At Last A Deal Sparks Biotech Rally: Gilead Buys Kite for $11.9B+…Update-1
Update-11:30am Aug 28 Green Screen in Biotech Especially CAR-T Plays (BLUE,CLLS,JUNO) NASDAQ up a tad 0.21%, but broad market flattish. Biotech Deal Boosts ETFs: FBT up 2.71%, IBB up 1.53%, XBI up 2.53%. Bellwether Celgene (CELG) up 1.4%. AMGN up 1.24%, BIIB up 2.67%, GILD up 1.57%. Mid-Caps:...
Vacation ’till August 26 Unless Unusual Vol
Not Much To Report-Vacation Doldrums Momentum Has Eased a Tad Investors Expecting Growth from Large Caps and M&A from Mid-Caps. We are on vacation until August 25 unless big news and volatility breaks. Here is where we are as of August 15: IBB at $309.31 off July peak YTD of $327, up 16.55%...
Biotech Snapshot on a Rally Day…Update-2
8/10 Red Screen in the Morning We cautioned on XBI at $78 on 7/31 and today it broke through support at $75 to $74.70. ======= 8/9 Update After Close: A Bit of Caution after Trump's "Fire and Fury" Talk Investors are holding off as global risks rise but biotech and healthcare holds July bottom...
Large Cap Biopharma Earnings Boost Stocks: Update 8/1/17
Rayno Large Cap Biopharma Earnings Summary 8/1/17 Biotech Stocks Hit Highs in Mid-July up 18%, 30% on XBI (Click on "urls" below for Company Press Release) All the large cap biopharmaceutical earnings have come in except Regeneron (REGN) which will report on August 3. Stocks were broadly...
Rayno BioBeat #4: Biotechs Weaken on Profit Taking…Update-2
Update-2 7/31 After Close: Biotechs Remain Weak But No Sell Signal As we track the XBI over the past 5 days we are about 3.2% off highs from $82 down to $78.17. Although the XBI has been our top ETF pick since January 2017 we recently put new buys on hold and suggested last week that the XBI be...