacerbated by an overall weak market. Also durable goods fell unexpectedly 1.4% in...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 20, 2015 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
Biotech and Healthcare ETFs Hit An All Time High–Another Rally Coming Today 3/20 M&A: Recent buy-outs of Cubist (CBST) for $9.5B and Pharmacyclics (PCYC) for $21B have raised the valuation bar. The healthcare sector remains strong and biopharmaceuticals are...