April 4 Biotech Update

As often happens when you have small children the best laid plans are often disrupted. So I am taking care of a child with a suspected strep throat infection (the irony is certainly not lost on me given how much time I spend researching antibiotics and the companies that are developing new treatments) and this […]

IBB – In The Decision Zone

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (IBB) -Nasdaq The best indicator for our biotech portfolios are biotechnology indices such as IBB, NBI, XBI or XLV. By looking at the IBB daily chart, we get the whole picture of the latest epic run in the biotech sector during 2013, with a whopping run from 134.21 to 227.06 points, gaining 69.2%, while […]

Week’s Option Activity (7/29~8/2)

The following stocks had notable activity in their options during the past week: $IBB (7/30): 2,500 SEP 190.0/(180.0) strike Put spreads (ETF at $197) were bought for 2.30 or total debit of $575,000. The SEP 190.0 strike Puts were bought for 4.00 and the SEP 180.0 strike Puts were sold for 1.70 against. Buyer makes […]

IBB – Technical Commentary

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (IBB) – Nasdaq The best indicators for our biotech portfolio are the biotechnology indices IBB, NBI, XBI or XLV. After publishing “IBB – Biotechnology Index at All Times High“, we wanted to maintain our focus on the IBB. In today’s video “IBB – Market Activity” Tony noted a large bearish bet or hedge […]