by Raynovich Rod | Mar 17, 2014 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Life Science ETF's and Mutual Funds
XBI Outperforms FBIOX YTD Many biotech stocks sold off today despite a strong market on weak volume as industrials and tech were up about 1.4%. Watch the ETFs compared to Fidelity FBIOX because the sector is more volatile this month. Here is a chart comparing three...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 13, 2014 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools, Life Science ETF's and Mutual Funds
March 17 Update -GREEN DAY with Geopolitical risk on back burner As of 11.38a EDT Industrials lead up 1%, healthcare up 0.8%, IBB up 1.33% Biopharmaceuticals stocks were strong with Rayno large cap picks: Alexion (ALXN $117) up 1.45%, Amgen (AMGN $125) up 1.9%,...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 10, 2014 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
Mini-Rally in Life Science Stocks— Update 10p PDT Biotech stocks recovered off their am lows today with major ETFs (FBT,IBB,XBI ($161.45) up about 0.3% and within 5% of highs. Over the past week or so biopharma stocks have been weak with a “topping”...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 7, 2014 | Biopharmaceuticals
Big Large Cap Winners Down-Volatilty Increasing ETFS: IBB $257 down 1.57%, PBE $45.25 down 1.2% , XBI $159.7 down 1.17% The profit taking which actually began last Friday and, after a brief recovery, resumed yesterday accelerating today. Large caps are leading the way...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 7, 2014 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Diagnostics Companies-After 2013 Financial Reporting Stocks to Watch: Cepheid (CPHD), Exact Sciences (EXAS) , Orasure (OSUR) Price to Sales (P/S) is the best metric of value as many companies in the sector are not profitable. Molecular diagnostics and genomics are...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 4, 2014 | Biopharmaceuticals
Stealth Biotech Sell-Off-Caution Urged-Red Screen Aegerion (AEGR $50) down 7%, Medivation (MDVN $66.9) off 5%, Puma (PBYI $113.5) off 5.4%, IBB ($261.75) off 2.8% , XBI ($161.9 off 3% etc. ———-from 5/4——– Most Biotech Stocks...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 27, 2014 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Rayno Life Science Movers -Diagnostics Review Next Week Despite some choppiness in biotech trading this week many of our stocks did well. I won’t go into some of the unusual volatility in other small and mid-caps lately but that is part of the reason for my...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 25, 2014 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
Biotech May Be A Bubble-But What to Do? The blogosphere is trying to temper bullish sentiment with a lot of “bubble “talk even though the cable channels are still pumping biotech. If you have been around biotech for 25 years especially during the last...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 18, 2014 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
Update 2/21: Life Science stocks have blown through new highs this AM Large and mid-cap biopharma: ALKS BIIB,PCYC,REGN SGEN etc ETFs: IBB ($270) and XBI ($165) at new highs Two Rayno Dx laggard stocks on the move: RGDX and VRML. ———- Rayno Life...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 14, 2014 | Biopharmaceuticals
Profit Taking On High Fliers- INCY, MDVN, PBYI, XBI Agilent(A) Growth Slows NASDAQ Flat at 4234 12:15p EST After hitting new highs this week biotech stocks are in a wave of selling so watch technicals and volume. The small cap, speculative weighted XBI ETF is down...