by Raynovich Rod | Aug 5, 2018 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
9/10 Update: Long Tesaro (TSRO) We added small positions at $32 on August 21 and more on 9/7 at $35+. =============== Rayno Biopharma Performance 2018: YTD 8/4 Large Caps Begin to Outperform FBT Is the Best All Around Life Science Play up 19% YTD We have provided...
by Raynovich Rod | Jul 17, 2018 | Biopharmaceuticals
Updates: 7/19 pm… Abbvie (ABBV) takes a 4.7% hit on Citron short seller call. Basis for call would be pressure from FDA and Scott Gottlieb concerning stalling by drug companies on biosimilars. Many reports cite biosimilar risk to blockbuster Humira. Merck...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 30, 2018 | 2023-24 Life Science Portfolios, 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio
Biotech Bull Market: Up 25.39% Over 2 Years With High Volatility XBI Outperforms Up 12% YTD; FBT is Comparable, IBB lags. Three Funds did well in H1 2018 (7-9%). Biotech stocks peaked in July 2015 and reached a bottom on 10/31/16 gradually clawing their way back to a...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 21, 2018 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals
Momentous Biotech for June Update 6/28…A nice broad rally on Friday included the large cap biotechs with the IBB up 1.73% to $109.82. Even Celgene (CELG) found buyers up 3.6% flirting with the $80 level. The big winner was Vertex (VRTX) up 15.16% to the $170...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 19, 2018 | Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
Rayno Life Science Portfolio FMI: Personalized Medicine for Oncology We are on vacation this week but need to update you on Roche (RHHBY) complete buyout of Foundation Medicine (FMI) one of our top picks in personalized medicine for oncology. FMI is up 28% to $136.50...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 10, 2018 | Biopharmaceuticals
Update-1 Gene Editing stocks are hit hard by a STAT Report that edited cells may cause cancer. Here is a later summary from STAT. As of 2:45 PDT trading; CRSP down 12% at $60, EDIT down 7.8% at $36.14. NTLA down 9.9% at $24.5. The report was published in Nature...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 8, 2018 | Biopharmaceuticals
ASCO 2018 Rally Part 2: Traders Take Profits on Nice Gains Biotech Indices and ETFs Show Gains YTD: FBIOX up 8% YTD, IBB up 3.13%, XBI up 9.34% The ASCO 2018 biotech rally was almost according to the script-nice gains leading up to the meeting followed by momentum...
by Raynovich Rod | Jun 6, 2018 | 2024 Rayno Biopharmaceuticals Portfolio, Biopharmaceuticals, Clinical Diagnostics and Tools
ASCO 2018 Biotech Rally: Biotechs, Techs, and Semis Lead Market Higher Mid-Caps show huge gains but with high volatility. FBT at 142.91, IBB lagging at $110.52, XBI leading at $97.77 IWC Micro-Cap ETF breaking out up 11% YTD. Healthcare (XLV) comes to life lately up...
by Raynovich Rod | May 10, 2018 | Biopharmaceuticals
Trump Speech on Plan for Lower Drug Prices 5/11 After close. Biotech and healthcare stocks were broadly higher. Key words by HHS Secretary were “complex” and “will take time”; more updates tomorrow. General objectives appear to be to lower list...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 26, 2018 | Biopharmaceuticals
Update 4/30… Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Beat Consensus by 4% Financial Results: CF Revenues rose 33% Q’18 o Q’17 from $481M to $638M; GAAP net income down 15% ,$210M from $241M. Two Phase 3 triple combination clinical development programs are...