by Raynovich Rod | Jun 21, 2012 | BIOgraph, Biopharmaceuticals, Energy, Macro
Sell-off gets worse with S&P down 2%. Moody’s downgrade of banks expected by end of day. Bear market for commodities? ———– We have been at BIO 2012 in Boston over the past week and will provide interesting trends and data from the...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 1, 2012 | BIOgraph, Macro
Jobs Number Spooks Traders-Dow Erases Gains for the Year Large cap biotechnology and MO growth stocks are taking a big hit today as hedgies take profits. Many of these stocks are still up YTD but profits are quickly eroding. Stocks to watch in technology, retail and...
by Raynovich Rod | May 30, 2012 | BIOgraph, Macro
Look for biotechnology intermediate top as we approach ASCO next week. Market is now driven by hedgies and big funds.IBB ($123.90) double top with YTD high of $126.90 Mid cap biotech index off 1.7%. DX and tools also very weak. S&P unchanged from one year...
by Raynovich Rod | May 17, 2012 | 2025 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Macro
Facebook Hype Effect-Sell MO Stocks? Many of the favorite momentum stocks are being hit with profit taking today including large cap biopharmaceutical stocks. With the NASDAQ down 0.8% at 2850, we see a lot of countertrends like gold up $39.70 off recent lows to...
by Raynovich Rod | May 4, 2012 | BIOgraph, Biopharmaceuticals, Macro
The NASDAQ Biotechnology Index IBB ($122.30) is off 1.5% today and more than 2% off its all time high of $126.65. The first clue to the current sell-off was a CNBC Fast Money Contributor to buy the ETF XBI ($79) earlier in the week at its top of $82. Earlier this...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 23, 2012 | Biopharmaceuticals, Macro
Biotech Outperforming Tech Lately: M&A Hit of the Day Ardea Biosciences The market continues its choppy trend with the QQQ’s off 0.9% to $65 with some Internet high fliers like AMZN and NFLX taking a hit. But biotech recovered from earlier losses with the...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 14, 2012 | Macro
There Is A Fork In the Road-Do you Take It? The past two days have shown some very dramatic trends in the market. But we will not discuss the parabolics of AAPL $589 stock up 8% in five days which you all know (Will newbies get into AAPL now?). Here are some key...
by Raynovich Rod | Mar 9, 2012 | Macro, Weather//Ski Reports-Western US
All the Models Looking Better for PPT We should see a change by next weekend for one of the worst Sierra seasons in recent times. Mammoth has a good base due to excellent man made snow, but has received only 157 in. of snow season TD compared to an average of 342 in.,...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 21, 2012 | Biopharmaceuticals, Macro
Have you read the book “Think Fast,Think Slow” by Daniel Kahneman? Well my System 1 (fast, intuitive and emotional) brain sees a lot of red on the screen telling me to take profits. If you want System 2 (slower, more deliberative, more logical) data to...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 15, 2012 | Biopharmaceuticals, Macro
Market Reversal and a Light Sell-Off Technicals and a market reversal particularly a $20+ drop in AAPL gives us reason to take profits or hedge after a great start to 2012. The S&P is up 7% YTD, NAZ up 12% YTD, and the IBB biotech ETF up 16% YTD near its all...
