To: BulbaMan who wrote (195 ) 9/21/2019 12:50:51 PM From: BulbaMan Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 280 9/20/2019 Contest update The NY Times reported an estimated 4 million marchers on every continent took to the streets Friday demanding action to to preserve the health of the planet by combating climate change. Marchers were predominantly young people but geezers joined in. And this geezer, inspired by all the youthful energy, managed to schlep along down Market Street in San Francisco. Here’s a link to the NY Times piece on the marches, which features some great photos:nytimes.com Meanwhile biotechs spent the week marching back and forth, winding up pretty much where they began. At Friday’s close, the Contest median was up 12.75% YTD (vs. up 13.17% a week ago), the Nasdaq Biotech Index (NBI) was up 8.84% YTD (vs. up 7.62% a week ago) and the smaller-cap S&P Biotechnology Select Industry Index (SPSIBI) was up 14.66% YTD (vs. up 14.17% a week ago), while the Nasdaq Composite Index (NCI) was up 22.34% YTD (vs. up 23.23% YTD a week ago). BULBA’s portfolio lost some ground, but remained Contest leader with a 95.59% YTD gain. Second place ANDRE’s portfolio had a good week and is now up 60.73% YTD. Benefitting from the week’s top gainer, LXRX, ARTHUR’s portfolio, up 53.21% YTD, jumped into third place. At Friday's close, 30 of the 39 Contest portfolios were now in the green, while 24 were now beating the NBI and 17 were now beating the SPSIBI. The 167 Contest stock picks have an average YTD gain of 17.11% and a median YTD gain of 5.13%. 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 safe and relaxing final summer weekend biotechies! Peace & good health, Bulba 9/20/19 Rank Name Profit/Loss 1 BULBA 95,588 2 ANDRE 60,728 3 ARTHUR 53,209 4 DEWO 50,152 5 OHMS 46,615 6 HOOD 42,224 7 KMASTR 40,679 8 RKRW 33,516 9 LANCE 32,175 10 AJM 30,547 Week's Top 5 Gainers Symbol 9/13/19 9/20/19 Wk.%chg. LXRX 2.340 3.560 52.14% ACW.AX 0.007 0.008 14.29% ETON 6.250 7.140 14.24% ADVM 5.780 6.440 11.42% CMRX 2.200 2.440 10.91% Week's Worst 5 Losers Symbol 9/13/19 9/20/19 Wk.%chg. TOCA 1.030 0.764 -25.79% AGRX 1.440 1.160 -19.44% LPTX 1.770 1.480 -16.38% ITCI 9.940 8.540 -14.08% CLXT 7.710 6.640 -13.88%