November 9, 2023 7:36am
What, where and when are the drivers and catalysts of share pricing
Earnings: Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA)
Pre-Open Indications: 4 Positive and 2 Negative Indications
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Remember that overnight and pre-open actions in futures don't necessarily translate into actual trading in the coming day’s session. My interpretation of the morning’s numbers is written to be informative; it’s built on what could happen or materialize
The pre-open Dow futures are UP +0.12% or (+42 points), the S&P is UP +0.09% or (+4 points) as the Nasdaq is DOWN -0.07% or (-11 points)
Futures are mixed on Thursday,
European markets were higher,
Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose.
Henry’omics:
We need to more than consider the economic environment - rising rates and inflation to comprehend the micro re “our” universe of cell and gene therapy companies …
Indexes slipped mixed on Wednesday as the Dow closed DOWN -40.33 points or -0.12%, the S&P closed UP +4.40 points or +0.10% while the Nasdaq closed UP +10.56 points or +0.08%.
Economic Data Docket: Initial jobless claims, week ended Nov. 4 (218,000 expected, 217,000 previously)
Wednesday’s - RegMed Investors (RMi) Closing Bell: cell and gene therapy sector is punished for LPS (loss-per-share) in earnings season.” … https://www.regmedinvestors.com/articles/13199
Ebb and flow:
Q4: November – 4 positive and 2 negative closes
· October – 1 sick day, 9 positive and 12 negative closes
Companies in my headlights – It’s your decision; I provide ideas and context: looking for lost SHEAP …
I post about “indication intelligence” devoting my time to collection and analysis of information to assist investors with insight into sector vulnerabilities and strengths. A dictionary definition of “indicate” refers to something less than a certainty; an indication could be a signal of being oversold or overbought, a recommendation, or grounds for inferring or a basis for believing.
Negative Indication:
Wednesday’s closing price, some Tuesday, Monday's closing “numbers” with aftermarket dollar ($) and cent ($0.00) value and percentage (%)
Blueprint Medicine (BPMC) closed down -$1.36 after Tuesday’s +$1.89 and Monday’s -$1.04 with a negative -$0.50 or -0.84% aftermarket indication
Vericel (VCEL) closed down -$1.24 with a negative -$1.27 or -3.60% aftermarket indication.
Positive Indications:
Wednesday’s closing price, some Tuesday, Monday, Friday, Thursday’s closing “numbers” with aftermarket dollar ($) and cent ($0.00) value and percentage (%)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) closed down -$0.80 after Tuesday’s +$3.05, Monday’s -$0.20, Friday’s +$5.82 after Thursday’s +$4.53 with a positive +$0.90 or +0.53% aftermarket indication.
Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) closed down -$2.09 after Tuesday’s +$1.69 and Monday’s -$1.19 with a positive +$0.30 or +1.31% aftermarket indication.
Prime Medicine (PRME) closed down -$0.81, Tuesday’s -$0.55 and Monday’s -$0.04 with a positive +$0.06 or +0.80% aftermarket indication.
Regenxbio (RGNX) closed down -$0.03 after Tuesday’s +$0.65 after Monday’s +$0.46 with a $0.45 or +2.74% aftermarket indication
The BOTTOM LINE: I am in search of targets; bottoms and temporary highs?
- The Nasdaq rebounded from modest losses to eke out tiny gains, extending long winning streaks.
- The worst three (3) in the session: Wednesday: CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP), Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) and Verve Therapeutics (VERV)
- I follow the dictum, quoting Churchill that “short words are best, and the old words when short are best of all.”
- Reiterating, the rally that start in November — historically the strongest month for stocks of the year — resembles a bear market rally rather than a sign of market strength.
Today’s relevancy from Wednesday’s to Thursday's session:
- Investors should be very cautious, holding to some positions and building cash if possible!
- Market breadth was once again weaker
- Market breadth was once again weaker
Economic Data: coming …
- Friday - University of Michigan consumer sentiment, November preliminary (64.0 expected, 63.8 previously)
What the sector patterns and markets are telling me:
- Sliding Treasury yields
- Technical and fundamental support is missing,
- A sentiment factor driven by algorithms and electronic trading,
- The ongoing Israel-Hamas war has raised questions of a potential oil supply crunch and a resulting rise in fuel prices if the geopolitical instability spreads to neighboring oil producers in the region.
I hate to be so negative or contrarian but, this is a NO spin zone and facts are its product; I am more frequently right than consequentially wrong but, I am mostly EARLY!
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