by Raynovich Rod | Oct 10, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals
Update-2 10/13…Biotech IPOs Remain Weak-Recent rally was weak for small cap biotechs Vir Biotechnology (VIR): A clinical stage immunology and infectious disease Company focused on new therapies for hepatitis (HBV), Influenza A, HIV and TB went public on Friday....
by Raynovich Rod | Oct 7, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals
10/09/19 Better tape today but a lot of random churning and tactical trading, biopharma under siege? NASDAQ up 1.17%. Talk about mini-deal with China. Large cap leaders with IBB flat: REGN MRK BMY. Mid caps weak with XBI down 0.63%. JNJ woes continue with $8B verdict...
by Raynovich Rod | Oct 2, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools, Macro
Update-2 10/4 Broad Rally day: all major averages up 1.4%, NAZ at 7982. Risk back on. But biotech lags major indices IBB up 0.75%, XBI up 0.21% to $76.82. Better trade for biotech has been large caps: ABBV, AMGN, MRK,RHHBY VRTX. Mid-cap movers: BLUE up 3.97%, GWPH up...
by Raynovich Rod | Sep 24, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Macro
With biotech in a funk this timely article from Barron’s should help. Barron’s to the Rescue: Future of Biotech, article offers picks from a new Roundtable (above link may not open because requires subscription) Some of the picks ASND, MDCO,MGTX,NVTA,RGNX,...
by Raynovich Rod | Sep 18, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Update-1 A bit of a sell-off on end of week option expirations and cancellation of China visit to farm Bureau in MT. NAZ down 0.8%, S&P down 0.5%. Less reaction to China news now? Can biotech rally as contrian play to tech and industrials? tape in biotech was...
by Raynovich Rod | Aug 28, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals
Update-1 Aug 31 Saturday-Biotech Stocks on the Road to Nowhere? IBB flat for the week at $102.89, down 5 pts for the month. XBI flat for the week at $80.37 down 7 pts for the month. Alexion (ALXN) down 10.17% to $100.76 on patent challenge from Amgen (AMGN) on...
by Raynovich Rod | Aug 19, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools, Macro
Update -3 Bearish trends in biopharma continue with both the IBB and XBI down with 30 min of trading to go. We will do a review of the healthcare sector later this week continuing the theme after the AACC of the need for diversification within healthcare e.g. medtech,...
by Raynovich Rod | Aug 12, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools, Macro
Update-3…8/16 Big reversal day…summary this weekend with XBI up 2.65% at $82.46 just above support. Update-2… 8/14 Nowhere to hide from Global economic fears-welcome to whipsaw trading. Technicals matter not tweets. Market averages down about 3%...
by Raynovich Rod | Jul 28, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals
8/5… Risk OFF with Trade War and a Currency War XBI down 3.33% to $81.22, IBB down 2.65% to $102.29. WE will update later this week. Tuesday 8/6 we will attend the AACC Clinical EXPO in Anaheim CA. ======== Update-2..8/1 1:30p VRTX sparks biopharma stocks up 6%...
