So clearly the strength later in the day did not play out yesterday and it ended up being yet another day with a strong open and a move that was faded all day. This selling carried over into this morning but perhaps this move will be faded as well. The sector (and market) are stuck […]
May 4 Biotech Update
It is a decent start to the day with a positive open. The longer that we do not pullback the more pressure it will place on those who were short or in cash at the end of last week. My hunch is that a lot of investors were shaken out earlier in the week and […]
Chimera Research Group Catalyst Summary for April 2015
At the end of each month Chimera Research Group provides you with a monthly summary of ten notable catalysts/events that have been completed during the past month. APRIL 2015: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) exceeded analyst expectations reporting $7.6 billion in first quarter revenue , including $4.55 billion from their HCV portfolio of Harvoni and Sovaldi. Revenue […]
May 1 Biotech Update
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday nobody wanted to buy a biotech and there was nothing that could ever happen that could reverse the selling. A giant GILD beat was expected and would only lead to more selling. A funny thing happened along the way to the proverbial park. Obviously the selling has been […]
Catalyst Watch – Vol. 3, Edition 6 (4/30/15)
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 published (or are noted), are subject to potential future, pre-catalyst revision and are not intended as investment recommendations. Please read our Disclaimer: (1) Catalyst Watch List: AMPE: As expected, […]
April 29 Biotech Update
This has to be a quick note as this morning is busy but clearly the market is teetering. The bounce this morning is nice but we need a lot more than a bounce to really make a believer out of investors. The silver lining is that the volume on those down days was very high, […]
April 28 Biotech Update
So it ended up being a bad start to the week with a significant drop straight down to support with follow through early this morning. The sector seemed to find some support at support levels yesterday but it felt tenuous. Keep in mind that we have yet to have the big scary correction this year […]
The Week Ahead in Earnings
A second busy week of earnings is due out in the space this week. We will see 3 of the 4 remaining large caps report (Gilead, Celgene, Vertex) and a smattering of big pharma reports as well. Given the sell off today, earnings reports could stem the fall, or exacerbate it further with poor results. […]
April 27 Biotech Update
The sector has to deal with both some negative headlines and the lack of any deals on Merger Monday but it is difficult to read too much into the action this morning as we are going to get a lot of earnings this week. So I would wait and see how we are at the […]
April 24 Biotech Update
Some news to talk about today with interesting implications and I will try to cover most of them. The sector seems to be lagging early despite some business development news but we also had a big miss by BIIB that might be acting as a headwind (the M&A rumor seem to save the day so […]
April 22 Biotech Update
Another busy day so I have to keep this very short as I am trying to squeeze this in between meetings. In general, the sector seems to be doing fine and modestly outperforming the market. It remains to be seen if this is a sustainable move or whether it is a bounce from new M&A […]
April 21 Biotech Update
A lot of news to cover and I want to get to it all, so maybe a little less detail and more topics today and I will circle back to the ideas over the next couple of days. In general, the sector is doing well with the deal flow news but I will talk more […]
April 17 Biotech Update
The sector is certainly weak to start the day and obviously this seems driven by the macro. It was not immediately clear to me the trigger for the selling. Was it renewed concerns over a Grexit? You would think by now investors are prepared for that potential and/or have been immunized by these repeated concerns. […]
Catalyst Watch – Vol. 3, Edition 5 (4/17/15)
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 published (or are noted), are subject to potential future, pre-catalyst revision and are not intended as investment recommendations. Please read our Disclaimer: (1) Catalyst Watch List: AMPE: STRIDE trial […]
April 15 Biotech Update
It is a busy day so I am going to try and keep this short but every time I write that it seems like I write the same amount if not more than usual. The sector basically looks in-line with the broader markets and large caps actually seem to be participating in the move higher, […]
Quick Note on GWPH
Embargoed Data was released yesterday in an announcement from AAN regarding GW Pharmaceuticals’ Epidiolex study: https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/1364 This paragraph summarizes the Key Takeaway: “For the 137 people who completed the 12-week study, the number of seizures decreased by an average of 54 percent from the beginning of the study to the end. Among the 23 people […]
April 14 Biotech Update
A weak start to the day that essentially appears to be a continuation from the late selling yesterday. It still seems to be the case that large caps are underperforming the SMID, which has been the case for awhile. I suspect that is going to be a difficult trend to break but for the long […]
April 13 Biotech Update
Happy merger Monday- well, happy Monday at least. The sector is off to a good start this week despite another dearth of deals this morning. It does worry me a little that the current expectation is that we will see mergers every Monday as the sector should ideally move on fundamentals and not quick merger […]
April 10 Biotech Update
A good opening to the sector and large caps but the move was almost immediately faded (especially the large caps). Yesterday ended better than the past, so perhaps the sector can recover and regain the lost ground but I still worry about this pattern of strong openings that are continually sold throughout the day. It […]
CYNAF is OFF the Mark
Cynapsus is developing a sublingual film formulation of apomorphine for the treatment of acute “Off” episodes in patients with Parkinson’s Disease resulting from long term use of Levodopa. While Levodopa is considered the single best treatment for Parkinson’s, long term use of the medicine leads to motor fluctuations as its efficacy declines. Patients then begin […]
