by Raynovich Rod | Jan 24, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Update ….Jan 30 2:45p EST …FED to be Patient and Policy Stance is Appropriate FED to “wait and see” before raising rates-stocks soar. FED-“US Economy in a good place” NASDAQ up 2%, DOW up 1.73%, S&P up 1.53% XLV up 1.27%, IBB...
by Raynovich Rod | Jan 8, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Update-1…1/21/19 Liquid Biopsy I attended a Panel Session on Cancer Liquid Biopsy and although progress is being made on molecular diagnostics there are no newsworthy breakthroughs nor actual data showing a hard timeline. Here is an article from BIO 2016. There...
by Raynovich Rod | Jan 7, 2019 | Biopharmaceuticals
1/7/19 …After Close: Most Mid-Caps held gains but check AH trading Selected Winners today: AGIO 8.7%, ALNY 8.75%, ARRY 8.85%, BLUE 6.67%, BPMC 14.1%, NKTR 7.83%, SGEN 5.68%, ICPT 7.28%, XBI 5.97% (closed at highs. $79.50). Many of these mid-caps are still at low...
by Raynovich Rod | Dec 22, 2018 | Biopharmaceuticals
Update: 12/29/18 Biotech Stocks Halt Slide: IBB down 0.34% to $94.84 and up 4.7% for the week, XBI up 0.73% to $70.09 and up 5.6% for the week. XLV up 3.5% for the week to $85.25.Volatile market trying to hold DEC 24 bottom. Recent trades that worked: ABBV AMGN ; did...
by Raynovich Rod | Dec 5, 2018 | Biopharmaceuticals, Macro
Update -4 After Close 12/7/18 Market Performance for the Week XBI down 7.8%, IBB down 6.6%, XLV down 5.2%, QQQ down 5.11%. Futures not looking good at 12:40a EST, NAZ down 0.82%. Global Growth worries mount; geopolitical turmoil reigns. Moderna (MRNA) IPO closes down...
by Raynovich Rod | Nov 27, 2018 | Biopharmaceuticals
Update-2 December 3 …Our Top Pick TSRO is up 58% on GSK Buyout We recommended Tesaro (TSRO) at $34 and it paid off today with a ~$5.1B buyout by GlaxoSmith Kline! Year End Rally Intact with XBI up over 3% to $84 handle, ====== Update-1 December 1… NASDAQ...
by Raynovich Rod | Oct 10, 2018 | Biopharmaceuticals, Macro
Biotech Momentum Lost Technical Breakdown: XBI Near April Bottom but XLV Looks Good Market Looking for Growth from Large Cap Earnings 10 year auction has tepid demand at Yield of 3.225%, NASDAQ at 7602 own 1.75% (Prices as of mid-day 1:30 p EDT) Biotech momentum...
by Raynovich Rod | Sep 10, 2018 | Biopharmaceuticals
9/16 The Week That Was: September Trending Down for Biotech NASDAQ-100 Holding (QQQ) at 184 up 1.7% last week. Large caps all weak on Friday; key will be Q3 earnings. FBT, IBB and XBI flat for the week; off highs reached 8/31/18. Mid-caps more mixed with strength in...
by Raynovich Rod | Aug 31, 2018 | Biopharmaceuticals
9/4/18 Biotech Weakness -Profit Taking or Caution for September Swoon? 1 PM EDT FBT down 1.38%, IBB down 1.55%, XBI down 0.73% Biotech stocks were extremely weak as of mid-day trading. Large caps were unusually weak given that they should be less volatile: CELG down...
by Raynovich Rod | Aug 23, 2018 | 2023-24 Life Science Portfolios, Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
8/24/18 After Close: Rally Continues with 10/11 Sectors Higher XLV finishes at all time high at $91.89 FED’s Powell Defends Gradual Interest Rate Policy despite Trump pressure Oil Surges 15 to $68.57 on supply concerns with Iran sanctions Major indices hit 52...