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 | 2024-25 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...
by Raynovich Rod | Aug 5, 2018 | 2025 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 | 2024-25 Life Science Portfolios, 2025 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 | 2025 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...