20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"
Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.
Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours.
Scaling the Peaks
(Stocks hitting 52-week highs on Aug. 6)
- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:BIO)
- BIO-TECHNE Corp (NASDAQ:TECH)
- CAS Medical Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CASM)
- Eli Lilly And Co (NYSE:LLY)
- Iradimed Corp (NASDAQ:IRMD)
- Kindred Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:KIN)
- Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT)
- Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)
- Misonix, Inc. (NASDAQ:MSON)
- NeoGenomics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEO)
- Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)
- Qiagen NV (NYSE:QGEN)
- SurModics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRDX)(reported Q3 results)
Down In The Dumps
(Stocks hitting 52-week lows on Aug. 6)
- ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD)
- Agenus Inc (NASDAQ:AGEN)
- Arsanis Inc (NASDAQ:ASNS)
- BENITEC BIOPHAR/S ADR (NASDAQ:BNTC)
- Citius Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CTXR)
- Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CMTA)
- Clovis Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:CLVS)
- Cytori Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CYTX)
- Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:DFFN)
- Eidos Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:EIDX)
- Fortress Biotech (NASDAQ:FBIO)
- Oncolytics Biotech, Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:ONCY)
- Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIR)
- Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTIE)((FDA handed out a complete response letter for its pain medication Remoxy, NASDAQ:DRRX)
- Provention Bio Inc (NASDAQ:PRVB)
- Pulmatrix Inc (NASDAQ:PULM)
- Reshape Lifesciences Inc (NASDAQ:RSLS)
- Translate Bio Inc (NASDAQ:TBIO)
- Vascular Biogenics Ltd (NASDAQ:VBLT)
- VBI Vaccines Inc (NASDAQ:VBIV)
- ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP)
Stocks In Focus
Gemphire Faces Setback With Respect to Cholesterol Drug
Gemphire Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:GEMP) announced the FDA has sought data from a sub-chronic toxicology study to support lifting of the partial clinical hold imposed on its gemcabene with respect to clinical trials of duration over six months.
The agency also deemed the end-of-Phase 2 meeting and the subsequent initiation of Phase 3 trials investigating gemcabene in dyslipidemia indications and long-term safety exposure trials needed for registration will not take place until the partial hold is lifted.
FDA's objection stems from the fact that it deems PPAR agonists or agents having PPAR-like properties to be potential liver toxins.
With the timeline for lifting the six-month clinical hold pushed forward from July 31, 2018 to Sept. 30, 2019, the company amended its loan agreement with SVB for purposes of the requirement to provide cash security to SVB, or prepayment of the loan. Separately, the company also said it amended its agreement with Pfizer over gemcabene it signed in April 2011, extending the date of the agreed deadline for the first commercial sales.
Gemphire shares slumped 23.71 percent to $5.60 in after-hours trading.
NeoGenomics Slips On News Of Offerings
NeoGenomics said it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $125 million worth of newly-issued common shares.
Shares slid 3.43 percent to $14.36 in after-hours trading.
See Also: The Week Ahead In Biotech: Conferences, PDUFA Dates And IPOs
Stocks Reacting to Earnings
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:LGND) reported Q3 revenues of $90 million, up from $28 million in the year-ago period. The company reported adjusted earnings per share, or EPS, of $2.59, exceeding the $2.34 consensus estimate. The company raised its FY18 revenue guidance, with both the revenue and EPS guidance above the consensus estimates.
Shares rose 8.5 percent to $245 in after-hours session.
Zogenix, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZGNX) reported a narrower net loss of 83 cents per share for Q2 compared to a loss of 87 cents per share expected by analysts. Separately, the company announced plans to offer 6 million shares in a common stock offering. All shares offered are to be sold by the company.
The stock declined 3.91 percent to $54 in after-hours trading.
InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE:NSPR) said Q2 revenues rose 57 percent to $1 million. The company's loss narrowed from $7.30 per share reported a year-ago to 15 cents.
The penny stock rose 8.98 percent to $0.249 in after-hours trading.
Vericel Corp (NASDAQ:VCEL) reported in line Q2 EPS of 15 cents and revenues of $17 million, up from $14 million last year. The company also raised its revenue guidance for the full year.
The stock soared 15.69 percent to $11.80 in after-hours trading.
On The Radar
PDUFA Date/Adcom Meeting
The FDA is set to rule on Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX)'s lumacaftor/ivacaftor, combo treatment candidate for cystic fibrosis for patients aged 2 to 5.
FDA's Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee will discuss the NDA for Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM)'s NDA for mikacin liposome inhalation suspension, indicated to treat nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex in adults as part of a combination antibacterial drug regimen.
Clinical Trial Results
Audentes Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BOLD) is due to release Phase 1/2 results of its AT132, which is being evaluated in a study called ASPIRO to treat X-linked myotubular myopathy.
Earnings
Before The Market Open
- Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOLD) Q2 EPS $(0.33), Inline, Sales $21.3M Beat $19.16M Estimate
- Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC (ADR) (NASDAQ:AVDL) Q2 EPS $(0.55) Misses $(0.31) Estimate, Sales $29.23M Beat $27.45M Estimate
- Antares Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:ATRS) Q2 EPS $(0.03) Misses $(0.02) Estimate, Sales $14.162M Beat $13.25M Estimate
- Transenterix Inc (NYSE:TRXC) Q2 EPS $(0.06), Inline, Sales $6.389M Beat $5.78M Estimate
- Spark Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ONCE) Q2 GAAP EPS $2.07 Up From $(1.86) YoY, Sales $1.483M
- Recro Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:REPH) Q2 EPS $(0.62) Beats $(1.34) Estimate, Sales $21.739M Beat $16.66M Estimate
- Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:EGRX) Q2 EPS $0.95 Beats $0.80 Estimate, Sales $59.3M Beat $51.23M Estimate
- Radius Health Inc (NASDAQ:RDUS) Q2 EPS $(1.52) Misses $(1.35) Estimate, Sales $22.629M Beat $20.46M Estimate
- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:MACK) Q2 EPS $(1.33) Misses $(1.28) Estimate
- Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SYRS) Q2 EPS $(0.43) Beats $(0.50) Estimate, Sales $375K Miss $800K Estimate
After Tuesday's Market Close
- HTG Molecular Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:HTGM)
- FibroGen Inc (NASDAQ:FGEN)
- Zafgen Inc (NASDAQ:ZFGN))
- Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALDR)
- Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHX)
- Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ARWR)
- Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:BLCM)
- Cara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CARA)
- Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:INO)
- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT)
- Tocagen Inc (NASDAQ:TOCA)
- Vital Therapies Inc (NASDAQ:VTL)
- Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SNDX)
- Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:INFI)
- MacroGenics Inc (NASDAQ:MGNX)
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ:JAZZ)
- Evolent Health Inc (NYSE:EVH)
- Eloxx Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ELOX)
- Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ENTA)
- Flexion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:FLXN)
- GW Pharmaceuticals PLC- ADR (NASDAQ:GWPH)
- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HALO)
- Inogen Inc (NASDAQ:INGN)
- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNSS)
- Miragen Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MGEN)
- Ocular Therapeutix Inc (NASDAQ:OCUL)
- Zafgen Inc (NASDAQ:ZFGN)
20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"
Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.
ENTER TO WIN $500 IN STOCK OR CRYPTO
Enter your email and you'll also get Benzinga's ultimate morning update AND a free $30 gift card and more!