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High-Beta Stocks Coming Back to Earth, Fast (FFIV, XLNX, UNH, MS, DDS, MNKD)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:48PM on January 20th

Stocks fell on the day, with the Nasdaq once again leading the market lower. High-beta stocks that had been market leaders have been hit particularly hard, and this very well could be beginning of the pullback we said we’ve been…

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Majority of Hedge Fund Managers Bullish on 2011 (MCP, MNKD, GM, SHZ, RLD)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:39PM on December 28th

Stocks shrugged off some lackluster economic data to register another mixed day. The market continues to hold steady as 2010 comes to a close, and investors appear to be getting more bullish for 2011, with 46% of hedge fund managers…

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Volume Hunter: Biotech (MELA, OREX, VVUS, ARNA, CYPB, MNKD, DSCO, NVAX)

Posted by Jason Smith at 10:41AM on December 15th

There has been plenty of FDA-driven action in the biotech sector of late, providing ample opportunity for active traders to capitalize on momentum trades. In November, a seemingly negative FDA staff review was followed by a surprise panel vote in…

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Fed, Economy Spell Good Recipe for Stocks (BBY, FDS, SAFM, HCP, MNKD)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 5:09PM on December 14th

A strong retail sales number trumped a poor report from Best Buy (BBY) to lift stocks initially, but for a second-straight day, equities retreated in late afternoon trading. However, after a brief dip into the red, the major market averages were…

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Merck Hikes Diabetes Exposure Via Acquisition (MRK, JNJ, DEPO, ARRY, MNKD, SPEX, BIOD, AMLN, GNBT, ALKS, LLY, ARNA)

Posted by Jason Smith at 11:39AM on December 2nd

Pharmaceutical giant Merck (MRK) agreed to purchase Beverly, Massachusetts-based insulin maker SmartCells for as much as $500 million, boosting the firm’s exposure the diabetes segment, which generated $2.58 billion in 2009 revenue. Miller Tabak portfolio manager Les Funtleyder told Bloomberg, “We…

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Biotech Shares Pump Up The Volume (ONXX, MNTA, DNDN, ARNA, VVUS, JAZZ, MNKD, CYTX)

Posted by Owen Vater at 11:16AM on July 26th

Recently we’ve been directing investors’ attention to volume spikes as a means of identifying the most tradable stocks in volatile equity segments. So often do biotech shares “float” in either direction on relatively sparse news that relative volume is often…

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Volume Hunter: Biotech (VVUS, OREX, ARNA, GILD, SOMX, POZN, BPAX, MNKD)

Posted by Owen Vater at 11:08AM on July 16th

The biotech sector is among the most volatile on Wall Street, and as such it is a favorite among active traders. On a given trading day there’s bound to be a small-cap awaiting FDA results, news of a promising partnership,…

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Select Healthcare Stocks Float Higher Amid Broad Sell-Off (OSIR, NBS, CUR, KOOL, GERN, CPIX, OMER, DRRX, MIPI, MNKD)

Posted by Jason Smith at 2:58PM on June 24th

Various segments of the healthcare industry staged a low-volume rally on Thursday as the major market benchmarks traded in the red.

As a whole, the Stem Cell Stocks Index is ahead by 3% for the session as Osiris Therapeutics (OSIR) and Neostem (NBS) soar…

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Sharp Rebound for MannKind, Generex (GNBT, MNKD, SPEX, AMLN, NVO, ARRY)

Posted by Jason Smith at 1:35PM on March 23rd

Shares of Valencia, California-based Mannkind Corp (MNKD) are rebounding sharply after two days of declines in a recent downtrend spurred by the FDA’s request for additional information related to the company’s Afrezza inhaled insulin. The stock remains off by -10% over…

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Home Diagnostics Buyout Powers Diabetes Segment (HDIX, ARRY, NVO, GNBT, AMLN, MNKD)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:03PM on February 3rd

Home Diagnositics (HDIX) is soaring today after the company announced a definitive merger agreement with Nipro Corporation. Nipro will pay $11.50 in cash per Home Diagnostics share or $215 million for the company in a two-step acquisition, which is set to…

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