by Raynovich Rod | Oct 1, 2014 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
10/3 Jobs Report Clears Path for Q4 Rally 3:30P EDT A more optimistic view of the economy was triggered by a steady gain in jobs with 248k added in August and unemployment dropping below 6% to 5.9%. But average hourly wages fell in September keeping wage growth...
by Raynovich Rod | Sep 24, 2014 | 2024-25 Life Science Portfolios, Biopharmaceuticals
Update-1 …After 1.94% NASDAQ Sell-Off All three market indices got crushed today with a downdraft attributed to ending of QE, rising i rates in 2015, a rising dollar and just plain profit taking. A 3.8% hit on Apple (AAPL) did not help support the QQQ which also...
by Raynovich Rod | Sep 10, 2014 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
Update -1 Choppy Market Continues..Faux Rally on Wednesday? NASDAQ at 4561 Down 0.66% 1-Reiterate profit taking in Achillion (ACHN), Exact Sciences (EXAS) and Illumina (ILMN). 2-XBI treading water at 160 since August 26. Bull market intact. 3-Recent early August new...
by Raynovich Rod | Sep 5, 2014 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
Update-1 …Market Continues Sell-Off With QQQs Treading Water in September Follow Technicals on FBT and QQQ. The Federal Reserve continues to be the main concern of investors as the probability of a rate hike looms greater and sooner. Policy officials will meet...
by Raynovich Rod | Aug 29, 2014 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools, Life Science ETF's and Mutual Funds
As we move into a heavier trading period watch your portfolio for changes as volume picks up. Here are some of our long term portfolio winners where you can take profits: Exact Sciences (EXAS) short squeeze took it to $22. Illumina (ILMN) triple to at $180. Here are a...
by Raynovich Rod | Aug 26, 2014 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
Rayno Biopharmaceutical Stocks- Including New Picks Another great day for biotech with most Rayno stocks in a rally mode with a bit of profit taking on Gilead Sciences(GILD) down 1%. Notable movers up on our core picks are: Alkermes (ALKS), Amgen (AMGN), Ariad (ARIA),...
by Raynovich Rod | Aug 25, 2014 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
Look for a decent rally in the biotech sector today after Roche agreed to pay $8.3B for Intermune which is awaiting approval of pirfenidone,a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The stock is up 36% in pre-market today and was already up 17% over one month....
by Raynovich Rod | Aug 22, 2014 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Life Science ETF's and Mutual Funds
Large Caps Rule Macro and Seasonal Risks Create a Choppy Market The August biotech rally has taken us to the midpoint of the February top and May bottom and is faltering. Look at the XBI SPDR S&P biotech ETF (XBI), a proxy for momentum and smaller cap trading, up...
by Raynovich Rod | Aug 11, 2014 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
Update 8/20/14 IWM at $115, NASDAQ at 4528 Rayno Focus Stocks Achillion (ACHN) at 52 week high up 204% YTD and 48 % over 30 days. Gilead (GILD) new all time high at $101.36. Rayno Large Cap Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio (ALXN, AMGN, BIIB, FBT, GILD, REGN,RHHBY) up...
by Raynovich Rod | Aug 5, 2014 | Biopharmaceuticals
Biotech ETFs or Large Caps Are Best Plays In March 2014 we recommended an overweight in large cap biotech stocks due to volatility and higher risk of smaller cap stocks lacking revenue visibility. As we move into the fourth quarter we will reassess upside in the...