September 3- EOD

I am going to try and cover what was a fairly busy day in biotech land but Tuesday and Thursday will necessarily be shorter than usual. The semester has started again and I spend most of Tuesday and Thursday teaching, which does not provide as much time to write notes but I will still provide […]

Week’s Option Activity (8/26~8/30)

The following stocks had notable activity in their options during the past week: $IMMU (8/26): Big activity in JAN14 Calls. 1,949 JAN14 5.0 strike Calls (stock at $6.15) were purchased for 1.60 or total cost of $311,840. Buyer makes money as long as stock is greater than $6.60 by JAN14 expiration. Also in a separate […]

August 30- EOD

Well, perhaps this is the last time I will write this for awhile but a slow day in the market and news front. I guess it makes sense as the last day of trading before the long Labor Day weekend but still not a lot to talk about at all. The only notable action was […]

AMRN – Running Up To The AdCom

Amarin Corporation plc (AMRN) -Nasdaq The price closed above the 100-Day moving avarage and the $6.34 resistance line, while the indicators still positive and wants more upside. The next important line to breakout is the Brown downtrend line around $6.70 that will make the weekly resistance line at $7.56 as the next target. Expect some technical correction […]

August 29- EOD

We got a trickle of some interesting biotech news but still nothing dramatic. I suspect that the pace will increase in September as the summer ends and the fall healthcare conference season begins. 1. PCYC announced the acceptance of the NDA for previously treated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and previously treated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small […]

August 28- EOD

Again, it is a quite day in the biotech realm as the market essentially treads water waiting for the strike on Syria before deciding on its next direction. The market was strong early on and then seemed to fade alter in the day and for the most part it seems that biotechs either followed the […]

August 27- EOD

I have bemoaned about slow days before but very little biotech news today. I will do some more macro Syria coverage and some tidbits from the biotech world. That being said, I think the market is heading into a time that will be driven more by macro issues than stock specific fundamentals. 1. It seems […]

August 26- EOD

The week is off to a good start with the end of the ONXX/AMGN saga and some strong moves in biotech land. There is not a lot of stock specific stories, so this is mainly going to focus on some macro issues both within biotech land and outside. 1. I want to start with the […]

August 22- EOD

A quiet day after the relatively interesting data release of INCY yesterday. Of course, it was forced quiet as the market broke for most of the day. There is really not much new to talk about outside of some positive sentiment in the sector (see the ONXX/AMGN discussion below). Outside of that it is more […]

Week’s Option Activity (8/19~8/22)

The following stocks had notable activity in their options during the past week: $AMRN (8/19): 5,000 OCT 7.0 strike Calls (stock at $6.00) were sold for 0.87 or $435,000 total proceeds. Seller makes money as long as stock trades below $7.87 by expiration. This trade may also be a current long stockholder selling Calls to […]

PGNX – A Hidden Bullish Divergence

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (PGNX) -Nasdaq On June 11, 2013 Progenics and Salix (partner) announced an FDA Advisory Committee (AdCom) is scheduled to review Relistor sNDA for opioid-induced constipation(OIC) in patients with chronic pain. On July 27, 2012 Salix (SLXP) and Progenics received CRL from the FDA regarding the RELISTOR sNDA. But Slaix filed a formal appeal […]

August 21- Midday

There was certainly some interesting news today with INCY and I wanted to spend time going through the results as they actually raise as many questions as answers. I also wanted to put out my EOD early (so there will not be one after the market closes) in case some of you were interested in […]

August 20-EOD

There was really nothing special on the news front today but I guess we were getting a little spoiled with the VICL, MNKD, and GTXI data all coming out in the past week or so. The dramas are the same in terms of biotech valuations, what is happening with ONXX and AMGN, and so on. […]

August 19- EOD

Somewhat of a decent start to the week but unfortunately it appears like more of the same in term of general biotech sentiment and news flow. There are a couple of interesting notes but nothing that is significant enough to change the sentiment. 1. The biggest individual mover today was GTXI as it announced the […]

August 16- EOD (kind of)

This is a Friday in August and so it is not surprising that it was light on the news front as well as it being another low volume chop fest. That being said biotechs seemed to be getting their footing more so than earlier in the week but it is still very difficult to tell […]

August 15- EOD

Markets started off weak again and biotechs followed down. Outside of the conference call from MNKD there was not much news in terms of data. Perhaps it is this lack of near term catalysts coupled with running too far too fast that is dragging biotechs. Regardless, it is more of the same. 1. The news […]

August 14- EOD

The big news of the morning at least was the MNKD data and all we need now is GTXI to complete the trifecta. The markets were a little better in that biotechs did not seem as weak, although I would not say are quite turning the corner. In fact, as the market turned down it […]