1/10/2020 Contest update (Contest median, Index and portfolio performance data calculated from 1/3/2020 close.) At Friday’s close, after 2020's first full week of trading, the Contest median was up 4.33%. Smaller gains were made by the Nasdaq Biotech Index (NBI), up 1.91%, the smaller-cap S&P Biotechnology Select Industry Index (SPSIBI), up 1.67%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index (NCI), up 1.75%. The week’s big portfolio joyride was the thrill of TRIL, which is held by five portfolios and explains the outperformance of the Contest median. JBOG’s portfolio, with 20% allocated to TRIL, vaulted to first place with a 28.38% Contest YTD gain. Another TRIL holder, FILO’s portfolio, took second place with a 16.63% Contest YTD gain. Boosted by AZRX, the second best gaining portfolio stock, YVR’s portfolio, took third place with a 13.68% Contest YTD gain. At Friday's close, 36 of the 42 Contest portfolios were in the green, with 29 beating the NBI and the same 29 beating the SPSIBI. The 197 Contest stock picks have an average YTD gain of 4.82% and a median YTD gain of 1.77%. 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: PRTO symbol change to TARA and it did 1-40 reverse split. (All corrections, especially adjustments for splits & mergers, greatly appreciated.) Enjoy a safe & relaxing 2020 weekend of biotechies! Peace & good health, Bulba
1/10/20 Rank Name Profit/Loss 1 JBOG 28,381 2 FILO 16,626 3 YVR 13,682 4 OLIVIER 12,420 5 MASTER 10,941 6 JANDG 10,003 7 DANIEL 9,976 8 JYOUNG 9,694 9 BLADE 9,490 10 BULBA 9,181
Week's Top 5 Gainers Symbol 1/3/20 1/10/20 Wk.%chg. TRIL 1.260 2.750 118.25% AZRX 1.000 1.720 72.00% TARA 18.800 31.500 67.55% CFRX 0.640 1.050 64.06% SRNE 3.340 4.760 42.51% Week's Worst 5 Losers Symbol 1/3/20 1/10/20 Wk.%chg. IPCI.TO 1.230 0.920 -25.20% NLTX 10.850 8.750 -19.35% MDNA.TO 3.180 2.630 -17.30% CNST 45.380 37.670 -16.99% MIRM 23.030 19.240 -16.46% |