12/9/10 Update Obama cut a deal with the Republicans but Wall Street’s celebration was muted. At Thursday’s close, the Nasdaq Composite Index was up 15.31% YTD (vs. up 14.20% YTD a week ago) and the Nasdaq Biotech Index was up 10.90% YTD (vs. up 10.19% YTD a week ago), while the better-performing Contest median was up 11.63% YTD (vs. up 8.24% YTD a week ago). ROCKY’s portfolio (up 51.10% YTD) continued to lead the pack, with FILO’s portfolio (up 39.72% YTD) and RKRW’s portfolio (up 37.92% YTD) remaining in the No. 2 & No. 3 positions. At Thursday's close, 24 of the 32 Contest portfolios were in the black with 17 of the 32 beating the NBI. Below is the Top Ten list. Also below are the Top 5 & Bottom 5 Stocks ranked by % Gained and % Lost for the week (foreign stock prices are not converted to US$ in these two tables). Portfolio adjustments: None I’m off to Vietnam tomorrow morning and since the war is over I’m hoping to return in one piece. To remind everyone, the Contest ends with the close on Friday, 12/31, and I’ll post the final results when I return. Have a terrific & safe Holiday Season biotechies! (All corrections, especially adjustments for splits, greatly appreciated.)
12/9/10 Rank Name Profit/Loss 1 ROCKY 51,103 2 FILO 39,721 3 RKRW 37,920 4 WILDER 37,109 5 FRED 33,940 6 DEWDIL 33,815 7 MOPGCW 33,402 8 STEVEL 28,731 9 PD53 26,062 10 ASHLEY 25,795
Week's Top 5 Gainers Symbol 12/3 12/9 % change OREX 4.81 8.69 80.67% VVUS 6.87 9.12 32.75% CYTK 2.18 2.75 26.15% ALXA 0.90 1.12 24.35% ONCY 5.07 6.10 20.32% Week's Top 5 Losers Symbol 12/3 12/9 % change GERN 6.01 4.72 -21.46% ORXE.PK 0.35 0.30 -14.04% CYCC 1.84 1.61 -12.50% NRGX.OB 1.15 1.01 -12.17% MYG.TO 0.18 0.16 -11.43% |