June 21st Biotech Update

The trading did not start well but it ended up fine.  That is quite important.  We are at an area that should act as support (at least somewhere around these levels) and so not falling any further is not more important that moving higher, but it certainly is up there.  It was good that we […]

June 20th Biotech Update

Not the best way to end a week but we are at what could be a level of support and I talked about this possibility.  It was not the less stressful version of setting up a bullish trend but heading down to these current levels and using it as a support to a move to […]

May 23rd Biotech Update

A nice little rally yesterday and hopefully we can continue that momentum.  Obviously the ideal scenario is that the sector can break out and go to a higher high after having set a higher low.  To be fair, we have been in this situation before and even had a mini upward trend established only to […]

May 16th Biotech Update

The sector absolutely cannot catch a break.  Everything was looking good and solid and now the proverbial rug has been pulled out.  There is no recovering today.  It will be red but the broader move is not done (at least it does not have to be).  I think as long as this pullback stays above […]

May the 4th Biotech Update Be With You

We seem to be finally breaking out of the range especially if the broader market can at least hold up.  The news continues to be good for the sector and that seems to be bring more investors and interest.  As long as these new investors can make money there should be a nice momentum that […]

May 1st Biotech Update

After taking a one week break from a merger Monday we are back at it.  The lack of M&A was an explanation in previous years for the sector underperformance but that cannot be said this year as it has accelerated.  Yes, there could be other reasons for underperformance but bull markets climb walls of worry […]

April 17th Biotech Update

Last week I wanted to see a nice move above the $80 level on the XBI as a way to perhaps setup a little bull run.  It failed but today is certainly different.  The move today was sort of what I was looking for last week and we need to stay above the $80 level.  […]

March 15th Biotech Update

Not the best start to the day.  It seems like banks are taking a hit (and not just the regionals but even the too big to fail variety) and as long as the market perceives a banking crisis, it will be difficult for the market to rally.  To be fair when you have two of […]

March 14th Biotech Update

Inflation came within expectations (with expectations that it continues to slowly cool although it still remains high).  I think the 50 bps hike is completely off the table at this point and I would lean towards a pause over the 25 bps hike.  I am not as aggressive in thinking that the Fed pauses but […]

March 13th Biotech Update

Quite the start to the week and it would be quite disappointing if all the news does not get at least a snap back rally in the sector but there are a lot of moving parts.  We have both major macro news as well as sector (and portfolio) news and I will cover them on […]

March 3rd Biotech Update

I am a little torn by the market and sector at this point.  Part of me sees the recent weakness and pullback as a natural consolidation and part of me sees it the start of the last major downside related to the rate hike cycle.  Expectations of rates have increased and I keep going back […]

March 1st Biotech (and Energy) Update

Well, well, well.  A lot happened in the neuro space where there was concerns that it would become significantly more restrictive but I think that is off the table.  Is the sector in a better place?  I think so as there are a set of broader overhangs that I think it has to work through.  […]

February 1st Biotech Update

Yesterday was an interesting day.  I took a step back and looked at the chart and while you might think I am crazy, if you squint in the right way it looks like we have already broken out.  Maybe.  If we use $87 as the top of the range, then we broke above it on […]

January 30th Biotech Update

I feel like a broken record as we start yet another week with the potential to break out to the upside but not the best start in that attempt.  There is not a lot to cover today, so it will be quick but we do have earnings that could be an excuse for the move […]

January 27th Biotech Update

The sector is teasing us.  I thought this week had the potential to see a breakout and we are right at the levels.  It would be nice to see a clear move above resistance and then a back test in the next week or two to confirm.  We have earnings upcoming and that will either […]

January 20th Biotech Update

We had our chance but the trend has remained our friend and we remain stuck in the range.  It was not unexpected but still a little disappointing as it would have been nice to get that breakout.  I do not think it makes a breakdown more likely but the grind in the range continues and […]

January 18th Biotech Update

Not the best start to the week but to be honest, it is not surprising that we get some weakness as we were stretched to the top of the trading range.  I still would not rule out of break this week but the chart probably needed to reset the overbought conditions in the near term.  […]

January 17th Biotech Update

Is this the moment of truth for the sector?  Do we finally break out of the range and do so to the upside? We are at the upper end of the range with some good momentum and so this is probably the best chance we have had in awhile.  To be clear I am not […]

January 10th Biotech Update

A rough start to the week.  I suspect it was a combination of a little bit of underwhelming JPM news and worries about the Fed and Macro.  Yes, there were deals and data and generally the news out of JPM was good but there was nothing that was ground breaking or thesis changing (in a […]