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Biotech / Medical : 2012 Biotech Charity Contest -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: BulbaMan who wrote (363)	10/12/2012 6:08:54 PM
From: BulbaMan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 513

10/12/12 Contest Update I know correlation doesn’t mean causation but correlation sure can confirm my superstitions. I’m here referring to the correlation between the boom in biotech stocks and Obama’s poll numbers. And, sure enough, as Obama’s poll numbers plunged post-debate so did biotech stock prices. Bulba’s rational brain says, coincidence. Nonetheless, Contest portfolios definitely looked healthier when Obamacare seemed more secure. At Friday’s close, the Contest median was up 43.22% YTD (vs. up 50.00% YTD a week ago). In comparison, the Nasdaq Biotech Index was up 36.16% YTD (vs. up 41.33% YTD a week ago), while the Nasdaq Composite Index was up 16.85% YTD (vs. up 20.38% YTD a week ago). SRPT was the week’s poorest performing Contest portfolio stock, but it still provides RKRW’s portfolio, up 132.34% YTD, a commanding lead. DONS” portfolio, up 81.55% YTD slipped into second place, while GENE’s portfolio, up 81.16% YTD, dropped to third place. At Friday's close, 2 of the 38 Contest portfolios were now in the red, with 21 of the 38 portfolios 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: None. Have a safe & fun weekend biotechies! (All corrections, especially adjustments for splits, greatly appreciated.) 10/12/12 Rank Name Profit/Loss 1 RKRW 132,431 2 DONS 81,549 3 GENE 81,156 4 NP1986 74,827 5 BIOJIM 70,181 6 LJM 69,046 7 TNSAF 67,847 8 BIOMAV 66,838 9 DOUGH 65,277 10 FRED 63,247 Week's Top 5 Gainers Symbol 10/5/12 10/12/12 Wk. %chg. ALNEV.PA 1.79 2.83 58.10% NVIV 1.37 1.79 30.66% NGSX 0.23 0.30 30.43% VVUS 18.55 22.86 23.23% AFFY 22.77 26.75 17.48% Week's Worst 5 Losers Symbol 10/5/12 10/12/12 Wk.%chg. SRPT 34.30 27.11 -20.96% AFFX 4.31 3.42 -20.65% AVEO 9.99 7.98 -20.12% THLD 6.41 5.30 -17.32% XNPT 12.86 10.65 -17.19%