Generally a mixed day in biotech land today with some interesting stock specific moves but nothing really dramatic in terms of news. Looks like a quiet end to the week with stocks essentially performing in line with the broader market. 1. ECYT was up nicely today on the back of a Seeking Alpha article by […]
September 12- EOD
Another relatively weak day in biotech land but this is not to say that the market in general was particularly strong. It is not surprising that both the market and biotechs seems to be taking a breather and would also not be surprising to see it last more than a few days. That being said, […]
September 12- EOD
Another relatively weak day in biotech land but this is not to say that the market in general was particularly strong. It is not surprising that both the market and biotechs seems to be taking a breather and would also not be surprising to see it last more than a few days. That being said, […]
September 12- EOD
Another relatively weak day in biotech land but this is not to say that the market in general was particularly strong. It is not surprising that both the market and biotechs seems to be taking a breather and would also not be surprising to see it last more than a few days. That being said, […]
September 11- Morning
This is both an early and short report for today as I am on sick child duty for the day. Luckily it was not a particularly newsy morning and if there is something particularly compelling I will write a short note this evening. 1. I did want to follow up on the SGMO abstracts that […]
MYGN – To Myriad Investors – Your Risks are MyRisk
Co-Author: Dr. Tro Kalayjian Myriad (NASDAQ:MYGN) is a molecular diagnostics company that focuses on the development and marketing of predictive medicine, personalized medicine, and prognostic medicine tests in the United States. Their most well-known tests include BRACAnalysis/ BART, which are tests for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, and COLARIS, another hereditary cancer test for colon […]
SGMO – Abstracts
The SGMO ICAAC abstracts are now available. This links to the late breaker abstract. Abstract: Background: Expression of CCR5 by CD4 cells is necessary for productive R5 HIV infection. Biallelic KO of CCR5 in CD4 cells by SB-728-T is enhanced in CCR5 Δ32HZ. This study was undertaken to assess the effect of SB-728-T on Δ32HZ, […]
September 10- EOD
Decent day in the market but biotechs did not seem to participate to the same extent. Of course, I do not have much time to follow the market on Tuesday but today seemed more like a consolidation day for biotechs than a follow through. There was a decent amount of red on my screen with […]
September 9- EOD
Some interesting news today and generally a positive market environment, although some of the recent high fliers seemed to take most of the day off. That is not completely surprising to see a pause in the moves. 1. BIOD was the stock of the weekend (and morning) given that they released what was originally argued […]
September 6- EOD
The week ended with some interesting action and volatility over Syria news. The markets appear jumpy but note that the sell off was over the words of Putin. I think a limited American led strike is basically accepted and priced in but the key will be the response. If Syria (and Russia/Iran) accept it and […]
September 6- EOD
The week ended with some interesting action and volatility over Syria news. The markets appear jumpy but note that the sell off was over the words of Putin. I think a limited American led strike is basically accepted and priced in but the key will be the response. If Syria (and Russia/Iran) accept it and […]
September 6- EOD
The week ended with some interesting action and volatility over Syria news. The markets appear jumpy but note that the sell off was over the words of Putin. I think a limited American led strike is basically accepted and priced in but the key will be the response. If Syria (and Russia/Iran) accept it and […]
PGNX – Preparing For The Next Run
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (PGNX) -Nasdaq Since my latest “Chart & TA” report “PGNX – A Hidden Bullish Divergence” on Aug 22nd, 2013. PGNX has been trading up and gained 33% in just 9 trading days, breaking out several resistance lines as I predicted in the last TA report What’s Next The price at this level around the […]
September 5- EOD
As I noted before, Tuesday and Thursday will likely be shorter updates given my schedule but there is some important news that came out for some companies that I want to touch on. The market still seems to be looking for a direction but in general it seems like sentiment is improving. Certainly something we […]
AMRN – Another Breakout – Chart Update
Amarin Corporation plc (AMRN) -Nasdaq Since my latest “Chart & TA” report AMRN – Running Up To The AdCom on Aug 30th, 2013. AMRN kept trading up and gained 4.7% , reaching the downtrend line (brown color on the chart) around $6.65. There we witnessed a real control’s war between the bulls and the bears around 12:15 […]
September 4- EOD
There was some nice action in biotech land today despite not being particularly busy in terms of news. There was some interesting stock specific action and the sector was a mixed bag. Stocks without specific news tended to underperform but not universally so. The next couple of months will be interesting as volume will likely […]
RPTP – New All Time High
Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. (RPTP) -Nasdaq Opportunity knocks all the time, but you have to be ready for it. If the chance comes, you must be ready and quickly respond to take advantage of it. On Aug 29. 2013 Gravity Research initiate a bearish report “Initiating Coverage on Raptor Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ:RPTP) – Strong Sell” causing a […]
CADX – USPTO deals blow to Cadence
On August 15th, the United States Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO) released their initial office action in response to the Ex Parte Re-examination of U.S. Patent No. 6,028,222. This was done after a 3rd party requested the USPTO re-examine the claims of the patent. The company’s press release failed to convey the seriousness of what occurred, […]
CYTK – Flash note on ATOMIC-AHF data
Today, Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Cytokinetics (NASDAQ: CYTK) reported data from the Phase IIb ATOMIC-AHF study of i.v. omecamtiv mecarbil (OM) in patients with acute heart failure. As we hypothesized in this piece, only the high dose met the primary endpoint of improvement of dyspnea (breathlessness) after 48 hours, albeit due to a markedly lower […]
