by Raynovich Rod | Oct 3, 2012 | BIOgraph, Biopharmaceuticals
Biotechnology Sector Continues Amazing Bull Run Up 40% YTD The Rayno Life Science Portfolio had nice gains today with 1% + moves from Biogen-Idec (BIIB) and Gilead Sciences (GILD) and with our bellwether ETF (IBB) eking out a 0.5% gain at its 52 week high. Since the...
by Raynovich Rod | Sep 26, 2012 | 2024-25 Life Science Portfolios, 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, BIOgraph
Is There No End to the Biotech Bull Market? Biotech ETFs NASDAQ Biotechnology (IBB) up 36% YTD and NYSE (FBT) up 42% YTD Around 1998 I remember vividly two market conversations: one from a Sun Micro sales executive telling me “there is no end to chip...
by Raynovich Rod | Sep 17, 2012 | BIOgraph, Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
The ETF IBB (142.62) hit an all time high today and is up 36.6% YTD. The low for IBB over two years was August 19, 2011 at $88.50. Our mid-cap biopharma index is up 0.8% with big winners in JAZZ ($54.65) and Exelixis (EXEL $5.40) and Medivation (MDVN $106.27)....
by Raynovich Rod | Sep 17, 2012 | BIOgraph, Biopharmaceuticals, Reading List
The MASS Biotechnology industry has crossed $6B as a 25 year effort beginning in 1985 with the MASS Biotechnology Council. Several major biotechnology companies were created around this time such as Biogen(BIIB) and Vertex (VRTX) as well as major venture capital...
by Raynovich Rod | Sep 3, 2012 | BIOgraph, Biopharmaceuticals
Valuations Don’t Matter-Institutional Holders Are the Drivers Medivation (MDVN $105.65) sold off 3 pts Friday on modest volume today as profit taking ensued after the big run-up from the high 95. With a market cap of $3.89B the sales of the FDA approved drug...
by Raynovich Rod | Aug 27, 2012 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, BIOgraph
ImmunoGen Gets Boost on Breast Cancer Drug Survival Results Immunogen (IMGN $14.36) and Roche announced improved overall survival (OS) as well as progression free survival (PFS) in a Phase III trial for its trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) drug utilizing Targeted...
by Raynovich Rod | Aug 16, 2012 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, BIOgraph, Life Science ETF's and Mutual Funds
QQQs Outperforming Biotech ETFs IBB and XBI-Take a Little Off Biotech Stocks are weak again today with both ETFs showing distribution and momentum moving toward the bottom of the channel. Nothing major but 3-5% off July tops. The QQQs continue to outperform today up...
by Raynovich Rod | Aug 1, 2012 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, BIOgraph, Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Biotechnology Sector Hit with Profit Taking This week’s Barrons: The West Coast Was the Right Coast Wedbush ranked #1 in % change 6 mo (+12.75%), one year (+18.84%) and three year (81.05%) stock picks and Seattle’s McAdams Wright Ragen scored #1 (+14.1%)...
by Raynovich Rod | Jul 25, 2012 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, BIOgraph, Biopharmaceuticals
Rayno Life Science Focus Stocks Are Strong-TMO Added Biopharmaceutical stocks continue their run today beginning with higher sales expectations for Regeneron(REGN $128) with their eye drug for macular degeneration.Regeneron raised expectation for Eyelea to $700-750...
by Raynovich Rod | Jul 20, 2012 | 2024 Rayno Tools and Diagnostics Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
AACC Meeting Hangover Begins With Cepheid Earnings Cuts–Stock Off 24% on Volume of 7M shares Cepheid (CPHD) a leader in molecular diagnostics, forecasted earnings of 38-42 cents a share for the year down from 50-55 cents a share on expected revenues in the...
