August 19, 2022 7:44am

Review the highs of the 2021 advancing into 2022 and the continuing share pricing downfalls; will coming higher interest rates choke off even more of the upside in the market and reflexively cell and gene therapy sector

Pre-open indications: 3 Negative Indication, 3 Sells into Strength and 1 Puff/Pump/Promote

RMi outlines a daily bell ringing 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.

I DEVOTE a HUGE amount of time to “reckoning” the geography of my coverage group - it’s more than opinion, I deal in the facts and numbers that back them up.

The 8:00 A.M., ET edition

TGIF

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 DOWN -0.80% or (-271 points), S&P futures are DOWN -0.97% (-41 points) and NASDAQ futures are DOWN -1.09% (-148 points) early in the pre-open – so far,

 

Stock futures were lower and falling on Friday,

European markets were lower,

Asia-Pacific markets were mostly flat.

 

Henry’omics:

The stock market rally traded in a narrow range for most of Thursday's session.

The Dow closed UP +18.72 points (+0.06%); the S&P closed UP +9.70 points (+0.23%) while the Nasdaq closed UP +27.22 points (+0.21%)

 

RegMed Investors’ (RMi) closing bell: “slipping, sliding and with some upside gliding before the close.  The "Slipping and Sliding" song seems to be referring to messing up (slipping) and messing up' on purpose (sliding) – a response to inflation and possibly the costs of developing therapies and their pricing after an approval.” … https://www.regmedinvestors.com/articles/12569

 

Ebb and flow –

Q3/22 – August – 7 positive and 7 negative closes

July - 1 holiday, 10 negative and 10 positive closes

Q2/22 –

June – 1 holiday, 9 positive and 11 negative closes

·         May - 11 positive and 10 negative closes

·         April - 1 holiday, 6 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

Sell Into Strength:

BioLife Solutions (BLFS) closed up +$1.02 to $23.75 after Wednesday’s -$2.62, Tuesday’s -$0.66 and Monday’s +$1.42 with a positive +$1.18 or +4.97% pre-open indication

Ultragenyx (RARE) closed up +$1.42 to $48.67 after Wednesday’s -$2.06, Tuesday’s -$1.89 and Monday’s -$0.37) with a positive +$1.17 or +2.40% pre-open indication,

uniQure NV (QURE) closed up +$0.53 to $19.22 after Wednesday’s -$0.80 with a positive +0.28 or +1.46% pre-open indication,

 

Negative Indications:

CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP) closed up +$0.41 to $72.15 after Wednesday’s -$4.11, Tuesday’s -$4.29 and Monday’s +$1.48 with a negative -$2.00 or -2.77% pre-open indication.

Editas Medicine (EDIT) closed down -$0.38 to $15.04 after Wednesday’s -$1.02, Tuesday’s -$1.12 and Monday’s -$0.31 with a negative -$0.14 or -0.88% pre-open indication.

Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) closed up +$0.28 to $6.09 with a negative -$0.30 or -4.93% pre-open indication,

 

Puff/Pump and Promote: Maintaining SELL

Biostage (OTCQB: BSTG) closed down -$0.15 with 790 shares traded after Wednesday’s +$0.15 with 1,035 shares traded, Tuesday’s flat (with 1,824 shares traded), Monday and last Friday <3 mo. Average = 962 shares>

·         Its BOD approved on 7/28 amending and restating their Certificate of Incorporation to affect a reverse split of the issued and outstanding common stock at a ratio of not less than 1-for-1.25 and not greater than 1-for-5. What about all those PPM (private placements) as an offering follows?

·         BSTG seems to have the ONLY avenue to finance to utilize non-U.S. Chinese investors?

  • Are we in favor of Beijing funding and continue to control BSTG in our own country? Another question, makes one wonder, Newbridge Securities?

·         How much lipstick is a lot on this pig with an almost 4-year-old IND and NO clinical trial initiation?

·         New CFO, number #7 for the chute?

  • Be ready for a BIG reverse of shares to enable offering from multiple private placements as it tries to facilitate an offering with Newbridge Securities?

 

The BOTTOM LINE: I try to keep it simple … and short!

As I have written, I devote a lot of time to the direction of the sector to “reckon” the geography of my coverage group.”

Sorry since recent lower back injury; I now (temporarily) treading slowly with a “walking stick” having over done it in yard work which as I have been told – NO more.

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.

All investments are subject to risks. Investors should consider investment objectives.

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