Rayno Life Sciences: First Half Stock Performance Part 2-ILMN, SQNM
Rayno Diagnostics and Tools-Sequencing Rules Diagnostics and Tools stocks tracked biotech stocks during the huge moves in January/February and sold off until the April bottom. However stocks that are more revenue and earnings driven -Cardiovascular Systems(CSII) and Quidel (QDEL)- did not...
Rayno Life Sciences: First Half Stock Performance Part I-ACHN, AMRI, VRTX
Biopharmaceutical Stocks Come Roaring Back After Q1 Correction Most Stocks Bottomed in April -We are Currently in Rally Mode The biotech sector is up 18% YTD as tracked by most popular ETFs (FBT,IBB,XBI). After a vicious sell-off from the February bubble the biotech sector bottomed in April and...
ETFs Outperformed Managed Biotechnology Funds YTD-FBT Is the Leader
2014 YTD- ETFs Outperformed Managed Funds In Biotech In the past managed life science funds outperformed ETFs but this has reversed in 2014. Fidelity's flagship Select Biotechnology Portfolio (FBIOX) is up 10% YTD and 41.4% over one year, and 229.6% over 5 years. The fund is concentrated in...
Rayno Diagnostics and Tools Stocks: GHDX, ILMN, QGEN, RGDX.
Rayno Life Science Stocks Focused on Genetic Tests and Biomarkers We have been writing about molecular diagnostics and tools stocks for over 5 years. Here is the summary of our Portfolio. Yesterday we provided an update from BIO 2014 on personalized medicine and genetic tests. Many genetic...
BIO 2014 Update #1 Personalized Medicine-Megatrend Momentum Continues
Challenges Ahead But Sequencing Is A Driver We first reported on Personalized Medicine in 2010 with an article on the importance of Biomarkers for exploiting breakthroughs in the molecular basis of disease. The BIO 2014 Personalized Medicine and Diagnostics Forum provided full day coverage...