by Raynovich Rod | Apr 24, 2013 | BIOgraph, Biopharmaceuticals
Biotech Sector Off All Time Highs This Week-IBB Down 2.5% The biotech melt-up that coincided with the surprising Vertex (VRTX) 60% move on April 19 has run its course and the IBB is now 7 pts off the all time high of $177. Vertex was off 4.75% today. Daily trading...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 19, 2013 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, BIOgraph
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Gives Biotech Sector A Turbo Boost Vertex (VRTX $82), a laggard in the frothy biotech universe rose an astonishing 58% on positive Phase 2 clinical news from its cystic fibrosis drug VX-661. The study showed statistically significant improvement...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 17, 2013 | Biopharmaceuticals, Macro
Major Sell-Off Early On April 17–Correction is Here with Some Technical Damage Posted 12.15p EDT, Update at 4:56p The rally yesterday was apparently a head fake as a major sell-off resumed today with the NASDAQ down 2.10% and the S&P down 1.7%. The gold free...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 15, 2013 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, BIOgraph, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools, Macro
Gold Crash Spooks Traders-Life Science Stocks Lose Resilience IBB ($166.82) Down 1.6% Rayno Life Science Stocks- Quick Look With NAZ at 2343 We have not made any Rayno Portfolio changes but have added two stocks recently: Genomic Health (GHDX) and Hologic (HOLX) both...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 12, 2013 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Macro
Biotech and Drug Stocks Remain in the Sweet Spot NAZ Down 0.16% at 3295 at Close A string of market up days was halted today as retail sales and consumer sentiment gave bearish indicators.Commodity stocks were also weak-energy down 1.2%, materials down 1.7%- and there...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 10, 2013 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Life Science Stocks Blow Through New Highs The Rayno Biopharma stocks continued their run today and some Tools/DX stocks are freshening up. Yesterday we added Hologic (HOLX) as a turnaround/value play and it is up 1.73%. Other Rayno winners in this lagging sector...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 4, 2013 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, BIOgraph, Macro
Biotechnology Sector Q2 2013- At All Time Highs The BTK and ETFs such as the IBB and XBI hit all time highs on April 2. Of course the current ramp cannot go on forever because money moves on, speculation ebbs and math intervenes. We have been picking biotech stocks...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 28, 2013 | 2024-25 Life Science Portfolios, Biopharmaceuticals
Rayno Life Science Stocks Having A Nice Q1 Ending Run Well known Large Caps Dominate Rayno focus stocks that are running up 2% + today: AMGN, AMRI, ASTX, BIIB, GILD, QGEN, and REGN. The Biopharma sector is outperforming Tools and Dx for Q1. Tools and DX winners for...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 22, 2013 | BIOgraph, Biopharmaceuticals
Rayno Biopharmaceutical Stocks In a Stealth Rally-Most Core Positions Up No changes have been made in core portfolio positions except as noted below. See update in Seeking Alpha. Action today with strong charts since Feb 26 Sell-Off ALXN ($93) stable and recovering...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 14, 2013 | Biopharmaceuticals, Macro
Technicals Matter in a MOmentum Market Some important trends are developing in momentum stocks some of which are on in our Life Science Portfolio. As we have written previously many momentum stocks are being driven by media buzz, novel business models and sponsorship...
