NASDAQ Slips Down 0.4% But Biotech Sector Hits New Highs
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). Diagnostics and tools got some...
Biotechnology Does Create Jobs and MASS Effort pays Off
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 firms who invested $1B in 2011...
Rayno Life Science Portfolio: ILMN, RGDX,QQQ
FED Policy Boosts Risk Assets -QQQs Should Outperform IBB We expect the biotech sector to slightly underperform NASDAQ (QQQ $70.22) in light of "QE Forever" yesterday and the shift to financials, materials, tech and other risk assets. Prior to yesterday the biotech sector has outperformed...
“QE” Forever: Buy on Rumor, Buy on News- Market Up 1.5%
Gold, financials, energy and materials soar-Gold up $34 to $1767 You have been hearing about the FED and QE for weeks now and today announced a $40B/month purchase of mortgage securities and after a slight delay the bull market roared ahead. Interest rates will be maintained at an ultra-low...
You Know Its a Bull Market in Biotech When……Update 1 9/8/12
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 XTANDI are expected to begin in...