April 28, 2022 7:40am
GDP release – today and Personal Income and Outlays on Friday
Earnings: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY)
Pre-open indications: 7 Upside indications and 1 Pimp/Pump/Promote
RMi outlines a daily bell weather of “indications” about what you need to know; it’s what could happen or materialize after the opening and what might happen during the session.
Just the facts … I ask questions and note the indications of what could happen …
Remember that overnight and pre-open actions in futures don't necessarily translate into actual trading in the coming day’s session.
Dow futures are UP +0.87% (+288 points), S&P futures are UP +1.59% (+66 points) and NASDAQ futures are UP +2.24% (+291 points) early in the pre-open
Stock futures jumped in pre-open trading as the market shook off the April sell-off on Thursday,
European stocks were up as investors reacted to another busy session of earnings,
Asia-Pacific stocks were higher as investors reacted to the Bank of Japan’s latest monetary policy decision.
Henry’omics:
From last night’s post, “U.S. stocks struggled in volatile trading Wednesday however, the Nasdaq closed at its low of 2022, a day after its worst daily loss since 2020. The Nasdaq also is in bear market territory, roughly 23% below its high.
RegMed Investors’ (RMi) closing bell: “wherefore art thou sentiment. The wall of worry hasn’t been totally demolished” … https://www.regmedinvestors.com/articles/12409
Ebb and flow –
Q2/22 - 1 holiday, 5 positive and 13 negative closes
Q1/22:
· March – 13 negative and 10 positive closes
· February stats: 11 negative, 8 positive closes and 1 holiday
· January stats: 2 holidays, 1 neutral, 13 negative and 6 positive closes
Companies in my headlights – It’s your decision; I provide ideas and context: INDICATIONS
Reversing the curse of downtrodden markets, some companies deserve a lift … Upside indications:
Agenus (AGEN) after closing -$0.03 to $1.95, <52-week low of $1.95 and a high of $6.79> a pre-open indication of +$0.03 or +1.54%,
AVROBIO (AVRO) after closing -$0.018 to $0.9629, <52-week low of $0.95 and a high of $11.80> a pre-open indication of +$0.04 or +3.84%,
Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) after closing down -$0.34 to $39.83, <52-week low of $39.26 and a high of $138.52> a pre-open indication of +$0.18 or +0.45%,
Editas Medicine (EDIT) closed down -$0.40 to $13.56 after Tuesday’s -$1.03 and Monday’s +$0.40 <52-week low of $13.25 to a high of $73.03> with a positive +$0.50 or +3.69% pre-open indication.
Fate Therapeutics (FATE) closed down -$0.57 to $31.87 after Tuesday’s -$3.01 <52-week low of $29.40 to a high of $97.43> with a positive +$1.59 or +4.99% pre-open indication
Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) closed down -$0.51 to $49.34 <52-week low of $48.07 to a high of $202.73> with a positive +$0.51 or +1.03% pre-open indication
Flipping to the downside:
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) closed down -$0.08 to $154.92 after Tuesday’s -$7.07 <52-week low of $125.00 to a high of $212.00> with a negative -$0.92 or -0.59% pre-open. Earnings release today.
Pimp/Pump and Promote:
Biostage (BSTG) closed down -$0.30 with 1,150 shares traded after Tuesday’s -$0.30 with 25,325 shares traded, Monday’s +$0.05 with 1,227 shares trading, Friday’s +$0.05 with 3,233 shares traded and last Thursday’s +$0,90 with 771 shares traded.
- WARNING: A “ZOMBIE” company, WHY BUY this equity with a 3-year-old IND, NO clinical trial initiation, a terminal death lawsuit overhang and a precarious financial position dependent on a possible cash infusion?
- Also, WHY the pump of the volume to gain share appreciation – they have to reverse the multiple private placements (the priciest was $4.71) for a potential/proposed stock offering.
- Last question: Has BSTG filed their FDA annual report on their IND – it needs to explain why it has not gone forward to date and their plan to go forward?
The BOTTOM LINE: The wall of worry continues in tact after Wednesday’s dismal close.
In this environment, it's impossible to call the bottom …
So, brace for more choppiness in the near-term as we enter… the earnings “black hole beginning this week
Reiterating, “I am NOT a sector optimist in light of current macro earnings and the coming “swarm” of cell and gene therapy sector in our very own “loss-per-share” companies reporting season.” The earnings are coming, the earnings are coming; flash the signal light of loss per share - I maintain a warning to investors to reduce exposure.
I try to keep it simple … and short!
Investors should consider taking at least partial profits quickly on winners to avoid round-tripping moves.
I am still, in the here and now, the cell and gene therapy sector will continue to “flutter”; as we are about to enter the earnings’ zone!
Earnings’ season is upon us as Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) reports Thursday, 4/28 followed so far by Sage Therapeutics (SAGE) on 5/3 and AxoGen (AXGN), Fate Therapeutics (FATE), Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT), Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS), MiMedx (MDXG), Editas Medicine (EDIT) and Vericel (VCEL) on 5/4 and Ultragenyx pharmaceuticals (RARE) on 5/5 and Agenus (AGEN) on 5/10 so far.
Whether information or intelligence is good, bad or somewhere in between; RMi’s daily report is a primer that may say little or a lot; yet it serves as insurance that all indications are being examined and evaluated.
Opinions expressed are those of the author and are subject to change, and not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.
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