4/27/2018 Contest update
We have a new Contest leader!
The big winner in former leader AKOFNY’s portfolio, RKDA, took an almost 50% hit for the week, dropping AKOFNY from first place to out of the Top Ten ranking. Leapfrogging into the Contest lead from fifth place is ALIAS’s portfolio, up 40.91% YTD, with SPTAD’s portfolio, up 40.53% YTD, a hair behind in second place and MARKETH’s portfolio, up 29.42% YTD, moving into third place.
At Friday’s close,, the Contest median was up 7.65% YTD (vs. up 9.57% YTD a week ago), the Nasdaq Biotech Index (NBI) was down -1.05% YTD (vs. down -1.68% YTD a week ago), the smaller-cap S&P Biotechnology Select Industry Index (SPSIBI) was up 4.48% YTD (vs. up 4.70% YTD a week ago), with the Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC) up 3.13% YTD (vs. up 3.52% YTD a week ago).
At Friday's close, 44 of the 62 Contest portfolios were in the green, with 46 beating the NBI and 35 beating the SPSIBI.
The 230 Contest stock picks have an average YTD gain of 5.33% and median YTD loss of -2.21%, with 109 showing a gain for the year.
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 the final April weekend biotechies!
Peace & good health,
Bulba
4/27/18
Rank Name Profit/Loss
1 ALIAS 40,912
2 SPTAD 40,529
3 MARKETH 29,423
4 ANDRE 28,837
5 RKRW 27,463
6 YVR 26,436
7 KMASTR 24,051
8 TRONKA 23,214
9 GHMM 22,065
10 DKRAUSS 20,390
Week's Top 5 Gainers
Symbol 4/13/18 4/27/18 Wk.%chg.
VTVT 0.76 1.95 156.58%
EBIO 1.39 2.51 80.58%
EYEG 0.36 0.57 59.15%
ADMS 24.11 30.17 25.13%
AXSM 2.50 3.10 24.00%
Week's Worst 5 Losers
Symbol 4/13/18 4/27/18 Wk.%chg.
PRTA 37.97 12.11 -68.11%
RKDA 26.45 13.71 -48.17%
MGN.DE 1.640 0.915 -44.21%
APRI 0.42 0.27 -36.90%
LPTX 9.74 7.08 -27.31%
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