September 27- EOD

Not a particularly news rich day but the sector seemed to continue its momentum from yesterday and seemed to outperform the general market with a lot of green on a red day. 1. Well, it looks like JNJ is tossing another wrench in ECYT trials with more doxil supply problems. ECYT noted that they have […]

September 26-EOD

It was an interesting news day and biotechs even participated in the market strength today, which has not happened in a little while. I would not call the biotech action strong from a relative performance sense but it is encouraging to see them at least perform in line with the broader market. 1. Lilly(LLY) announced […]

Catalyst Watch – Vol. 1, Edition 2 (9/26/13)

Below are current tactical and strategic thoughts on approaching FDA and clinical trial catalysts for select names. Estimates, values and views are as of the date of publishing (or are noted) and are subject to potential future, pre-catalyst revision: (1) Catalyst Watch List – Updates: AMRN: The stock is up slightly ($6.58) from our last […]

What to look for at AASLD 2013

We wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the presentations at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. This conference takes place Friday, November 1st thru Tuesday, November 5th and covers . Research interest in new therapies against the hepatitis C virus(HCV) still remain high, although […]

September 25- EOD

A very interesting and odd day in the market today. Overall the market continued its weakness and biotechs were generally down. The market came back and it seemed to turn into a chop fest. I suspected that the CLVS news would have had a more negative impact on biotech sentiment but there did not seem […]

What to look for at ESMO 2013

Apropos to our post yesterday on upcoming medical conferences, we wanted to begin with some coverage of the European Cancer Congress 2013 (ECCO-ESMO). This conference takes place Friday, September 27th thru Tuesday, October 1st. Below we have some of the datasets and updates we are looking forward to seeing. ESMO planners also put out their, […]

September 24- EOD

Not a lot going on today, which works out well as it has been a busy day for me outside of biotech. The market seemed to find its footing a little and biotechs appeared (dare I say it) a shade stronger than usual. A day does certainly not make a trend but I suspect that […]

September 24- EOD

Not a lot going on today, which works out well as it has been a busy day for me outside of biotech. The market seemed to find its footing a little and biotechs appeared (dare I say it) a shade stronger than usual. A day does certainly not make a trend but I suspect that […]

September 24- EOD

Not a lot going on today, which works out well as it has been a busy day for me outside of biotech. The market seemed to find its footing a little and biotechs appeared (dare I say it) a shade stronger than usual. A day does certainly not make a trend but I suspect that […]

ACHN – In Consolidation Mode

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACHN – Nasdaq) On  July 1, 2013 the FDA placed a clinical hold on Achillion’s hep C drug and the shares plunged 22% from $8.36 to $6.17 the next morning. Since then the shares have traded sideways in a horizontal channel between $6.12 to $7.32.  In the second quarter earnings press release Achillion […]

Week’s Option Activity (9/16~9/20)

The following stocks had notable activity in their options during the past week: $GERN (9/17): 5,000 OCT 2.00 strike Puts (stock at $2.26) were purchased for 0.14 or $70,000. This appears to be an opening trade where the buyer makes money if the shares trade below $1.86 by expiration. This could also be a long […]

September 23rd EOD

It was a weak day in biotech (although it seemed to recover a little in the afternoon) and some of the biggest biotech bulls are turning cautious. Mike King of JMP was out with a note this morning talking about taking money off the table. He is still a long term biotech bull but thinks […]

Upcoming Fall medical conferences

With Fall approaching quickly, we head into one of the busier periods of medical conference presentations. In the next month, we have several widely followed conferences approaching and abstract releases for a number of others. Below are some of the key conferences that we will be tracking with some analysis to follow in subsequent articles. […]

Catalyst Watch – Vol. 1, Edition 1 (9/20/13)

Below are current tactical and strategic thoughts on approaching FDA and clinical trial catalysts for select names. Estimates, values and views are as of the date of publishing (or are noted) and are subject to potential future, pre-catalyst revision: Ticker: VNDA ($13.16) Catalyst: AdCom for Tasimelteon Date/Timing: November 14, 2013 CRG View: Bearish Cash: $151.9m […]

September 20- Daily Update – SRPT

Obviously the big news of the day was the failure of drisapersen in their phase III trial and what it means for etperlirsen and SRPT. While it is not clear if this was RNA related but biotechs were generally weak, although not dramatically so. Before diving into the drisapersen, I want to touch on a […]

September 19- EOD

It was a relatively quiet news day. I was not sure there would be much to write about and there is nothing really new or compelling. There are some quick hitters for today and hopefully we can get some more news going tomorrow and next week. 1. I wrote a response to the ARIA bear […]

September 18- EOD

It was Fed day today, so the market was very macro driven in terms of price action. The Bernank doubled down on easing, which was a good macro environment. That being said biotechs were more mixed. I am actually starting to look at biopharma as more QE will likely lead to yield chasing. There were […]

September 18- EOD

It was Fed day today, so the market was very macro driven in terms of price action. The Bernank doubled down on easing, which was a good macro environment. That being said biotechs were more mixed. I am actually starting to look at biopharma as more QE will likely lead to yield chasing. There were […]