The stock market is rigged.When I started making that claim years ago — and provided solid evidence — people scoffed. Some called it a conspiracy theory, tinfoil hats and that sort of stuff. Most people just ignored me.But that’s not happening anymore. The dirty secret is out.With stock prices rushing far ahead of economic reality over the last six or […]
Short interest has risen in a number of biotech names perceived as vulnerable to a selloff after a rally that has sent the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index <.NBI> up 42 percent over the last year even after this week’s declines.Overall, a screen of about 1,650 mid-cap U.S. companies shows biotech stocks, on average, have a short interest ratio of about 11.6 […]
A very interesting day in the markets as the S&P 500 fell 1.46% and the NASDAQ 2.37%. Biotechs were crushed today – we’ve been saying the higher they go the more risk they get as they have been on a mostly interrupted run for 4+ years. That said you just never know when they will correct and even if it’s […]
Myles Udland
Mar. 25, 2015, 2:55 PM
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Flickr/Gonzalo IzaBiotech investors have been here before.Stocks are lower on Wednesday and the high-flying biotech sector is leading the way down, with the iShares ETF that tracks the sector falling more than 3%. And as the sector has weakened over the last several days, this sell off is starting to look at lot like the sell […]
U.S. indexes were generally positive until the closing minutes when some sort of selling program pushed indexes into the red. The S&P 500 fell 0.17% and the NASDAQ 0.32%. News flow was quiet as existing home sales in February were up 1.2%, to an annual rate of 4.88 million units, slightly below expectations.Fun fact: The S&P 500 has gone 24 […]
The biotech sector has been on a roll lately. The SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ; ;has more than tripled since the start of 2012, compared to “just” a 63% increase in the S&P 500 .Source: Jeff Kubina via Flickr .Are we in a bubble that’s about to pop? We’ll only know for sure if (when?) the sector pulls back.In the […]
The multiyear run in major biotech stocks has not let up in 2015. Most of the large and mid-cap stocks in the industry are higher, but the smaller and lesser known names have also tracked them higher. In fact, several biotechs are up 200% or more so far in 2015.24/7 Wall St. ran a screen for the top five biotech […]
View photo.(Bloomberg)The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF over 12 monthsStocks are selling off on Thursday after a post-Fed rally yesterday.
But biotech stocks are rallying, up nearly 2%. In fact, biotech stocks have been on fire all year. They’re up about 15% year-to-date.Last week, Max Nisen at Quartz wrote that while everyone is focusing on massive tech valuations, the biotech industry is where […]
BloombergThe iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF over 12 months
Stocks sold off on Thursday after a post-Fed rally on Wednesday.
But the Nasdaq still gained ground thanks to the biotech sector which gained about 2% on Thursday. In fact, biotech stocks have been on fire all year. They’re up about 15% year-to-date.Last month, Max Nisen at Quartz wrote that while everyone is focusing on […]
Billionaire Seth Klarman is a notorious investor who despite his uncoventional approaches always managed to achieve high returns. He founded Baupost Group in 1982 with around $30 million and since then the hedge fund grew to one of the biggest in the world and currently manages over $28 billion in assets. Mr. Klarman is very secretive about his strategies, which […]
