A Risk Off Day But With Nice Gains In Biotech: ALXN, AMGN, PCYC, VRML

Jul. 10, 2013 12:24 PM ETIBB

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Rod Raynovich is an entrepreneur and executive with a focus on life science companies and medical technology trends.He has over 35 years executive experience including Abbott and JNJ and has been involved three successful start-ups. Before starting Raygent and other companies he was also a Technology Transfer Officer at UCLA. He has a B.S. from Penn State University and an MBA from Rutgers University. His WEB site at www.raygent.com is currently focused in biopharmaceuticals, genomics and clinical diagnostics . Mr. Raynovich has extensive expertise in marketing and product development and provides business development consulting to early stage companies in biotechnology, diagnostics and imaging. The Rayno Life Science Portfolio was published on www.raygent.com and other trade media. Articles have been published on the following topics: Alzheimer Disease,Biomarkers, Genomics,Molecular Diagnostics, Oncology Drugs, Personalized Medicine, Targeted Therapy, Technology Trends, H1N1 and Government Policy on biotechnology. The Life Science Portfolio is up over 80% over a 24 mo. period as of 5/30/14and among the life science portfolio winners are ABAX, ALXN, AMRI, BIIB, CBST, GPRO, ILMN, QDEL,REGN, SGEN, and VPHM.

Rayno Life Science Movers 2% or more

Alexion (ALXN $97.8) up 2.14%

Amgen (AMGN $100.71) up 2.4%

Pharmacyclics (PCYC $100.55) up 12%

Vermillion (VRML $2.90) up 10.6%

After a 4 day S&P rally up 2.7% stocks are taking a rest but the IBB ($183.56) rallied another 0.58% up 33.7% YTD just shy of its all time high of $186.98. Healthcare was the strongest sector today. Most Rayno Life Science stocks were green.

No changes have been made in our portfolios. The action in the market is encouraging with several new highs lately despite many large cap biotech stocks trading well below May highs. We reiterate need for raising some cash to at least 10% of a life science portfolio. The Fidelity Select Biotechnology Fund (FBIOX) hit a new high yesterday and is likely to hit another high today.

Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

Additional disclosure: I am long Fidelity Select Biotech (FBIOX)

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