2/23/2018 Contest update Whether or not one believes the Russian election meddling investigation is a witch hunt, the article linked below suggests that the meddling of witches on Wall Street deserves investors’ attention: marketwatch.com Meanwhile, at Friday’s close, the Contest median was up 12.46% YTD (vs. up 12.65% YTD a week ago), the Nasdaq Biotech Index (NBI) was up 3.74% YTD (vs. up 3.38% YTD a week ago), the smaller-cap S&P Biotechnology Select Industry Index (SPSIBI) was up 9.17% YTD (vs. up 8.96% YTD a week ago), with the Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC) up 6.29% YTD (vs. up 4.87% YTD a week ago). RKRW’s portfolio, up a super-duper 41.06% YTD, continued as Contest leader, with STEVEL’s portfolio, up 32.93% YTD, and JULIUS’ portfolio, up 32.87% YTD, battling for second and third place. At Friday's close, 57 of the 62 Contest portfolios were in the green, with 49 beating the NBI and 35 beating the SPSIBI. The 230 Contest stock picks have an average YTD gain of 9.56% and a median YTD gain of 4.20%. Below is the Top Ten list. Also below are the Top 5 & Bottom 5 Stocks for the week ranked by % Gained and % Lost YTD. (Prices not converted to US$ in these Tables.) Portfolio adjustments: None. (All corrections, especially adjustments for splits & mergers, greatly appreciated.) Enjoy a relaxing final February weekend biotechies! Peace & good health, Bulba
2/23/18 Rank Name Profit/Loss 1 RKRW 41,062 2 STEVEL 32,927 3 JULIUS 32,865 4 THID 29,875 5 JASON 29,510 6 KEOKA 27,728 7 MARKETH 26,915 8 USUBAN 26,756 9 SPTAD 25,753 10 FILO 24,612
Week's Top 5 Gainers Symbol 2/16/18 2/23/18 Wk.%chg. VYGR 19.36 28.75 48.50% FATE 8.76 11.76 34.25% NITE 10.45 13.51 29.28% GTHX 19.69 24.11 22.45% DRNA 10.63 12.49 17.50% Week's Worst 5 Losers Symbol 2/16/18 2/23/18 Wk.%chg. CRMD 0.57 0.32 -44.11% ADXS 2.51 1.89 -24.70% ADMS 33.770 26.020 -22.95% DCPH 29.71 25.04 -15.72% AXON 1.68 1.45 -13.69% |