Biotechnology Sector (IBB 178) Up Over 30% YTD
Many Rayno Focus Stocks Outperformed the Market
NASDAQ 3431 , S&P 1615
Biopharmaceutical-Top 5 Stocks- % Up YTD
- Albany Molecular (AMRI) 140.7
- Alkermes (ALKS) 59.3
- Astex (ASTX) up 49.5
- Biogen Idec (BIIB) up 48.9
- Pharmacyclics (PCYC) up 47.8
Laggards: Alexion (ALXN), Exelixis (EXEL), Achillion (ACHN)
Diagnostics and Tools-Top 5 Stocks-% Up YTD
- CardioVascular Systems (CSII) 69.6
- Quidel (QDEL) 41.7
- Illumina (ILMN) 37.2
- Exact Sciences (EXAS) 36.4
- ThermoFisher (TMO) 35.4
Laggards: Hologic (HOLX), Sequenom (SQNM)
BG Medicine and Vermillion (VRML) are new picks and volatile.
Biopharmaceutical Stocks
| 2013 | Price | Original | P | Price | %Ret | Price | Price | % Ret | Price | ||
| Summary | Jy’10 | Recomm | Dec’10 | 2010 | Apr’11 | Dec’12 | YTD’13 | Jy1,’13 | |||
| Achillion | ACHN | 3/4/13 | 8.6 | 4.37 | 8.36 | ||||||
| Alexion | ALXN | 50.45 | 2/2/09 | 35 | 80.6 | 130 | 100.8 | 95.4 | 2.26 | 95.86(sp) | |
| Alkermes | ALKS | 3/22/13 | 23 | 18.5 | 59.29 | 29.5 | |||||
| Albany Mol | AMRI | 2/10/11 | 4.68 | added | 4.32 | 5.3 | 140.7 | 12.71 | |||
| Astex | ASTX | 12/27/11 | 1.63 | 2.7 | 49.48 | 4.35 | |||||
| Amgen | AMGN | 51.7 | 2/2/09 | 55 | 54.9 | 0 | 54 | 87.4 | 13.1 | 97.49 | |
| Biogen | BIIB | 49.42 | 2/2/09 | 48.5 | 67.1 | 37 | 73.25 | 149 | 48.85 | 217.88 | |
| Cephalon | CEPH | 55.95 | 2/2/09 | 76.5 | 61.7 | -19 | 76.92 | 80.18 | 30 | acquired | |
| Cubist | CBST | 20.7 | 2/2/09 | 21.5 | 21.4 | -3 | 28.35 | 42.4 | 19.2 | 50.11 | |
| Exelixis | EXEL | trade | 9/2/10 | 3.3 | 8.21 | 148 | 11.12 | 4.58 | 1.97 | 4.66 | |
| First Trust | FBT | 30.4 | 4/15/10 | 37.5 | 39.1 | 3 | 41.3 | 46 | 29.6 | 59.57 | |
| Gilead | GILD | 34.9 | 2/2/09 | 51 | 36.2 | -29 | 42.81 | 72.7 | 40.67 | 51.65(sp) | |
| iShares ETF | IBB | 76.6 | 2/2/09 | 70.5 | 93.4 | 32 | 101.1 | 137.8 | 29.9 | 178.26 | |
| SPDR Bio | XBI | 86.38 | 23.7 | 108.73 | |||||||
| Micromet | MITI | 6.28 | 2/2/09 | 4 | 8.12 | 103 | 5.46 | 10.91 | 272 | acquired | |
| ImmunoGen | IMGN | 12/22/11 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 34.8 | 17.19 | |||||
| Optimer | OPTR | trade | 2/18/11 | 11.8 | added | 13.8 | 9.2 | 60 | 14.5 | ||
| Pharmacycl | PCYC | 6/8/12 | 38.2 | 58 | 47.8 | 85.39 | |||||
| Regeneron | REGN | 21.6 | 2/2/09 | 17.5 | 32.8 | 82 | 45.43 | 173 | 34.5 | 230.14 | |
| Seattle Gen. | SGEN | 11.85 | 2/2/09 | 9.5 | 15 | 57 | 15.72 | 23.3 | 41 | 32.71 | |
| ViroPharma | VPHM | 10.88 | 2/2/09 | 12 | 17.3 | 44 | 20.05 | 22.9 | 29.4 | 29.45 | |
| Paired Trades | |||||||||||
| Pharmacycl | PCYC | long | 6/8/12 | 38.2 | 60 | 51 | 85.39 | ||||
| Medivation | MDVN | short | 6/8/12 | 86.8 | closed | 50 | 7 | 52(split) | |||
| net | 58 | ||||||||||
| Alkermes | ALKS | long | 3/22/13 | 23 | 18.5 | 27 | 29.5 | ||||
| Infinity | INFI | short | 3/22/13 | 48.7 | closed | 35 | 18 | 16.6 | |||
| net | 45 | ||||||||||
Diagnostics and Tools Stocks
| 2010-2013 | Original | Price | Price | % | Price | Price | % RET | Price | %RET | |||
| DX and Tools | Recomm | Dec’10 | Ret | 10/2/12 | 1/2/13 | 1 yr | 7/1/13 | YTD | ||||
| Abaxis | ABAX | 2/2/09 | 15 | 26.9 | 79 | 37.9 | 37.8 | 36.7 | 48.36 | 30.4 | ||
| BG Medicine | BGMD | 5/15/13 | 1.73 | NEW | 2.32 | -58 | 1.27 | -45 | ||||
| CardioV.Sys. | CSII | 11/5/10 | 7.15 | 11.7 | 63 | 11.45 | 13 | 29.7 | 21.29 | 69.6 | ||
| Celera | CRA | 3/28/10 | 7 | 6.3 | 18 | acquired | ||||||
| Cepheid | CPHD | 10/23/12 | 31.4 | NEW | 35.5 | 13 | 34.72 | 2.54 | ||||
| Exact Sci | EXAS | 12/10/10 | 5.6 | 5.98 | 6.8 | 11.36 | 11 | 36 | 14.44 | 36.4 | ||
| GenomicH | GHDX | 2/26/13 | 28.5 | NEW | 27.24 | 6.3 | 32.85 | 20.6 | ||||
| GenProbe | GPRO | 2/2/09 | 45 | 58.4 | 30 | 82.55 | acquired | |||||
| Hologic | HOLX | 4/9/13 | 21.6 | NEW | 20 | 19.57 | -2.2 | |||||
| Illumina | ILMN | 2/2/09 | 29 | 63.3 | 118 | 51.2 | 55.4 | 81.8 | 76.27 | 37.2 | ||
| Immucor | BLUD | 4/5/10 | 20 | 19.8 | 0 | acquired | ||||||
| Alere | ALR | 2/2/09 | 25 | 36.6 | 46 | 19.64 | 19 | -18 | 25.05 | 35.4 | ||
| MicroFluidics | MFLU | 7/6/10 | 0.77 | 1.34 | 74 | acquired | ||||||
| NeoGen | NEOG | 7/2/10 | 26 | 41 | 58 | 42.8 | 45.6 | 48.8 | 56.41 | 24.5 | ||
| Qiagen | QGEN | 3/15/10 | 21.5 | 19.6 | -9 | 19 | 18.8 | 36 | 20.05 | 10.5 | ||
| Quidel | QDEL | 6/16/10 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 16 | 18.65 | 19.9 | 31.3 | 26.45 | 41.7 | ||
| ResponseG | RGDX | 2/3/12 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -13 | 1.52 | 9.35 | ||||
| Sequenom | SQNM | 11/18/09 | 3.75 | 8.03 | 114 | 3.5 | 4.93 | 10.8 | 4.3 | -7.6 | ||
| SeraCare | SRLS | 11/18/09 | 2.75 | 4.75 | 73 | acquired | ||||||
| ThermoFish | TMO | 7/25/12 | 53.5 | NEW | 59.4 | 65 | 44.5 | 86.35 | 35.4 | |||
| Vermillion | VRML | 5/15/13 | 2.53 | NEW | 1.37 | 73 | 2.65 | 101 | ||||