5/25/12 Contest Update
Although some investors were fazed by the Facebook fiasco and the looming Grexit, there were enough intrepid buyers out there to push stock indexes higher for the week.
At Friday’s close, the Contest median was up 18.15% YTD (vs. up 14.73% YTD a week ago). In comparison, the Nasdaq Biotech Index was up 19.84% YTD (vs. up 15.33% YTD a week ago), while the Nasdaq Composite Index was up 8.92% YTD (vs. up 6.67% YTD a week ago).
BIOJIM’s portfolio, up 46.07% YTD, moved back into the Contest lead, with DONS’ portfolio, up 44.66% YTD, dropping to second place and BIOMAV’s portfolio, up 37.96% YTD, taking over third place.
At Friday's close, just 5 of the 38 Contest portfolios were in the red and 17 of the 38 portfolios were 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 the weekly and YTD Top 5 & Bottom 5 tables, when posted.)
Portfolio adjustments: HLUKF.PK symbol changed to LUN.CO, using Danish Kr currency conversion. HLUKF.PK symbol was discontinued and LUN.CO reflects trading on Copenhagen Exchange where Lundbeck stock is most active.
Enjoy some fond memories on Memorial Day weekend biotechies!
(All corrections, especially adjustments for splits, greatly appreciated.)
5/25/12
Rank Name Profit/Loss
1 BIOJIM 46,071
2 DONS 44,664
3 BIOMAV 37,963
4 NP1986 36,975
5 BULBA 34,380
6 LJM 33,025
7 PGO 30,186
8 FRED 29,608
9 ROBO 28,575
10 BIOFISH 28,555
Week's Top 5 Gainers
Symbol 5/18/12 5/25/12 Wk. %chg.
AMRS 1.59 2.57 61.64%
ISR 0.59 0.78 32.20%
PPHM 0.44 0.56 27.86%
DRRX 0.76 0.93 21.93%
AVII 0.61 0.72 17.79%
Week's Worst 5 Losers
Symbol 5/18/12 5/25/12 Wk. %chg.
CPRX 0.80 0.56 -29.88%
ZGNX 1.79 1.61 -10.06%
AMF.TO 0.46 0.42 -8.70%
SKBI 2.67 2.46 -7.90%
INSV.OB 0.38 0.35 -7.89% |
